h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

One of the least appealing human activities as far as I am concerned is picking up one's entire worldly belongings, moving them a short distance, then filing them into every available nook and cranny one can possibly find in that new location. I am a hoarder, so the act of putting everything into boxes is horrendous - its like a death in the family, and the act of taking them back out at the other end is even worse. How many people list "unpacking" as one of their favourite leisure activities?

Anyway I say this because in a few weeks time I will be going through this rigmarole once more. We will be leaving our small, nice house to move into a big, nice house about 10 miles away.

The whole process of changing houses is designed to irritate, and I really wonder why it is like this? We pay loads and loads of money to estate agents, solicitors, engineers, building societies, the council and other various hangers on, so wouldn't you think that at least this might make our lives easier? Some hope. Changing house is still regarded as one of the most stressful activities in human life.