{"id":409,"date":"2021-06-01T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharonpaine.co.za\/?p=409"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:56:52","slug":"the-crazy-sorry-saga-of-the-couch-that-wouldnt-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharonpaine.co.za\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"The Crazy, Sorry Saga of The Couch that wouldn&#8217;t fit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s been amazing to be a contributor, aka \u201cChange Agent\u201d, on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.changeexchange.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Change Exchange<\/a>. Watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sharonpaine.co.za\/?cat=17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this space<\/a>\u00a0for further collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Breaking up is hard to do, but squeezing a couch into your life is even harder<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Crazy, Sorry Saga of The Couch that wouldn&#8217;t fit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people would agree that moving to a new place is stressful. My reasons for moving were stressful<br>too. A few months ago, my life was turned on its head when my relationship with my partner ended.<br>Suddenly moving is not just about packing up the kitchen, but sorting through every item and allotting<br>ownership to it. Who would have thought that one could develop an emotion attachment to a tomato<br>knife? Apparently, I did, and was overjoyed when I was declared owner of a knife that I had not brought<br>into the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward, past the tears and packing tape, I\u2019d found a flat and had body corporate approval for my<br>cat. I decided to order a gorgeous, sage green couch to be the crown jewel in my new lounge. I was told<br>two things by the sales person, which I immediately chose to disregard. Firstly, that the couch would<br>take 6 to 8 weeks to be made. Secondly, that there was no way that a 3-seater couch would fit into a<br>flat. I decided to be optimistic about the projected delivery time, and insisted that I didn\u2019t see how 30cm<br>could make such a huge difference. The store\u2019s official delivery service wanted nothing to do with my<br>plan to own a 3-seater couch, so I had to arrange delivery privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I waited impatiently for the full 8 weeks, basically to the day, for my couch to be ready. The store<br>arranged the pick-up with my movers, and somewhere along the way, nobody actually told me the date<br>and time of the highly anticipated delivery. I had an hour\u2019s notice. The movers took one look at the<br>narrow stairwell and very enclosed walkway, and recoiled. The outlook was not good. I thought that<br>they were making an unnecessary fuss about the whole matter. They really were not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After managing to hoist the couch up to the landing rather smoothly, the real fun began. The area in front of my front door is narrow and closed off. Add in two fire extinguishers and fire hose attached to the wall directly opposite the front door. They spent a full hour trying to wedge the couch through the front door. I had to field questions about why the store had even sold me a 3-seater couch. I learnt that 30cm does make a big difference. It became clear the delivery cost was increasing with every grunt from the movers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movers conceded defeat and declared that the front door was not a viable entry point for the<br>couch. At this point, I slumped to the floor and asked myself how I\u2019d come to own a wedding dress and a<br>couch that I could not use. The couch didn\u2019t fit. I didn\u2019t fit. This new life didn\u2019t fit. How had I ended up<br>living in a flat, on my own, for the first time in 8 years? The couch that had looked so sweet in the<br>showroom was now an expensive mistake blocking the walkway. I started to bawl my eyes out. My mask<br>became a soggy mess of tears, snot and diluted mascara. Would my parents take the couch? And how<br>much would it cost to send the movers and the couch 20km to the south?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movers took pity on me and assured me that the couch would find its way into the flat, but<br>suggested that I sell the couch to the next occupant. The couch was hoisted back down to the ground<br>floor, carried around the back of the block of flats, through my neighbours\u2019 gardens and then placed, on<br>the ground, below my balcony. Just to complicate matters, there is a gorgeous pergola below my<br>balcony. Out came the measuring tape and strategies were discussed. The gap in the beams of the<br>pergola were wide enough for the couch to travel through, but they lacked the manpower. I was<br>recruited as the fourth \u201cman.\u201d Somehow, it worked, and I can only think that I threw all my strength into<br>helping them hoist the couch, I had some strange bruises to prove it the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I paid the bill and added a hefty tip. I was so relieved that my purchase was not a massive failure. The<br>couch is not too big for the lounge. I can lie full length on the couch. The billowy pillows envelop me. The<br>couch fits. I fit. This flat is now a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on the<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.changeexchange.co.za\/posts\/20558\"><em>\u00a0Change Exchange<\/em><\/a><em>, an online platform by\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightrock.co.za\/\"><em>BrightRock<\/em><\/a><em>, provider of the first-ever life insurance that changes as your life changes. The opinions expressed in this piece are the writer\u2019s own and don\u2019t necessarily reflect the views of BrightRock.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been amazing to be a contributor, aka \u201cChange Agent\u201d, on\u00a0The Change Exchange. Watch\u00a0this space\u00a0for further collaborations. Breaking up is hard to do, but squeezing a couch into your life is even harder The Crazy, Sorry Saga of The Couch that wouldn&#8217;t fit Most people would agree that moving to a new place is stressful. My reasons for moving were stressfultoo. A few months ago, my life was turned on its head when my relationship with my partner ended.Suddenly moving is not just about packing up the kitchen, but sorting through every item and allottingownership to it. Who would have thought that one could develop an emotion attachment to a tomatoknife? Apparently, I did, and was overjoyed when I was declared owner of a knife that I had not broughtinto the relationship. Fast forward, past the tears and packing tape, I\u2019d found a flat and had body corporate approval for mycat. I decided to order a gorgeous, sage green couch to be the crown jewel in my new lounge. I was toldtwo things by the sales person, which I immediately chose to disregard. Firstly, that the couch wouldtake 6 to 8 weeks to be made. Secondly, that there was no way that a 3-seater couch would fit into aflat. I decided to be optimistic about the projected delivery time, and insisted that I didn\u2019t see how 30cmcould make such a huge difference. The store\u2019s official delivery service wanted nothing to do with myplan to own a 3-seater couch, so I had to arrange delivery privately. I waited impatiently for the full 8 weeks, basically to the day, for my couch to be ready. The storearranged the pick-up with my movers, and somewhere along the way, nobody actually told me the dateand time of the highly anticipated delivery. I had an hour\u2019s notice. The movers took one look at thenarrow stairwell and very enclosed walkway, and recoiled. The outlook was not good. I thought thatthey were making an unnecessary fuss about the whole matter. They really were not. After managing to hoist the couch up to the landing rather smoothly, the real fun began. The area in front of my front door is narrow and closed off. Add in two fire extinguishers and fire hose attached to the wall directly opposite the front door. They spent a full hour trying to wedge the couch through the front door. I had to field questions about why the store had even sold me a 3-seater couch. I learnt that 30cm does make a big difference. It became clear the delivery cost was increasing with every grunt from the movers. The movers conceded defeat and declared that the front door was not a viable entry point for thecouch. At this point, I slumped to the floor and asked myself how I\u2019d come to own a wedding dress and acouch that I could not use. The couch didn\u2019t fit. I didn\u2019t fit. This new life didn\u2019t fit. How had I ended upliving in a flat, on my own, for the first time in 8 years? The couch that had looked so sweet in theshowroom was now an expensive mistake blocking the walkway. I started to bawl my eyes out. My maskbecame a soggy mess of tears, snot and diluted mascara. Would my parents take the couch? And howmuch would it cost to send the movers and the couch 20km to the south? The movers took pity on me and assured me that the couch would find its way into the flat, butsuggested that I sell the couch to the next occupant. The couch was hoisted back down to the groundfloor, carried around the back of the block of flats, through my neighbours\u2019 gardens and then placed, onthe ground, below my balcony. Just to complicate matters, there is a gorgeous pergola below mybalcony. Out came the measuring tape and strategies were discussed. The gap in the beams of thepergola were wide enough for the couch to travel through, but they lacked the manpower. I wasrecruited as the fourth \u201cman.\u201d Somehow, it worked, and I can only think that I threw all my strength intohelping them hoist the couch, I had some strange bruises to prove it the next day. I paid the bill and added a hefty tip. I was so relieved that my purchase was not a massive failure. Thecouch is not too big for the lounge. I can lie full length on the couch. The billowy pillows envelop me. Thecouch fits. I fit. This flat is now a home. This article first appeared on the\u00a0Change Exchange, an online platform by\u00a0BrightRock, provider of the first-ever life insurance that changes as your life changes. 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