It’s only 18 inches wide and 30 inches long. But it is much stronger and agile than my son-in-law and I put together. What is it?
It’s a furniture dolly.
We really made good use of that dolly with our U-Haul truck today — in three separate moves.
Move 1: A large sofa — all we had to do was lift one side of the sofa a few inches off the ground. The furniture dolly did the rest. It wheeled that huge sofa through the house —left then right then left again. Then out the door and to the truck. Amazing! Going down a few steps was a snap. That dolly seemed to know how to hold onto that sofa like a cowboy holds on to his buckin’ bronco.
Move 2: A very heavy _-inch glass table top — all we had to do was stand the table top up on the dolly. The rest was a breeze. Our dolly likely thought it was a sheet of paper upon its back, and sailed through the trip from warehouse to home. The only hard part, lifting the table top onto the table.
Move 3: A chest of drawers — our dolly made light of the heavy chest, easily rolling it to the bedroom door.
I worried last night about how my son-in-law and I would be able to move such large, heavy pieces of furniture in one day. To my joy, something so small and seemingly insignificant as a furniture dolly not only made our moving task easier, it made it fun. It became fun as I laughed at my worries from last night.
Our furniture dolly was a hero.
A Life Lesson
Many times, I imagine, our worries and fears are turned into happy surprises as we realize there are little things out there that help us. We may worry about being locked out of the house, but then a garage door opener keypad solves that problem. We may worry about those sore feet, but then an arch support makes the feet feel so much better.
Think of a Judo analogy: The large strong guy is charging you — now all you need to do is use his forward movement to your advantage — you hunch down while he trips and falls.
So think of your problem as a large and heavy sofa. Think of your solution as a small furniture dolly. Smooth sailing!
Mr. Ebsen may be contacted at robertebsen@hotmail.com
