Asfor moving things on public transport, I've not done a mission from Russia to Oslo! That deserves some kind of award
Still sounds like a breeze compared to carrying building materials around :-)
I think that my wife always have the tendency to pack too much when we're moving around, so the awkward feeling of having too much to carry feels all too well-known. Some years ago we decided to go to Denmark on car vacation, packed up the VW Caravelle, took the ferry to Hirtshals and drove some 20 km before the cambelt failed spectacularly, car leaving behind a trail of engine parts. We left some of the luggage behind in the car, did our vacation in a small overpacked rental car, but eventually we had way too much luggage and no car on our return trip with the ferry home. I don't understand how me managed ... but somehow we did.