can’t………sleep!!!
and I packed the curtains already….I was planning to wake with the sun. Now that’s only a few hours away.
I think it’s in part because my house is starting to feel alien….I am now about to tip into a new place, I think part of me is feeling like I should just be there already.
Well…with 2 days to go before movers, and 1 day to go before some volunteer help with
First….there really is a crapload of stuff that I am not taking, and I don’t think Helen is. I have an appt. with 1800 GOT JUNK next week. I suspect we will be loading a lot of it in the garage, and just telling them to take anything they see in there. I largely gave up on trying to organize the junk, as well as pack. I am just going to pack what I am taking, make sure the furniture has a clear path, and then come back after the move and see what’s left and start making goodwill piles, filling garbage bags, or just stacking.
My stuff is going well. Kitchen is 99% packed (utensils, and a few bowls to go). My clothes are mostly unpacked (winter stuff is packed), but they should go fast. My office is about half way packed, the computer desk being one of the last things I will pack I suspect. I need to fill a box or three with dry goods from the pantry downstairs ….all told though….it’s all stuff I can get done tomorrow I think (though I may need to snag a few more boxes).
Helen still has a bunch of things of hers here still, though she got most of it in her move on Tuesday. Hopefully we can get that out of the way before I do my full move, I don’t need the movers grabbing the wrong items in confusion.
My run today was longer…closer to 35 minutes….though I did do the full 5.2 km path I had (I often cut a corner or two). I took several short walking breaks though….I couldn’t push through the run. It’s actually been several days since I ran….what with one thing and another….so it goes to show I need to keep on top of it if I want to see improvement.
damn parking ticket on my own damn street, on the one damn night I left the car at the curb instead of in my driveway.
damn it.
Today I did something new…something for the first time in my scope of memory at least.
I touched my toes without bending my knees.
I can’t describe what a pleasant surprise that was. It wasn’t even a brief throw yourself at your toes, touch them briefly, and bounce back. It was touching, and I could leave them there for a few moments at least (not for a long time, my back complained after those few moments).
Me = awesome!
assorted government offices called, and advised of new addres - check
billing services and utilities called and advised on final date of service - check
Junk removal service contacted and arranged - chec….. Hm. I need to decide if I want to book someone to leave a dumpster that I can just fill up as I go (but where would they put it), or book someone to come in and haul it off. The trouble is, I am really not sure how much I need to have hauled off. It’s mostly small stuff. The big stuff, I am taking, or I have given away. It’s boxes of stuff in the basement neither of us want. It’s some accumulated junk in the garage. It’s just….assorted bits, and the thing with small bits…I can get rid of most of it as just a standard curb side pickup by the weekly garbage removal.
Anyways…I have got a dozen or so boxes over to the new place so far, though of course no shelves to stick anything on yet. I am trying to decide how much I want in the spare bedroom. I was going to put the futon frame there, and my computer, and some of my books, and possibly a dresser….and all of a sudden I got a lot of stuff in there. I need to get a futon mattress as well. I decided I want to be able to fold up the futon frame, and the full queen size mattress that was on it won’t fold that way.
It’s weird, at the same time, I feel I am on track, I got time to get things packed and moved, and equally, I feel overwhelmed by how much there is to do. Helen is moving her stuff out tomorrow….visually that will help with assessing what’s left. Either it’s something I am moving, or it’s garbage. That makes it less complicated.
Got my keys.
Downside:
-need some cleaning. The linen closet has a layer of white dust that I suspect is drywall dust…or something.
-The backyard is still dirt…it was supposed to be sod, or ideally patio tile.
-paint smell in the air (left the upstairs windows open, should help air out)
-so many flyers inside the door, I had a hard time opening it
Upside:
-Best parking spot ever. Right beside the door, and no one on my right side, conveniently leaving me an access path to park the bike in front of the car.
-I got a new stove. The only appliance that wasn’t new when I saw the house got replaced. The kitchen seems brand new top to bottom.
-my queen size air mattress got up the stairs with room to spare, so my king size from home should also manage it.