Movin' out!

Jun 29, 2009 at 2:40 PM
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Well, I will be soon enough.

As of Sunday morning, we have a contract on our house. The buyer wants to close quickly, so tonight I go house-hunting for me. Yike! Here's what I want:

1.) Walk to work
2.) Non-skanky kitchen and bath
3.) Hardwood floors (carpet is Teh Gross)
4.) Decent neighbors

Am I asking too much? I dunno, but I guess I'll find out this evening.

All of this means PACKING AND MOVING!!!! AAAAAAGH!

Cram_it

We pack up Hubbicula's stuff this week and take him to Arkansas on Friday. Then it's back home for me, where my packing and moving hell begins. I'm trying to be smart about it. Since we'll have our house sold before I buy the next house, I'm going to rent one of those PODS. Pack it full and have them store it for a week or two (or however long I'm homeless), and then deliver it to the new place for unpacking. Meanwhile, I'll be couch-surfing and living out of a suitcase. Joy.

The cats? They're either going for a spa vacation in Wichita, or going to spend some with Daddy in Arkansas.

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Ugh. Good luck. It sounds like one big pain in the rear. But - it's just temporary. As I like to mumble while hugging myself and rocking back and forth, "This will not last forever. This will not last forever."

I HATE to move and good luck!

Augh! Sedatives, stock up on sedatives.

If the kitties go with Hubbicula for a short time, can we call it ArKATsas?

Good luck with the move(s). Hope nothing gets broke.

Good luck! And I second IG's suggestion!

Hey, this was the hard part.
Don't be in too much of a hurry to get through part two.
The best thing is to assume that looking at open houses is your new hobby.
You know what your perimeters are: size, location, price.
It can actually be, sorta, fun.

RedScylla replied to lauowolf’s comment:
Jun 29, 2009
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Not much fun when you're on a tight schedule. I really can't be couch-surfing and house-hunting for weeks.

I've a few friends who've done the pod thing and loved it. Definitely reduces your stress level. Sending good mojo for the right place to show up!

Sounds as if your real estate person is pretty much on the ball, so if you are really clear about what you are looking for, it should be possible to just be looking at likelies.
It makes a lot of difference not to be running around looking at stuff that is too much or in the wrong place.
It may just depend on whether the kind of thing you want is out there.

Sedatives, for sure.

Oh, man, now other people will have to find out about the screaming bloody altar in the basement -- the hard way [ominous music].