Move-enomics

[susandennis]

It's at least a year but already my brain is downsizing. I look around the room and look for things I want to leave behind. And it's most everything. Maybe 10% of the stuff hanging on the walls and 10% of the furniture - basically the bed and the washer/dryer. And probably 10% as well of the miscellaneous stuff on the shelves and in the drawers.

I'm going back to see Pam on Monday. I will sign the waiting list agreement. And then the clock will start.

There are about 20+ different apartments. I'll pick one - maybe two different layouts and then wait for one of those to come available after next September. Once there is one, I then agree and then the move process (which takes about 90 days) begins. I may have the timeline a little wrong but she'll clear that up on Monday.

I need a designer/decorator. I want to find someone now and get them lined up and thinking. Colors but also stuff. I think I want very little of what is in this house now. And I need a realtor. There is a whole lotta staging work that needs to be done here. It's going to take lots of coats to get it back to builder white.

At some point there will be a 1-800-cometakethisshit so for the next year, unless I need space or just want to toss, I can stop culling. I can just wait for the truck to come haul it all away.

The whole of all of the move/change is growing on me quickly. It feels so freeing and luxurious that I have a year to do it in.

It's just feeling like an excellent next chapter.

Bill's ok still. Stuffy but ok. We had Subway sandwiches for dinner which were delicious. We watched the Mariners lose and now we're watching the tennis match.

Comments

[lenine]

That's a huge decision! You seem to have made it so easily. After seeing what my mother went through, determined to die in her own house (which she did), I'm with you.

I hope your bro recovers quickly. Even if the symptoms are mild it's no fun to be sick when you're supposed to be on vacation.

[halfmoon_mollie1]

Excellent.

[arlie]

Good luck with everything, and I hope the new place is everything you hope, and more besides.

[jaywil]

Can you have your cats and cameras?

Downsizing and moving

[(Anonymous)]

When my father sold his house and moved into assisted living, the assisted living centre he chose to move to had a professional estate \downsizing movers that handled everything. Packing, donations, toss , moving and unpacking. He was so pleased he spent a little extra. I f your budget will stretch to it , why not. Perhaps Pam could point you in the right direction of you are interested.
I am sure Biggie will make an excellent supervisor.
Linda in Ontario

Re: Downsizing and moving

[susandennis]

Hi Linda,

That is EXACTLY what I was planning to do - right down to the asking Pam bit! I'm delighted to hear of your father's good experience with it all.

[christopher575]

It's so great that you found a place with a pool onsite. Perfection.

[susandennis]

I assumed it was 1. short and 2. chlorine which my lungs don't like. Turns out it is 25 yards and saline! It has four lanes and is open 24/7!! It's almost too good to be true.