Well the last month has been occupied with making plans to move house and home. As you know this includes finding a new abode, coming up with the necessary down payments, deposits, and covering miscellaneous bills, begging around for boxes and more boxes and still more boxes, packing, papering, packing, stuffing, packing more, finding a mover at a decent price, estimating how much it will cost to move, setting the day, rushing to get everything done for the day, then the move. And we’re done! Right? Wrong.
It has been a topsy turvy month to say the least. We did find a new home, a lovely two bedroom apartment at a very reasonable price with heat and hot water included. The only utilities we need to cover is our Hydro (apparently about $20) and cable/internet (God knows we MUST have internet! How did we do without it in years gone by? By saving upwards to $100 a month).
We planned for a 3 – 4 hour move. It took 10 ½ hours!!!!
This week has been filled with work; coming home to box city and unpacking.
Well that’s that part of the ride done. Now all we have to do is go back on trash day and put out the recycling and we finally say good-bye to the place that has been home for about a year and a half now.
As I wrote in my journal yesterday morning the last two abodes have been named thusly: The home after my separation – The Grieving Home. The home we just left – The Healing Home. The home we now occupy: The Home of New Beginnings.
I am grateful for the past two homes. They have been a real part of a really tough roller coaster ride these last three or so years. They have been my sanctuary.
But tonight, as I type, I am just grateful for somewhere to put my feet up and rest. I am exhausted.
Moving is for the birds…literally!
Moving is for the birds...literally!!!
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