Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. - Arnold Bennett
Highs and lows. Ups and downs. We all have those kinds of weeks. So bear with me if this post seems a little
scattered – my brain is running in many different directions. I’m sure you have been here before and know
what I mean.
From the euphoria of sharing my good news with friends and
family, to the slight depression about having to actually wait six weeks to move
to Charlotte, NC, I feel like I’ve been on a roller coaster.
I’ve lived in my small town of 19,000 people for over 25
years and over 13 of them have been in the same house. It’s a bit of a challenge to move to someplace
new. Besides finding the right moving company, there are so many more things to
think about. Lists upon lists upon lists
are the only thing keeping me sane!
Here’s a sampling of what’s on my mind right now:
Insurance – Auto and Tenant – Do I switch
carriers? Is North Carolina different than Connecticut?
Cable, Internet and Phone – Who are
suppliers in NC? Can I keep my AT&T Uverse? Do I switch to Time Warner?
Bank – Do I go with Bank of America or
Wells Fargo? Maybe a credit union?
I’ll need to find a new doctor and dentist
and vet for my cats
Meet with my landlord to discuss moving out
and getting my deposit back
And it goes on….
Right now, I’m waiting for my daughter to come home for her
spring break from college. She needs to go through the house she has lived in
for over 13 years and pack everything she owns in boxes. I know this won’t be
easy for either one of us but it must be done. I can’t bring her belongings
with me to NC. Sorting through her childhood and deciding what to keep, give
away or throw away will be emotional. Knowing that her “home” is no longer in
CT but instead someplace she has never been will be difficult.
Once her bedroom is empty of her personal belongings, I hope
to sell her bedroom furniture and then I will have a place to store boxes as I
get them packed. So, the whole process
of packing and moving has to slow down a bit even though I am anxious to just
get on with it!
Today’s project was taking pictures out of frames. I’ve had
a box of old framed photos sitting in my basement for at least ten years. I took all of the photos out of the frames
and put them in an acid free photo box. I hope to sell all of the frames. It’s one less heavy box to move and maybe I
can make a little money in the process.
It’s kind of weird to be going through this whole moving
process. I’m excited to be making this
change but I know how major it is. I’m packing up, selling, giving away or
throwing away almost 25 years of my life.
No one said change was going to be easy…
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