October 18, 2006
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Well, that takes care of that . Went thru the hell of the new roof and
all that scaffolding and men right outside my bedroom window for weeks
this summer and now that they’re finally done…….were moving!Bear called me at lunch and he’s reporting to Mannheim Fri. which
actually means s he’ll be gone Mon thru Fri until I
find a place over there unless like this weekend they’re working Sat too. So why bother with coming back here.
He won’t be able to help with apt hunting
or packing, I feel a serious whine coming on….rofl.
Actually I think I’ll look at it as a way of keeping my life
uncluttered. I feel a serious bout of “giveaway” coming on. For
instance all my magazines can go to my hairdresser and my dentists
office, who even though they have tons of American clients still have
crap for English language reading material. All our empty dvd cases can
go to the library, they use them to replace broken cases, also some of
my paperbacks. The clothes we never wear go to the thrift store.
See what I mean that makes it less cluttered already. Also I will be
able to get rid of 2 chairs and a loveseat that have been cuttering up
the entry hall for months now. And maybe, just maybe I can
finally get a real computer chair. That would be terrific!!But the details…arrrgh! I love the change and hate the drudgery. Typical huh?
One detail that will be changing for sure will be our internet service.
I plan on getting a phone line and hopefully DSL. Oh and I would
love an apt on the ground floor…as long as it isn’t in the middle of
town. I think I’ve had my fill of people walking by the windows and
staring into the house.
Lets see what other things have I thought of in the last few months
that I would like to change or keep? Being close to the train
station has been great, I can get to the train in a 10 min walk or if I
ride my bike less than half that. Speaking of bikes I would like to be
near the bike paths. Jeez, this may be a long list. I like being
close to the bakery, though that could also be considered a downfall.I’ll be going to spend the weekend in Mannheim with my man. While he’s
working I’ll see if I can’t translate some ads and do some prelim
scoping out of apts. Wish me luck.
Comments (8)
Look at the brights side. Since you will be picking out the apartment, you can get what YOU like. If he grumbles, that is JUST TOO BAD!
Oh man, I hate moving even though I know it’s good for me to purge every couple of years. Good luck with the apt hunting!
Oh, my…I tremble at the thought of moving. I’ve moved so many times, I’ve lost count (I believe I’ve moved something like 15 times…in the same town! in the last 10 years!). You can bet none of those times did I consider the actual moving part anything I wanted to be doing…
Of course, once I’d moved, I loved the part of arranging and decorating and purging and organizing and…
I’d better stop or I’ll want to move, again! lol!
ryc: Actully, I know I’d be fascinated with those diaries… Thank you!
I love you…GFW
girl, I do not envy the chore you are facing right now. the last time I moved was 19 years ago. I came back here to Chillicothe, MO., from Indianapolis, IN. I did a lot of giving away also. the only furniture I brought back here with me was a dresser and a chest of drawers. I brought kitchen things and linens and such. Everything I brought back fit into the back of a pickup truck and my little Plymouth Horizon.
To think of moving now makes me ill. EW and all that sort of stuff. I hope the best for you.
Hi Mom!!!
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I hate moving, but you’re right, it’s a great chance to get rid of superfluous stuff. In the last 5 years I haven’t stayed anywhere for longer than 18 months (7 moves)…..but somehow I still manage to cart too much clutter with me!
I dream of moving almost daily, but I never dream of the actual act of moving.
That part never sounds like fun, but it seems like you’ve got it all under control.
Good luck with the move … maybe you can find something in a nice chartreuse! (Is that how you spell it?)
thanks for the advice! and good luck with the moving!