everything seems to be happening so fast but also at a snail's pace. js has just about packed everything in our apartment. i'm a little concerned about this since we don't actually move for another three weeks. he's packed the crock pot, most of our dishes, some pots and pans. we're trying to eat everything that's in the fridge, pantry and freezer so that we don't have to move it. i know this is the way things happen in a move but it just seems to be happening so fast.
on the other hand, we seem to be wishing away our time and it's crawling at the same speed that paint dries. we have so many things that we need to and want to do in the new house. i am pretty overwhelmed with everything that is going on.
eventually we will be settled in the new house and many of the needs and wants will be taken care of pretty quickly. there will always be something that needs to be done or that we want to make better. in time we will be able to do those things. for now, we just need to keep plugging away at what needs to be done in the present and then we can focus on other things. if only time wouldn't seem to speed up when we get so busy and slow down when we want it to go faster. if only time would keep a steady pace...
Do you have any overlap time between moving out and moving in? When we've done local moves, we have always tried to overlap. We did the painting and re-carpeting in the new place while we were still living in the old place, then moved to the new place and had a week or so to go back to the old place to pick up all the little things and do a good cleaning. We've done local moves a lot and long distance move only once -- I was totally unprepared for all that goes into a long distance move! Hope the time goes fast enough, and yet slow enough to get everything done. :o)
ReplyDeletewe do have almost a month of overlap time. we're planning on cleaning, painting, moving some boxes in, etc. during that time. there are only two rooms with carpeting, the master bedroom and the sun room. the rest of the house is hardwood. the master bedroom has hardwood floors underneath, so we'll probably just refinish those. the sun room is concrete under the carpet. since that's the entrance to the pool, we might go with tile, bamboo or cork, something that will hold up to traffic, dirt, water, etc. i know that it will eventually get done, but i want it all to happen with the snap of my fingers. :)
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