When it's time to move there is so much that has to be done. Some things all have to wait until the last minute, which can make the last minutes feel rushed!
I live by LISTS, POST ITS, and my DATEBOOK. Truly I would be lost without them.
First things to know would be
A. When you are moving.
B. Where your moving to.
1. Pack up everything you don't use on a daily basis.
2. Coordinate your moving vehicle with the moving date.
3. Contact your utilities and get disconnects and transfers hooked up.
4. Get your change of address packet, if you have the new address you can fill it out and send it in.
5. Save as much extra money as you can for the gas and expenses of THE DAY.
6. Buy fewer groceries as it gets closer, so you have less food to move and keep frozen or cold.
7. Day before finish packing everything.
8. Moving day - Load the truck.
9. Clean the former residence.
10. Arrive at the new destination and UNPACK.
For me this is going to be the complete unpacking. After having most of my things in boxes for a year now, I will finally be able to unpack it all. Hang pictures, put up shelves, start accumulating furniture. In the last 5 years I haven't had much furniture of my own. The RV's come furnished and when you're staying with someone it's their furniture you sleep on. For me, this is a long-awaited journey HOME.
I really didn't want to have to move so much. As a child my parents moved continually and the number of schools I had to attend was ridiculous. I wanted my kids to have a solid home growing up. With their dad that was impossible. The drinking and violent outbursts got us evicted, or the constant invasion of his family, caused me to want to move further and further away.
Once divorced we did get the opportunity to be in one place for nearly a decade. However, it was a constant battle with Tim's family about the house. Being left to pay several of his mother's bills and the declining condition of the property, it became necessary to sell and move on. It was at that time that the realization that he had mental issues started to come into play. For most of the next 15 years he was in denial and refused to seek help - instead blaming me for his own mental illness, which was the final collapse of the relationship.
Life has been a series of 'go here' 'go there' - trying to figure out where I was supposed to be. My health FAILED ME about 20 years ago. Doctors didn't give me much to hope for. It's only been in the last few years that I found a doctor and the right medications to heal my conditions. The constant feeling of 'any day now' looming over your head can play hard on your mind. Especially when there is no family support and you're walking the journey alone. My health has went through hell and there has been no one to help.
There has been - Too many people imputing their opinion, too many influences, too many complications with the kids and families. It's been hard for me to feel AT HOME or that I'm in the right place for a long time. I actually became more comfortable being homeless in the car and always on the move, than to be 'stuck' somewhere or with someone that didn't want me around.
This move, is different.
For one, I didn't pick where to go, it was a gift handed to me. For once it's going to be totally affordable, no high end move in fees, no outrageous rent hikes. Someplace totally new that I never would have chosen on my own. All brand new and freshly remodeled 'for me'. { I prefer new to old, it has a lot to do with the places lived growing up, and during marriages. } It's going to be 'my first real home'. No more RV's or temporary housing.
The humorous side of it is, it's huge! 1400 sq ft of space {Bigger than the last 2 places I've lived} and I really don't have any furniture to put in it. Great big open spaces to fill. And I'm in a little car now instead of big trucks - so to 'go get stuff and load it up' won't be possible. I will be needing delivery on most things lol. The car being another big change. It's been 20 years in SUV's and Trucks. I haven't had a car since like 2006? Mind you I'm loving it! I miss the cars more than I realized. I've spent the last year and a half without any house plants, which kills me. I suspect it will become a jungle inside depending on the lighting.
So many things will be different than what it's been, so many things new and renewed. I'm 60 and I'm finally getting to have a fresh start in 'my life'. Blessings have been pouring in over the last few months. I'm overwhelmed at times watching things work out, and in my favor for a change. God has been so good to me. The wonderful people He's brought into my life, the issues He's opened my eyes to showing me what needs to change. This truly is the move of a lifetime. To be my heaven on earth, for what time I am left here. It's a secure senior community and I've always planned on living in a senior community almost looking forward to being over 55 to be able to get in. lol.
Less than 3 weeks to go!
Blessed by God
Life's getting better @ the Bright Side of the Barn
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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.
