Here I am, again. Finally out of the winter blues. Let's see if I am a writer still. Although the weather is forecasted to be rainy all week I think I'm truly back!
Quite a lot has changed since I last had the creativity to write. Or shall I clarify, the creativity to actually write on the great inter-webs!
The wedding and honeymoon are happily behind me and continue to glow as a wonderful array of memories I shall never forget. Though, I of course have a new project. Always looking forward to something. Currently I am snagged on a moving theme. Our current lease is expiring at the end of July. So the way I see that, is this: we have three months to leisurely decide if we want to stay in our current place. I like the location of our current home... geographically. I LOVE the location/proximity to a great walking place for Lila. But (yes, there is a but), I don't really like the people living around us. Not that there is an actual dislike for them. But I dislike their habits. Taking a phone call out in the hallway at 12am? I'm not really a fan of this. Neighbors having 10 friends loudly trooping between floors to have a progressive party after 1am? No, I think not. I actually went out into the hall the last time that happened to offer medical assistance, since obviously someone must be dying to have a crowd make that much noise that late. Silly me, always assuming the best. Neighbor with adjoining wall taking a shower at 12:30am? Not a problem with me, that's acceptable. And yes, I know that I could be dealt with the same type of neighbors as in my first two examples, but that will always be a possibility, and I'm willing to take this type of risk.
So far I'm pleased with the research I have been doing to make this next move as stress-free as possible. Through my membership with the National Association of Professional Organizers last summer, I was introduced to a local company called karmaboxx. I love their purpose. What a great idea! Stackable, plastic, re-useable, recycled-material-made moving boxes! Dropped off at your door and then later picked up at your new door! And they have those nifty wardrobe boxes with the rod already in them for you to quickly and easily hang and move your entire closet's hanging articles! And they think to include a furniture dolly with their bundle packages! Awesome! Cannot wait for the ease of that! And I checked on the current rates for U Haul trucks and am pleasantly pleased to note their prices (including gas/mile fees). Okay. So I checked all this info out because we have moved TWICE in the last year! Yikes! And we didn't really pack smart or finish physically moving within a day or a week either of those times! How exhausting that was! And if anyone shall be kind enough to help us move yet once again, I would like to make it as easy on them as well! (Though I think we may just end up leaving our new couch in this apartment because it almost was left/stuck in the tiny elevator being moved last time!) Lol!
As close as even two months ago I would have told you, "Move, again?! No way! What a hassle!" Although, now I'm really looking forward to it. Life is change, and change is good. Boy, someone should take my temperature! That's another thing that has definitely changed. I used to loath big changes. Granted, Austin has helped me overcome this in our past eight years together. But moving was still one of them for me, until very recently. Now, as I am researching all of the places/opportunities we could have if we moved... Well, I'm plain old-fashioned super excited!!! And now, if you don't mind, I'm going to get back to searching for new apartments, again! ;D Bring on lucky move number three!
