Alive, Kinda
The big-ass move started Sunday. We've been packing for a while, but as of Sunday evening I've begun residence in Atlanta again. Peculiarly, I feel something like a newlywed, standing up around the kitchen counter to eat sammiches purchased at the grocery store because we have no furniture yet. Sleeping on a futon mattress because that's what fit in the back of the truck. Oh yeah, and no Internet at home; that might not happen until October. (I'm posting from work. Sssh!)
It's going to be lightly hellish for the next month or so, as Aileen and I wind up sinking more money into getting the house accounted for and the dogs settled. Five days a week we go to the office and then back to spend time indoors with dogs (they get their walks, but it's been raining too hard for them to really explore the yard for a good long while). At least one errand per night, be it getting a lawnmower or extra pet supplies. Weekends we head back up to WNC to pack up more stuff and drag it back, just in time to start over.
I miss the mountains and my "proper" house, but all in all I can't really complain, though. I have Aileen again, the critters are healthy (if somewhat unhappy with the new arrangement), and with no TV/DVDs/online connectivity/vidya games at home, I get some writing and planning stuff done. I'm not wild about the process of the next month, but we're still damn lucky, and hopefully by the end of October things will be doing just fine.
It's going to be lightly hellish for the next month or so, as Aileen and I wind up sinking more money into getting the house accounted for and the dogs settled. Five days a week we go to the office and then back to spend time indoors with dogs (they get their walks, but it's been raining too hard for them to really explore the yard for a good long while). At least one errand per night, be it getting a lawnmower or extra pet supplies. Weekends we head back up to WNC to pack up more stuff and drag it back, just in time to start over.
I miss the mountains and my "proper" house, but all in all I can't really complain, though. I have Aileen again, the critters are healthy (if somewhat unhappy with the new arrangement), and with no TV/DVDs/online connectivity/vidya games at home, I get some writing and planning stuff done. I'm not wild about the process of the next month, but we're still damn lucky, and hopefully by the end of October things will be doing just fine.