The movers scooped up our stuff in one hour. We have a few odds and ends that are going with us, but the bulk of our stuff is now going to the new place. I am still at the old apartment because we have internet here for a few days ( Read more... )

So all weekend I was cleaning right alongside packing, which I hated to do, in anticipation of the pre-inspection on Sunday ( Read more... )

Cleaning. Packing. Cleaning. More packing.

Amazing breakthrough with the mildewed caulk though. I had heard once about soaking paper towel with bleach and leaving it against the caulk for awhile. It was incedible, the black mildew disappeared! We were prepared to re-caulk the tub if needed.

Well, break's over. Back to the grind.

I never celebrate Thanksgiving. Honestly, I don't do the dinner or anything related to it. My reason is almost split down the middle between the hypocrisy given how American Indians/Native Americans (pick your term) were treated subsequent to their generous welcome of the Pilgrims and various other settlers on both coasts, and the symbol being dead ( Read more... )

daveseeker found us a place to live! Some people thought I was a little crazy letting my husband pick out our new apartment but I had faith in him. We've looked at enough apartments together that he knows what I am concerned about and what I like. So while I was on my business trip, Dave was looking at apartments. We ended up in the first apartment he saw ( Read more... )

One of my challenges in this new job is my fear of getting lost on the road. I have to make clusters of appointments in far flung areas of the state and somehow get there despite bad weather (like today) and confusing directions. Plus I don't yet have a gps or mapping software to do it on the fly. My solution? Call my husband in a pinch and have ( Read more... )

It's almost halfway through the month and I've looked at one apartment. (A charming but tiny two bedroom with a big ocean view. We dreamed for a moment of having that view but the place would have driven us batty with the lack of space.) Dave is looking at a few tomorrow. I am off on a business trip so I'll try to make some calls from the road or ( Read more... )

You know I'm busy when a national election that goes well for my party is hardly on my radar. I didn't even turn on the tv on election night, that's how tired I was. But hey, new Speaker of the House! Woohoo ( Read more... )

Whew, learning a complex new job while gearing up to pack, look for a place and move is like living in a vortex. I wanted to pick up boxes today but did good just to get to work and back home, absorbed in learning new stuff all day long ( Read more... )

Today I am scrambling to get ready for my trip early tomorrow morning. I'm almost can't believe I'm actually going on this trip or that I got the job. I mean, my luck lately has been pretty bad so it's hard to believe that good things can still happen. I hope I have equally good luck finding a new place to live and that it's nicer than where we are ( Read more... )