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Post by 1rarebeautifuldove on Mar 29, 2020 21:51:52 GMT -5
Thanks, I like rocks, especially when they're used for a wall or a border. I think rocks have such a beauty to them. I think it will help the house to be a lot more salable, it will be a focal point. I already have butterflies that come for the other flowers that are here.
Diane, that is a super list. You've been getting a lot of stuff purged! That is great! Books can be so tough to part with. Even to decide on just one. I released just one book today and only because it was a duplicate.
I have been getting things either moved to building or parted with to donates or the wheelie bin. There has been some trash going out too. I am making good progress toward the 2020 items.
Past 2 weeks, mom and I have been cleaning and scrubbing the front of the house (north side). I finally decided to go ahead and ask for help from the pool man who is pressure cleaning the pool cage and has already done the area around the pool which looks fantastic. He did about 1/3 of the front on Saturday and it looks freshly painted. We were wondering if we would have to paint it again to make the white parts look clean. But not now. I am so grateful.
Last weekend, I did buy the plants. I have been waiting to put them in until I got the cleaning done. I didn't want to put them in and then clean over them or around them. Easier too to clean walls without a bunch of plants in the way. I did get more cardboard. The plants are so pretty. I am really happy with them. Tomorrow, I will get some fertilizer for the roses (the kind from cows) to go deep in the ground below them.
There are a few more rocks that I could move.
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Post by desposito on Mar 30, 2020 7:51:00 GMT -5
Dove, I agree about the rocks, they do have a beauty to them, even the ones that look plain at first, if you take a good look. No two are alike.
This week I did a big push because I'm working on the assumption that I will have to move the move up as much as possible. I have no idea what the moving company situation will be, especially since they keep saying the virus situation here will not peak for a month--but I have no choice but to move ahead to plan for a month or two.
This week's purge list:
230 books (yes, 230, and these are all from my permanent nonfiction shelves that I thought I would keep forever) 215 CDs 10 magazines 1 Halloween decoration 1 Nightmare Before Christmas tin 1 manger set 2 umbrellas 1 roll contact paper 3 cans of paint 11 light bulbs 2 cake pans 1 decorative wooden box 1 old cell phone 1 3 foot storage cube
1 stereo cabinet
Diane
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Post by 1rarebeautifuldove on Mar 30, 2020 22:29:32 GMT -5
You're moving your move forward in time and we have no idea even when we will be able to get this place on the market, realistically with this virus thing. You are doing a fantastic job -- yes I can easily see that someone would have 230 books that are treasures that they are parting with. And that is a LOT of CDs too!
I am still hoping and planning that this will happen. Every day we are making small steps. Mom is going through things in her room which is a lot of stuff. Just baby steps. For mom to be parting with "anything" is wonderful. When someone was doing a clothes drive several months back, I think mom found 4 things from her closet which is jam-packed with stuff. I found lots of things somehow that I could. But no matter.
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Post by desposito on Apr 5, 2020 18:06:21 GMT -5
Dove, I'm moving forward because I feel I have no choice, but you will now have time to get everything sorted and ready so that when the time comes to move, you will be prepared and can move right into your dream home! This market will be uncertain for everyone for a while, but I'm thinking that for people who have no choice but to sell (like me) there will be some homes on the market. You probably don't want to be moving during the worst of this anyway, it will be more relaxing if things aren't so hectic in the world. It will happen, I know it's hard to be patient.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Apr 17, 2020 15:43:53 GMT -5
I'm way behind in posting purges.
Here is the total for the week starting March 30th.
221 books 2 notebooks 1 keychain 1 lint remover 18 calendars 1 couch arm caddy 5 VHS tapes 6 plastic containers 1 insect powder applicator 1 dish towel 1 oven mitt 1 CD rack
Diane
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Post by desposito on Apr 17, 2020 15:47:35 GMT -5
I forgot to start a new page for the change of week last week, so on April 20th I will post for the 2 weeks starting April 6th and April 13th.
In looking at the title of this thread, I realized that instead of a 10 month move, it will be a 6.5 month move, since I had to move up the date! I wish I had done more earlier, but on the other hand, I'm glad I did as much as I did earlier--and all the purging I've done over the last few years!
Diane
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Post by cando on Apr 17, 2020 18:40:35 GMT -5
Wow! dtesposito You've done so much! Really got rid of a lot of stuff and a tremendous job on letting go of the books. I know that was difficult. CD
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Post by desposito on Apr 18, 2020 6:53:44 GMT -5
Thank you cando, the books are still the hardest for me, I have to talk myself out of each and every one!
I have scheduled a moving date and confirmed with the movers! May 12th, which seems impossibly soon and that there's no way that I can be finished by then. But without a definite date to work towards, it's too easy to procrastinate, so...ready or not, I will be moving on May 12th!
Diane
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Post by lucie on Apr 18, 2020 8:52:19 GMT -5
You are doing a really good job, Diane.
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Post by casper on Apr 18, 2020 10:39:44 GMT -5
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Post by Unswamping on Apr 18, 2020 11:18:37 GMT -5
I know you feel like you wont be ready. I think everyone feels that way. I know i did. Youve done fantastic with working consistently on this thread and all the letting go youve done over the past few years. Cheering you on!
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Post by phoenixcat on Apr 18, 2020 14:52:14 GMT -5
desposito Cheering you on!! You have done a lot of prep work! Diane - you may already be planning this but this is one thing I did when we moved and when DM moved. I prioritized the packing and organizing for the movers and assumed I would be coming back and/or staying on after the movers were done. I know you are selling your condo "as is" so you don't need to do any work on the place to add to this tight mover schedule. Probably selling after you move? In our personal case, I had everything ready for the movers to take and then I had LARGE "not going" piles stacked in various rooms and closets. DH ended up handling the move on the other side so I remained about 5 days after the movers picked up and did all the donating, recycling, hazardous waste, etc. then. We moved very little furniture so mainly it was just saying where I wanted the boxes to go (which room) for the movers to unload. DH could handle that much on his own. So, thinking outside the box if either 1) you can delegate the arrival of your stuff to a friend (or that maintenance guy) at your sister's and you hang out with the pets once the place is emptied and finish up all the straggling stuff and head to your sister's a few days later or 2) prioritize all the moving and pet stuff - head to your sister's and then plan on heading back to your apartment at a later time for a few days (assuming you can get bird care) and finish up. Just my two cents. Since you own the condo and you aren't on a real firm schedule to vacate the place - it may take some pressure off if you can plan on two or three steps instead of doing everything in one big push by the 12th. Focus on the packing and the stuff that is going with the movers and let the rest of it sit there. Hugs! I know it is stressful but you have been DOING SO MUCH WORK especially in the book department. I'm in awe. PC
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Post by desposito on Apr 18, 2020 15:52:15 GMT -5
Thank you so much, lucie, casper, swampy and phoenixcat!
I had elaborate plans all thought out--I was going to move myself and the animals and then come back for a few hours at a time, a couple days a week over the next weeks. I don't drive, so that means a 2.25 hour commute each way on 3 different trains/buses, but I figured it wouldn't matter because I could do it after/before rush hour, and I could read on the trains. However, the virus changed all that. Being over 60 and with lung issues, I'm terrified of public transportation--especially such a long trip where if it got crowded at any point I couldn't just get off the bus and walk. Paying a taxi or service to drive me would cost a fortune, and I couldn't be gone for more than a 5-6 hour stretch once I bring the dog back there, because my sister is not capable of caring for her now.
I also can't be either place for long without my computer, since I'm using it to do mail orders for myself and my sister, which eliminates some of the need to be in stores. That was why I didn't go out to my sister's for a week or so when she actually came home, because once I brought the computer there and had the place set up for internet, then when I came back to finish up I wouldn't have the computer here. Unlike 99.9 percent of the population, I do not use my phone for internet and don't want to.
The virus situation is also what is making the actual day of moving so hard, because I had 2 people set up to help me, neither of which can do it now--both are super high risk categories and are pretty much hiding at home, and I don't blame them.
As it is, there are many things I'm not taking with me, and I'm hoping to still find someone who will deal with them--some is furniture that I would have been able to donate, but many organizations are not taking donations now. Some is metal furniture that is not in good enough shape to donate, I'm still hoping I can find a metal person to pick that up--their trucks are everywhere here and they pick up at no cost. And then--the leftover books---the ones I haven't been able to put out in the little libraries because there's very little traffic now--people are afraid to be taking books that others have touched, I guess. There will be many, many leftovers. I once had a donation place come and pick up many shopping bags of books from me, but again, I have no idea if that place is still willing to do that. So, there's more research I have to do, and I'm still looking for someone who isn't afraid to come and let people in to pick things up from my apartment once I'm gone.
And yes, the realtor will be coming in once I'm gone, I'm pretty sure I can get my neighbor to help with that, if nothing else.
The virus has changed EVERYTHING--makes it all a million times harder. Definitely not the best time to be moving.
Diane
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Post by magda on Apr 18, 2020 20:37:33 GMT -5
Diane can you rent a car or SUV for a week?
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Post by creativechaos on Apr 18, 2020 23:47:07 GMT -5
just catching up a little on your extraordinary purging, dtesposito - i'm still marveling at the book counts going out - such as 230 of what you thought were keepers - just in one week! you are doing fantastic. so glad to read you will have a beautiful functional bathroom at your sister's.
the virus has changed so much; made everything so much harder. hoping that somehow you find people willing to help out - things are so complicated now. May 12 - that was a brave move to set the date but you can do it; providence will step in to help - you have so much momentum going. good thoughts and vibes sent your way
you too, 1rarebeautifuldove; you are getting so much done toward your move, whenever it happens. WTG!
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