Moving Mayhem... Day 1

And so it begins.

This morning, Mom and I made our way (with very full cars) to my new abode, all ready to sign the lease and begin settling in. After I signed the lease and received my keys, the first thing that needed to be done was inspect the place for faults and record it. Being that my mom is much older than I (and more thorough), gave her that job while I unloaded our cars.

First of all, I stepped into my apartment. Ahh, home. I love it! And I was greeted with two surprises: I have vaulted ceilings AND a fireplace. The model apartment didn't have either. Yay! It's even cuter (although it might be a bit more cramped since I can't put the loveseat along the wall where I wanted to because I don't want it to catch on fire).

So Mom inventoried the place while I unpacked. My apartment is on the 2nd floor. I walked up and down the stairs over 20 times (no gym for me today!). The boxes kept getting heavier and the temperature kept rising. I know I'm a packrat, but I can't believe I own this much stuff. And this is only day 1 of moving!

Overall, the flaws in the apartment were minor and thus recorded. The main problem that needs to be fixed immediately is the patio. It's very unsafe - the wood is rotting and is leaning so badly that the railing is no longer attached and is therefore wobbly. I put in a request to fix it and I am going to bother the manager every day until it is fixed.

While unpacking the boxes, Yvonne and Stephen came over and chatted with them. We went out for lunch and then I kidnapped Yvonne and she helped me unpack some more.

Finally, I came back to my mom's house to continue packing. And packing. And packing. I have too many glasses. I bought some before moving out of my last apartment and just bought a bunch more because I forgot about the others. I found things that have been in the garage for years - this is like Christmas!

The worst part (other than the going up and down stairs) is the constant dust. I've kicked up so much dust while packing, moving and finding. I just want to peel off my skin - my face itches that bad.

I'm sleepy. A bit more packing and then I'm hitting the shower and my bed.

Cheers!