We have just started our second week in the new house and we are absolutely exhausted. We have worked nonstop since we arrived and I am still not seeing the end in sight. I am somewhat of a perfectionist by nature and I like everything in it’s place, so to have boxes strewn about and tables and countertops piled high is slightly un-nerving to me. For those that know me well, I can see you nodding your heads in agreement.
Gene is up in the attic as we speak laying flooring so we can use that space as storage. The hardest part about this community is that storage sheds are not allowed, which for us, this is the first time we have no outside storage. Luckily we sold almost all of our yard tools, lawnmower, edger, weed wacker, rototiller etc… with the heat being a factor six months a year we have decided that as long as we can afford it we will have a yard maintenance person take care of the lawn mowing and all that goes with yard work. We also bought a storage rack that mounts from the ceiling of the garage, so that will be Gene’s next project to get that hung. My job is to literally unpack all the boxes that come in the house. this in itself has been a huge job, we have less storage so I am having to sort and give away a lot more than what we have already given away. We have found that purging like this is somewhat refreshing though, I’m realizing I hold onto things a lot more than I thought I did so now I’m being forced to downsize even more. My kitchen is beautiful but has a lot less storage space than my last two houses so finding room for everything has been a challenge. Also we came to this new home and decided not to keep some of our furnishings so until we get those things replaced we just don’t have room for a lot of things. This is when I wished I had a magic Jeannie to zap everything into it’s place.
I can honestly say, I used to enjoy moving, I always would make the joke I’m a good Native girl, pick up your Tepee move it, stay a bit, pick up your tepee, move it and so forth. That has always been me. I get bored if I’m settled too long but the older I get the moves aren’t as easy and over the years we have way more stuff than we used to, so a lot more to move. I am hopeful I will really like it here and never want to move again. I’m not ”old” by any means but I am starting to feel my age and this move has shown me I am definitely not young either. I also have a lot less need for things and clutter so trying to pick and choose what to keep and what to donate has it’s own challenges, but actually feels good. And we are donating some very nice things so I know someone will get some enjoyment out of it.
So outside of unpacking and trying to get the house together we had some visitors yesterday. We welcome these type of visitors any day of the week. As I said before, I love nature and enjoy every critter that shows itself. Gobble Gobble!
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