Moving has proven to be such a stressful event!! Most of it is emotional baggage of some sort – tell me exactly why a purple plastic cup that has sat in my cupboard for 10 years is now important – lol. I threw it out, but want it back – go figure!! I think the hardest part for me is I like NEAT – and moving isn’t neat at all.
I did get a wonderful gift though, my daugher-in-law came by and organized my entire kitchen – again, tell me just how the heck did I manage to have FIVE – yes Five containers of salt – not salt shakers – but those round containers of salt!! I organize my cupboards all the time and never saw them – yikes!! I was so grateful that Marcy came and did the kitchen – because she threw out things I never used, but would try to keep! Let me tell you it was a major test of will not to run to the garbage can and go through all the bags – but so far so good, the garbage man comes on Thursday and I haven’t done any dumpster diving yet…..
I had a bunch of custom glass orders to finish this week – and it looks like I have been able to get most of it completed. Tomorrow I will take mom to her final Doctors appointment in NY. Doctor Coletti has been so wonderful over the years, it’s a bit scary to have to learn to trust a new doctor with my mom’s health. Fortunately Tracy (my neice) is already paving the way for her with her doctor. It really is nice to be able to share a bit of the responsibility with family, and especially Tracy who pays attention to detail – that makes all the difference.
On another note – I ordered a POD – from www.pods.com . I have used this company before and let me tell you they are fantastic to work with. Check them out if you need to move or even store your items. What makes them a cut above the rest is the customer service. You can chat online with them or call direct – and you get to speak to REAL people with the nicest attitudes. I had a problem with my online order, I kept typing things in wrong – and when I called I felt like I was speaking to a family member. Remember those days? The days when you could call a store and reach people who thought you were worth speaking to?
I will take a pic of my lovely POD on Friday when it arrives so you can see the new love of my life.
Oh and I have my airplane reservations!! I used Northwest Airlines – VERY pet friendly – of course my two fur babies are coming with me and mom – and since I have empty nest syndrome they are my kids now. I ordered the airline carriers from www.sherpa.com – here is the weird thing about that – if you go to the Sherpa website and you click products it redirects you to another site – now that site wants 10.00 more than the Sherpa site advertises, but when you click checkout you get the 10.00 off. However, if you order directly from the other site you pay the 10.00!! Strange but true – so my advice is go to the Sherpa site and let them redirect you.
So now you know why I have neglected the blog in the last few days – but I promise I will share all as it progresses! Hopefully I will be able to provide a quick list for folks that are moving from state to state once I get to California.
Hope you all are enjoying the journey!!
