The Swan is Dead, Long Live the Unicorn (or whatever we name the new house)

[mizarchivist]

It was a *bit* of a slow start today. I don't think we really got rolling until 11ish. We had Eamon helping fubar and quiet_elegance who kept filling both vehicles with STUFF and taking it to the storage unit. asciikitty cleaned ALL the things and I de-fragmented the hard drive... first floor. I spent hours walking around in circles, putting like-things together, throwing things away, taking out trash over and over and over. Our neighbors were angels and took our deceased compact florescent bulbs to recycle, our compost and potting soil, a bag of partially used packing tape (so gratuitous), and at least a few other things. I think we both feel we got good deals out of this.
sweetmmeblue swooped in at the 11th hour to help with cleaning, as diddocorion andmissdimple. Also, rintrahroars kindly helped out by taking a stack of things I don't want buried too deeply in a storage unit (like the cast iron and a few pots and a box of very carefully packed arts and hats... arts and hats. Fun to say. Anyway- As always, the tribe saves our sorry butts. We've done more in 3 days than is right or healthy. That whole 2 week overlap? Next time can't be optional. (Not that we planned for it to be so close)
The Kid went with one of his favorite people and his favorite dog for the whole day and for the last two days has stayed up til 8:30 (instead of the usual 7). He also now can say "Lucy" (the dog's name), French Fry (feh fie), and has in general been exceptionally even-tempered though out this.
The Unicorn will hopefully be inspected on Tuesday and it'll hopefully be the end of that. In the meantime, we're in an extended stay hotel. Then let the unpacking begin. I fear. It's going to be... ::shiver:: months before that's properly done.
Oh, and I met my soon to be ex landlord for the first time today. Happily he was chipper and generally easy-going. I will simply say, he's not what I expected. I will elaborate if anyone wishes to know next time I see them in person.

My favorite bit about this weekend, aside from it marking the end of an exceptionally drawn out process, is that we got through all that and we still all like each other!

Comments

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

Bless the last minute cleaning team - they were amazing. Poor Next Door - I kept making them take rando shit, but they seemed SO HAPPY for it. We're all kind of spectacular.

Let's never move again, ok?

[mizarchivist]

ok

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

<3

We did good though.

[lifecollage.livejournal.com]

we got through all that and we still all like each other!

And, like getting through planning a wedding, that's the most important bit at the end of the day.

I'm glad things went so (relatively) well, and let me know if you want some unpacking help next weekend. Because I *totally* want to hear more about the ex-landlord. o_O

[mizarchivist]

Definitely will need some cheerleaders for the unpack.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Wow. Your life is definitely not boring. Very glad that so much is now behind you.

Also, yay tribe. ;-)

[mizarchivist]

:)

Glad it all worked out

[drwex]

Sorry you weren't up to having all of us swoop in, but I can see how it might not have been the wisest idea I've ever had.

Re: Glad it all worked out

[mizarchivist]

Delegating and less is more are both concepts that apply to this, but I appreciate your desire to want to help.

[catness.livejournal.com]

Yay