2006.07.16
Moving, Stampede style
890 days. That’s how long it’s been since I signed the agreement to purchase my condo. But on July 11, my patience was rewarded – I got the keys to my new home.
For the past few weeks, my life has literally revolved around the new place. Packing, tossing, selling, giving away, and other prep work consumed far more time than I ever imagined they would, but I got it all done. Then, after getting the keys, there was moving, unpacking, getting the place measured for blinds, getting my phone and internet moved, and shopping shopping shopping. I’m already best friends with Home Depot, and my credit card feels warm to the touch.
The move went very well with the exception of a minor situation with the refridgerator (which was resolved very quickly), and now I’m mostly settled, though not completely unpacked. In fact, I’m a little surprised that Stampede didn’t cause more troubles with the move, given the increase of traffic and decrease of parking (since I’m only a few blocks away). I suspect that moving mid-week probably helped a lot, since things were much crazier on the weekends.
I’m not totally sure why, but it hasn’t yet sunk in that I actually live here. Right now it feels more like I’m a guest in someone else’s home. Maybe that will change when I get some art on the walls, and finish replacing some of the light fixtures with ones more to my taste. I’m enjoying it so far, and I have had a few interesting experiences in the new place. Some of these may sound odd unless you know me fairly well:
- Finding the perfect shower curtain at Sears
- Finding the perfect bath mat at Chintz + Company, only to discover that it doesn’t match the aforementioned shower curtain
- Having several housewives comment on my choice of colors for my bath towels
- Doing my first load of laundry using a washing machine I don’t have to put coins into
- Making a meal in my kitchen and not having to do the “cutting board shuffle” while prepping
- Spending a day in the apartment without hearing a freight train rumble past
- Sifting through my boxes and thinking, “Wow, do I really have 4 boxes full of board games?”
After all the stuff going on this week, I’m looking forward to going back to work tomorrow and returning to a more normal pace of life.
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