So, now it’s just about one more week before we have to be out of this place and our tenant moves in. It seems crazy that we may never live here again. I mean, we can always come back, it will always be here for us but nothing will ever be EXACTLY the same as it was. The pictures are off the walls, the holes are being filled in and painted over. There are boxes (and dust) everywhere. There have been many trips to Goodwill thanks to my dad (as my car has been returned… bye bye mini) and loads of stuff tossed and purged. We managed to get all of our 4 years together into about 11 boxes which have all fit nicely into our storage locker. If we end up permanently staying somewhere else then all a shipping company has to do is go pick it up from the one spot and we’re done.
In the midst of all this our hot water tank decided to spring a leak (just what I needed). I spent a week arguing with various people at the company that it was not the tank that caused the damage to my hardwood laminate flooring but the incompetence of their technician who did not fix it properly the first time. Finally managed to get them to pay 1/2 my deductible ($500) towards the floor as a ‘goodwill gesture’. Had a rough time with the insurance company to start with but now everything is rolling along so we have also get a new floor installed before next week is out (they say we have to replace the whole thing).
I am also trying to arrange travel insurance, people to come and clean the carpets, flights to and from our Contiki trip and the rest of the nitty gritty details. Not the least of which is the giant box that bryce has in our living room that he stole from the recycling room here. He says he’s going to ship it to NZ as it has things he wants in NZ but doesn’t want in the UK. However, he doesn’t seem to have any details arranged which is kind of ticking me off. Especially since we can’t move it. He’s either got to re-think the big box or have someone pick it up by wednesday as a cleaning lady is coming to clean the place.
So all in all it’s a pretty stressful time really. I am sure that once I am on the plane to Iceland (barring any volcanic activity) that we will be okay and I’ll have what I need and not feel that I got rid of anything substantial but right now it’s all a little overwhelming. Put into that also a sore tooth, sore back and it being too hot to run and all of a sudden it’s been pretty crap!
On the plus side, my dad gave me some cash early for my birthday so that I could go out and buy a pack - so i did - as well as a little purse/day bag, a case for my computer, an airline bag for my pack and a quick dry towel for our tour. I think I’m pretty prepared. Now we just need to pack it.
Anyway, what I do need is rest so i’m off - hopefully to accomplish some more on my to-do list tomorrow! I’m very excited that it’s only one more week until my predecessor starts - she gets to do my paperwork. mwahahah :)
