Ugh... the hacking and gagging of moving- where to start! Is it the slow packing accumulation of all of your things ranging from the things you use least to the necessities? Organizing it all? The shelping of all those boxes (bins) to one central location before loading? Getting and packing the u-haul? Changing over all the utilities, misc. bills and mail? Riding like the Beverly Hillbillies with a packed car to the tee including the "kids" and all the loose crap that'll usually fall between the cracks. Rushing to unpack the u-haul so you can return it, pay an arm & leg for it, and pray it's the same condition returned as rented.
The knitty, gritty: so we completely procrastinated this move right down to the second. I packed lightly at first... took everything off the walls, packed the DVDs and books, decor and other things we don't need on an everyday basis. I left the rest of the packing until a couple days before "moving day". I left the boy to pack up the "man-cave" room. I tackled pretty much the whole house in a couple day span and placed everything in the dining room for loading. The boy's idea of packing was sitting in front of the TV and playing with his man toys while "packing". Yeahhhhh- the room was still not packed the morning of the move. He eventually got it together on his own time and terms.
He had to run to work and we didn't get started until about 11am. His brother helped him move all the contents of the house (minus a few loose car loads including the "kids" and the baby in the back seat) into and out of the u-haul. I had to rush pick up the keys and be available for the cable peeps to install the cable in the new casa. Luckily for me, it took up most of the day and I got out of the loading and unloading- hehehe. Whoops- did I say that? Hey- I did all the packing- that's a fair trade, right? I took pictures of all the 5-day walk through boo boos and listed them for the rental company. Towards the end of moving day, it was getting dark and quitting time was more than wanted- I dropped off the baby and we had a "family BBQ" with the boys and Kristie for helping with the big hurrah.
Boxes were everywhere for the next couple days! The toilet upstairs decided to leak into the kitchen cabinets about the microwave after boy used the "throne". I laughed when I told him he basically marked his new territory. The rental company fixed it and all was good again minus the list of minor things that need to be fixed. The "kids" are adjusting well, even though routines have changed since we are now in a 2-story. The way it is set up... our private domain is basically upstairs and there's plenty of room downstairs to make everyone comfortable. Still a 3 bedroom/ 2 bath but this has a balcony and small yard with a grapefruit tree, community pool and tennis courts. Did I mention... there's a STOCK CLOSET!!! Couponing heaven. I have a nice spot for my study corner in the new and improved man-cave (complete with min fridge and microwave). Our yard isn't as big but just big enough for everyone. There's a good amount of space for storage too. My hopes is getting the clutter put away and have a pretty nice set up. My drive to school is only 30 minutes away and there is tons to do nearby! Drive to work is now 1hr commute but when I go to weekends during school. Plus side- St. Lukes is minutes away. It won't be bad. All in all- Perfect starving student pad- low maintenance, good price, nice area, lots of space, accessible transportation in a pinch. We have yet to clean and turn in the keys to the former living quarters... but we'll get there.
Boy has announced he plans to return to school too! Spir-of-the-moment but good plan. We should graduate around the same time. It's not definite- but highly potential. He plans to do the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 year program at Brown Mackie College in Phoenix, AZ. The school is only two streets up from where mine will be. He seems motivated. He has already taken the entrance exams and plans to begin sometime in August 2013. He has another meeting this coming up week. Proud of him and his initiative.
I set in the financial plan for the program I'll be attending this past week. With all the accumulated fundage- it looks very promising and possible. I also took a tour of the school. It was small but very personal. The nursing department takes over a complete "wing" or side of the building. I got excited as I walked the hallways and toured the classrooms- it is finally happening! Eeeekkkkk!
Announcement: Hell has officially frozen over! That's right- it snowed in the East Valley yesterday (2/20/13). "Phoenix Blizzard" as it was announced on the news. I noticed the gorgeous mountain top view I could see from work. The mountains were incredibly covered with snow as I walked patients down for discharge. The Superstition Mountains were especially snowy- right down to the bottom! My mother called me as I was getting out of work, telling me of the snow flakes falling onto her windshild as they were driving home. After a while, I noticed Martin was running late- 30 minutes late. I started to worry and I texted his mom, asking if he was with her. She had come to town to host a family birthday party for Anna at Amazing Jakes in Mesa, AZ. She texted me earlier telling me she might be running late due to possible road closures. The roads coming from Globe, AZ were very snowy and slick. That being said, when Martin arrived- I started to give him a hard time for being late when I noticed he was shaky and upset. I noticed the snow caked on the sides of the windshield as he explained he was in a near car accident. Apparently, a large truck slammed into a car in front of him- spinning the car and nearly hitting him. Thankfully, he swerved and avoided the accident. His heart was racing. I didn't catch the severity of the situation until I drove down Ironwood Drive (Gentzel) toward US 60 and I saw the smashed car sideways in the middle of the road- blocked by Pinal Sheriffs' and traffic for miles. I thanked God he was alright. As I got closer to the freeway, I noticed snow clumped on the side of the road and slick spots in the roadway. Even though there were regular dare-devils blasting through the freeway, I cautiously traveled much under the speed limit all the way to the birthday party and on the way home. Pretty view- dangerous conditions and multiple pile-ups!Peace! <3
The knitty, gritty: so we completely procrastinated this move right down to the second. I packed lightly at first... took everything off the walls, packed the DVDs and books, decor and other things we don't need on an everyday basis. I left the rest of the packing until a couple days before "moving day". I left the boy to pack up the "man-cave" room. I tackled pretty much the whole house in a couple day span and placed everything in the dining room for loading. The boy's idea of packing was sitting in front of the TV and playing with his man toys while "packing". Yeahhhhh- the room was still not packed the morning of the move. He eventually got it together on his own time and terms.
He had to run to work and we didn't get started until about 11am. His brother helped him move all the contents of the house (minus a few loose car loads including the "kids" and the baby in the back seat) into and out of the u-haul. I had to rush pick up the keys and be available for the cable peeps to install the cable in the new casa. Luckily for me, it took up most of the day and I got out of the loading and unloading- hehehe. Whoops- did I say that? Hey- I did all the packing- that's a fair trade, right? I took pictures of all the 5-day walk through boo boos and listed them for the rental company. Towards the end of moving day, it was getting dark and quitting time was more than wanted- I dropped off the baby and we had a "family BBQ" with the boys and Kristie for helping with the big hurrah.
Boxes were everywhere for the next couple days! The toilet upstairs decided to leak into the kitchen cabinets about the microwave after boy used the "throne". I laughed when I told him he basically marked his new territory. The rental company fixed it and all was good again minus the list of minor things that need to be fixed. The "kids" are adjusting well, even though routines have changed since we are now in a 2-story. The way it is set up... our private domain is basically upstairs and there's plenty of room downstairs to make everyone comfortable. Still a 3 bedroom/ 2 bath but this has a balcony and small yard with a grapefruit tree, community pool and tennis courts. Did I mention... there's a STOCK CLOSET!!! Couponing heaven. I have a nice spot for my study corner in the new and improved man-cave (complete with min fridge and microwave). Our yard isn't as big but just big enough for everyone. There's a good amount of space for storage too. My hopes is getting the clutter put away and have a pretty nice set up. My drive to school is only 30 minutes away and there is tons to do nearby! Drive to work is now 1hr commute but when I go to weekends during school. Plus side- St. Lukes is minutes away. It won't be bad. All in all- Perfect starving student pad- low maintenance, good price, nice area, lots of space, accessible transportation in a pinch. We have yet to clean and turn in the keys to the former living quarters... but we'll get there.
Boy has announced he plans to return to school too! Spir-of-the-moment but good plan. We should graduate around the same time. It's not definite- but highly potential. He plans to do the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 year program at Brown Mackie College in Phoenix, AZ. The school is only two streets up from where mine will be. He seems motivated. He has already taken the entrance exams and plans to begin sometime in August 2013. He has another meeting this coming up week. Proud of him and his initiative.
I set in the financial plan for the program I'll be attending this past week. With all the accumulated fundage- it looks very promising and possible. I also took a tour of the school. It was small but very personal. The nursing department takes over a complete "wing" or side of the building. I got excited as I walked the hallways and toured the classrooms- it is finally happening! Eeeekkkkk!
Announcement: Hell has officially frozen over! That's right- it snowed in the East Valley yesterday (2/20/13). "Phoenix Blizzard" as it was announced on the news. I noticed the gorgeous mountain top view I could see from work. The mountains were incredibly covered with snow as I walked patients down for discharge. The Superstition Mountains were especially snowy- right down to the bottom! My mother called me as I was getting out of work, telling me of the snow flakes falling onto her windshild as they were driving home. After a while, I noticed Martin was running late- 30 minutes late. I started to worry and I texted his mom, asking if he was with her. She had come to town to host a family birthday party for Anna at Amazing Jakes in Mesa, AZ. She texted me earlier telling me she might be running late due to possible road closures. The roads coming from Globe, AZ were very snowy and slick. That being said, when Martin arrived- I started to give him a hard time for being late when I noticed he was shaky and upset. I noticed the snow caked on the sides of the windshield as he explained he was in a near car accident. Apparently, a large truck slammed into a car in front of him- spinning the car and nearly hitting him. Thankfully, he swerved and avoided the accident. His heart was racing. I didn't catch the severity of the situation until I drove down Ironwood Drive (Gentzel) toward US 60 and I saw the smashed car sideways in the middle of the road- blocked by Pinal Sheriffs' and traffic for miles. I thanked God he was alright. As I got closer to the freeway, I noticed snow clumped on the side of the road and slick spots in the roadway. Even though there were regular dare-devils blasting through the freeway, I cautiously traveled much under the speed limit all the way to the birthday party and on the way home. Pretty view- dangerous conditions and multiple pile-ups!Peace! <3
