moving logistics
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chhotiiLots of thoughts tonight, about death, suffering, and tragedy, and bleak black cracks in the soul. None of which I can post about, because this would get into posting very personal details about other people on the Internet. Even the deceased need some amount of privacy. So, I'm going to post about things that I'm keeping busy with.
So! Remember what I was posting about before all this happened. I have (sooner than I expected) possession of my new apartment. But the lease on my old apartment doesn't expire until June 30.
Well, I was going to use this ridiculous amount of overlap to do some renovation on the new place. New windows? Bathroom? Paint? And what to do about the 1970's-era kitchen cabinets? So, yeah, Sophia and I are kind of camping out in the new apartment, but I hadn't brought over much stuff, so we can get out of the way of any renovation in a hurry and easily. The only obstacle, really, was indecisiveness. What shade of paint? Which projects to prioritize? Make the small cosmetic fixes, or really thoroughly fix things for good?
Now, none of this is going to happen any time soon. Clearly I need to sell the house-- continuing to support the house is not sustainable on my income. Clearly, I am going to need to have a bunch of stuff fixed and taken care of, or else I will be penalized hundreds of thousands on the selling price of the house. Things that make the house look dreadful (like the state of the yard). Things that make the house inspectors turn beet-red. This, I'm sure, is going to suck up every bit of cash I can liquidate. Also, this will keep me busy. (Like I wasn't busy already! Hah!) So, renovations on new apartment later. Much later. I am getting new carpet for Sophia's room, a bit of an indulgence, because that one thing I think it's too late to back out on. But the rest goes way, way down lower on the to-do list.
So if I'm not doing renovations on the new apartment any time soon, I might as well just move all my stuff into it ASAP.
Things that I cannot tackle on my own:
Twin-size mattress.
Full-size mattress.
Twin-size loft bed (will require minor disassembly and re-assembly)
Dining room table (small but heavy)
Enormous Expidit shelving unit (will require disassembly and re-assembly)
3 narrow Expidit shelving units
...Can I bribe some of you with pizza and beer? Or should I go to TaskRabbit?
So! Remember what I was posting about before all this happened. I have (sooner than I expected) possession of my new apartment. But the lease on my old apartment doesn't expire until June 30.
Well, I was going to use this ridiculous amount of overlap to do some renovation on the new place. New windows? Bathroom? Paint? And what to do about the 1970's-era kitchen cabinets? So, yeah, Sophia and I are kind of camping out in the new apartment, but I hadn't brought over much stuff, so we can get out of the way of any renovation in a hurry and easily. The only obstacle, really, was indecisiveness. What shade of paint? Which projects to prioritize? Make the small cosmetic fixes, or really thoroughly fix things for good?
Now, none of this is going to happen any time soon. Clearly I need to sell the house-- continuing to support the house is not sustainable on my income. Clearly, I am going to need to have a bunch of stuff fixed and taken care of, or else I will be penalized hundreds of thousands on the selling price of the house. Things that make the house look dreadful (like the state of the yard). Things that make the house inspectors turn beet-red. This, I'm sure, is going to suck up every bit of cash I can liquidate. Also, this will keep me busy. (Like I wasn't busy already! Hah!) So, renovations on new apartment later. Much later. I am getting new carpet for Sophia's room, a bit of an indulgence, because that one thing I think it's too late to back out on. But the rest goes way, way down lower on the to-do list.
So if I'm not doing renovations on the new apartment any time soon, I might as well just move all my stuff into it ASAP.
Things that I cannot tackle on my own:
Twin-size mattress.
Full-size mattress.
Twin-size loft bed (will require minor disassembly and re-assembly)
Dining room table (small but heavy)
Enormous Expidit shelving unit (will require disassembly and re-assembly)
3 narrow Expidit shelving units
...Can I bribe some of you with pizza and beer? Or should I go to TaskRabbit?
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Moving stuff
Date: 2014-05-09 11:42 pm (UTC)