In a few short days, a Realtor will be coming to pound a “For Sale” sign into the yard in front of the house where I live. I couldn’t be more relieved.
I’ve been packing for several days. Surprisingly, I’ve packed a lot less than I expected, and I’ve gotten rid of a lot more. My mother was in awe as I tossed things (mostly old arts and crafts materials) into huge contractor-sized garbage bags, with an obvious look of satisfaction on my face.
It was cleansing. The first step to a new beginning.
I have a bit more packing to do, and then the deep-cleaning begins, as well as some paint touch-ups here and there.
Half my life is encapsulated in cardboard at the moment, and I just don’t care. It’s interesting how little you really need in life. I’m beginning to value simplicity a lot more.
… Of course, I should disclose the fact that I packed several plastic totes full of yarn and one full of spinning fiber. (Let me have my one vice, ‘kay?) Honestly, I know I don’t need those things either. But I do enjoy them a lot.
I’m actually not sure where I’m going when the house sells. Doesn’t that sound crazy? But I think that’s half the fun, flying by the seat of my pants…
I’m packing. (For reals this time, ya’ll!)
Check it out. I even made my bed … so that I could then cover it in crap and sort through it all to figure out what I’m packing.
But… I HAVE A SYSTEM. Really. I know it doesn’t appear to the be the case, but I assure you that I know what I’m doing. It’s really complicated and involves light refraction and plumb-bobs. Lots of physics too. You wouldn’t understand.
(Incidentally, how freakin’ cool is the word plumb-bob? Kind of tickles when you say it.)
My plan is to get everything packed tonight and either loaded into the car, or piled up next to the door ready to go out first thing in the morning. Normally when I drive home to Pennsylvania, I leave at 7 AM. That enables me to hit all the major cities that I go through (Louisville, Cincinnati and Columbus) at non-rush hour times. However, this time I’m not traveling on a weekday, so that doesn’t really matter. So IF I can get my lazy arse out of bed earlier, I may leave at 6 AM or so.
… Not to mention, that gets me into the land of ice and snow while it is still daylight.
I will be on the road all day tomorrow: 611 miles, 10 (ish) hours. If you wanna keep up with my progress, follow me on Twitter.
Um… and if ya’ll have any, ya know, connections… if you could hook me up with dry, non-icy roads, that would be killer. Thanks!
