Back in the House

01-05 August 2017

At the beginning of the month we were back in the house, which made the commute much shorter. We thinned and packed and donated and moved and cleaned, then did it all over again. These were very long days, but not very exciting. You can fill in the blanks.

Despite our hard work and progress, on the Friday night before our scheduled departure at 9a the next morning it was not clear that we were going to make it. We started discussing alternate plans. Chelsea was supposed to pick up the keys for her duplex unit the following Thursday in Tallahassee. Chelsea and Travis had a goodbye party with their friends Friday night, then came home and kept packing. After a nap I got up in the middle of the night and got back at it, and by about 5a it seemed like we might make it.

By about 8a we had packed all of Chelsea's items except a makeup table and such that we might be able to move later (Ikea Rule addendum).  The trailer was completely full, but so was the Land Cruiser, Chelsea's Prius, and Travis' car. We couldn't have cut it much closer. We were less successful in packing us up into the storage unit or getting the house ready to rent. Much of that would have to wait for our return after moving Chelsea. One thing at a time.

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