Feeling Boxed In

With eight days until we start to move out I am sure you can imagine how many boxes are currently surrounding me. There are packed boxes, half packed boxes, big ones, little ones, heavy ones, and light ones. As the piles of boxes grow I am finally starting to see empty space where we need it, in the pantry, and in the closets. As my husband came home last night I am sure he thought I had accomplished nothing, but as he went to get a cup from the kitchen he realized I had been very busy. The kitchen is about 75% packed as is my closet. I only left things we would need in the next eight days, or things that were not fitting well into my boxes. I seem to get little bursts of "packing" energy, then its gone...all gone. When my energy is gone I pace the apartment looking at all there is left to do and wishing I could get some of these stupid boxes out of my way! If only it wouldn't cost even more to have the home sooner it would be great to be able to take over little trips, even just to make a path{a bigger path} Why do I need a bigger path? I always stub my toes, now this is when the apartment is clean and organized, so just imagine what my poor feet are going through now {my hubby finds this amusing, but my pinkie toe does not agree} So my feet will be happy when we have a new home, where I can un-pack {yay} and get organized all over again. I still think this has been a great way to help me clear out. I finally donated things I had been for some reason holding onto for..well forever {yes, I donated the skinny jeans,with all my "anxious" eating I feel they are a dream that was gone with my last pint of ben and jerrys} My neighbors either think I am crazy or they have caught on that we are moving. They see me walk out so many times with so many trash bags I must look like a hoarder. It feels good to toss something in the dumpster, knowing that that is one less thing I will have to move and later un-pack. I also received good news from the Apartment manager today {nice to have a nice conversation with them} They will be turning our little home into a "premium" apartment. This means they will charge the next person A LOT more rent than we are paying. Why is this good?{not like we get any of the new "perks"} It is good because they will be replacing pretty much everything in the apartment, so they told me not to worry about cleaning things like the oven,fridge, carpets,or blinds. This is great news. Who wants to spend all that time deep cleaning things you will never see again? Not me, and now I don't have to.  This will make the cleaning ,once all of our things are out, go by super fast. It seems that part of me is still in denial that this is actually happening, for three years I wanted to move and it never happened so why would it work out now? Well, it is working out and we are moving, so I better get used to it. I know I will be a tiny {tiny tiny} bit sad to leave the place where so many memories were made but I will be more excited to make more memories in a house. I guess I won't be convinced that I have a house until moving day, and since that is only eight short days away, I will be convinced very soon.

Kelly Callahan