Since I've never, ever lived on place longer than 8 years, and since I will be packing and moving (somewhere) before 2009 is over, this one is right up my alley!
1. A big move is looming, name one thing that you could not possibly part with, it must be packed ?
Furniture and such can always be replaced, but I have a few things that I am attached to--most of the things hanging on my walls have meaning to me, a trunk that reminds me of my grandmother, things that belonged to my dad and to my mother-in-law, family pix and the like must be packed with care.
2. Name one thing that you would gladly leave behind...
I've kept things pared down over the years, so I don't have too much. I did at one move leave all my old living room furniture behind, and was quite happy to do so, even though I didn't replace it for a whole year.
When I leave here, however, what I most want to leave behind is all the negativity that's clouded my life over the last year or so at work. I want to shake the dust off my feet and move on.
3. How do you prepare for a move
a. practically?
Packing, packing, packing. I've done this enough that I am good at it, and I like my stuff to organized when I unpack it, so I take some care about how things are boxed up. And I have LOTS of books to pack. At my next move, though, I hope to negotiate so that the movers will pack my china.
b. spiritually/ emotionally?
Saying goodbye is hard, but important, so I try to do that. And mentally prepare myself for a new place, thinking about what I have to look forward to.
4. What is the first thing you look for in a new place?
Grocery store, coffee shop, bookstore, hardware store.
5. Do you settle in easily, or does it take time for you to find your feet in a new location?
I have to unpack quickly and get the house in order--I can't stand living with unpacked boxes, and I'm a fast unpacker usually. How long it takes me to acclimate over all to a new place has varied. A couple of places I've felt at home right away, and a couple of places it's taken a year or more to feel like "home."
2 comments:
So sorry about the negativity. Good plan to leave that behind; a goal each of us need.
Sometimes there is something we are supposed to do, and sometimes it is best to leave what's said said and go on...
We moved back to a town where hubs had a real positive feeling and kept praying about and receiving no real clear answer. We lived in about a 600 squ. ft home for 6 months, and he finally decided that God not answering was an answer. :)
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