'Morning Stitch'
Glad to hear all is well with you, though I appreciate you must be exhausted. Are you finally 'there' now - ie is all the cross country to and 'fro stuff over and done with? I can't imagine anything more stressful, even without the Arctic weather conditions that seem to have been timed to coincide so precisely with your move date!!
I hear you when it comes to the shedding of 'excess baggage' prior to moving. I've already got rid of some excess items, such as spare fridge, pouffe, coffee table , chest drawers etc. The plan is to move with bare minimum - not even taking my double bed as I shall use sofa bed first few days and 'down size' to new single bed - easier to make , strip and launder. We will literally move with just 'kitchenalia', Issy's bed. sofa. TV, Computer, books, books, and more books, and personal clothing stuff.
My 'master plan' is to move in with bare essentials, sit at computer and order sofa, rugs, bed, cooker, etc. It may sound crazy, but I have it planned to the smallest detail. All large items are already chosen, just holding off ordering them until I move. I can't wait!
I had always planned on moving once Issy was 'all grown up', so have held off buying new items and 'made do' over past few years. I have saved all my DLA payments as I don't have a car, and will use it to pay for' COPD friendly' home - eg. robot vacuum cleaner (Roomba), no touch sensor bins in kitchen and bathroom etc. so as to make life easier and independent for as long as possible ..... and to have a home thats fun too - going for the new 'retro' 50's / 60's vibe with a lot more colour to uplift spirits. I've had years of neutrals, but I don't want a neutral life any more :roll:
My 'five year plan' then, is to do this move, create my COPD friendly home, keep myself in best possible shape and periodically travel UK by train, visiting faces and places I long to see! Well ...... that's the plan anyway!
I just wish the move itself would hurry up - I get a fresh 'crop' of around a dozen homes i'm 'eligible' for each Saturday on the council web site, and some offers are fantasic - like a cliff top 2 bed bungalow overlooking bay with clear views of St. Michaels mount (island), but I have to resist temptation as that will leave me as stranded as I am here. What I need is for one to come up in 'Liskeard', a small town inland with hospital, supermarket, bus and mainline railway, leisure centre and all life's everyday practicalities catered for.
Oh well, I'd better finish now and get on with todays 'practicalities'. Can't believe we have an above freezing temp again - 4'. Quaint Cornish villages can have a downside - Polperro had a preservation order stamped on it back in the 60's - cottages must be kept 'authentic'. Looks pretty for visitors - but there's no modern windows - no double glazing - and in my place no central heating either - I have been freezing my *** off, able to see my breath in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom - and folks wonder why I want to move from such a 'lovely' place!! :wink:
Take care then Stitch, looking forward to hearing more about your new life on the Cumbrian coast when you have your phone line / computer up and running. Don't overlook the important stuff amidst the 'new move' chaos- i.e. quickly locate local surgery and get registered and familiar with new GP - also check you have plenty meds and are not running low on anything.
Most of all, regardless of short term chaos, remember you are in the place that you want to be and life is 'on the up' now! :rainbow:
Salutations! Vanessa XXX