Moving this time was a humbling experience in several respects.
- We had been in our Westminster house for 16+ years. It was amazing how much we had acquired during that time. Maybe dismaying is a better word. We had stuff crammed into almost all the available spaces.
- At some point, I had not stayed on top of the cleaning. It had likely started when my right foot got bad, and then just snowballed. But, the dust in places was really bad.
- I needed help weeding through my clothes and gathering items for donations.
- We needed help packing--there weren't enough hours in the day for how much stuff we had.
On the other hand, I'm extremely grateful for my friend Sue coming over and helping me sort through all my clothes. And, I'm extremely grateful for my friend Carol coming over and helping with the dogs the day of the move and then coming back multiple times to help haul things from one house to another after the movers were done.
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| Carol keeping the dogs calm during the move |
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| Smokey helping Geff with a short break |
Several lessons learned through this move:
- If I am going to hire people to help pack, I need to be better organized so that things go to the correct places.
- We need to do a serious spring cleaning--at least once a year, if not twice a year, going forward.
- If I fall behind on the cleaning, I need to consider hiring help to get caught up.
- Friends are invaluable. The next time a friend moves, I need to be much more available to them to help.
While we were still in the process of moving, we discovered we had COVID. If it isn't one thing, it is definitely another!
