Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The things we have to do...

So life is ridiculously insane right now. Here's what we have on our plate:
  • Get estimates from movers. Wow, we've got a lot of stuff.
  • Retrieve from the storage facility the stuff we put there for the sake of clearing out and "staging" the house.
  • Sell lots of crap on craigslist that isn't worth moving.
  • Deal with all of the people responding to the ads on craigslist.
  • Cancel the phone, cable, internet, newspaper.
  • Decide -- do we keep the alarm system active after we leave? I'll take comments on this point. (To consider -- sure, it seems safer. But friends in a similar boat said that realtors that show the house never really remember to re-arm the alarm when they leave, so half the time it's not on anyway.)
  • Throw a good-bye par-tay.
  • Sell a car.
  • Buy a cheaper car.
  • Figure out whether we're gonna take one or two cars to Minnesota.
  • Figure out how we're gonna get all of the stuff we need up to Minnesota by ourselves, and whether we do that in one car or two cars.
  • Buy a rooftop carrier, preferably used.
  • Get Matt's parents' dining room table back to Matt's parents. Cheaply.
  • Find someplace to stay somewhere between here and Minnesota that is a) cheap and b) doesn't mind our dog.
  • Finish plans for the preschool back-to-school carnival I'm the chairwoman of. It's this Saturday. I have to be there from 5 p.m. Friday night until about 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
  • Finish the minor home repairs identified by the inspector on our pre-listing inspection.
  • Go to Home Depot to get supplies for said repairs. Cheaply.
  • Pack.
  • Decide what to pack.
  • Prepare for open house on 9/26.
  • Visit my family in Hendersonville to say goodbye.
  • Figure out if we can get a loan for a house in Minnesota.
  • Have another garage sale to get rid of more stuff so we don't deplete our entire savings in the move.
  • Pray for the house to sell. Please, please, please sell.
I'm not sure we're gonna make it. Countdown to departure: 12 days.

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