Boxing Day
I have my own version of Boxing Day. Traditionally, in countries of the Brittish Commonwealth, December 26 is Boxing Day, also St. Stephen's Day. Stephen achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith.
My Boxing Days began today, but there will be many... or at least several. I got boxes from a Freecycle participant and began filling them today. So far, I've packed the china, most of my NutriSystem food and some other stuff. There's still a LOT to go!
We will only be in this house four more days! We close on Tuesday and will plan to be moved into our new kitchen that day and at least set up a mattress in the bedroom. We won't move any other furniture in until we have the carpets cleaned, etc. We also want to paint most of the rooms and add molding to some, so we have much to do on that house before actually setting up the rooms. But, we need to be out of here as soon as possible so we can get this one on the market before we leave for Tami's wedding. That means we'll have just over two weeks to do everything here, and we're going to camp out at the new place while we do it. This isn't HGTV, and Clive isn't here, so we can't do it all in two days... so we'll need every day we have.
That should be fun!
I'm actually looking forward to all of it. Quite an adventure. I feel like a newlywed in my first home. What I really need is a solid design plan instead of all the vague stuff running through my head, or just hoping the perfect inspiration pieces cross my path. Yes, I'm using first person singular. Richard cares not a speck about color or design. He does like comfort, though... and pool. we should be able to work something out with that.
I am so incredibly thankful. So many homeless in this world and we have the luxury of buying a new home before selling our existing home. Wow! God has been so merciful!
My Boxing Days began today, but there will be many... or at least several. I got boxes from a Freecycle participant and began filling them today. So far, I've packed the china, most of my NutriSystem food and some other stuff. There's still a LOT to go!
We will only be in this house four more days! We close on Tuesday and will plan to be moved into our new kitchen that day and at least set up a mattress in the bedroom. We won't move any other furniture in until we have the carpets cleaned, etc. We also want to paint most of the rooms and add molding to some, so we have much to do on that house before actually setting up the rooms. But, we need to be out of here as soon as possible so we can get this one on the market before we leave for Tami's wedding. That means we'll have just over two weeks to do everything here, and we're going to camp out at the new place while we do it. This isn't HGTV, and Clive isn't here, so we can't do it all in two days... so we'll need every day we have.
That should be fun!
I'm actually looking forward to all of it. Quite an adventure. I feel like a newlywed in my first home. What I really need is a solid design plan instead of all the vague stuff running through my head, or just hoping the perfect inspiration pieces cross my path. Yes, I'm using first person singular. Richard cares not a speck about color or design. He does like comfort, though... and pool. we should be able to work something out with that.
I am so incredibly thankful. So many homeless in this world and we have the luxury of buying a new home before selling our existing home. Wow! God has been so merciful!
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