Done, but not finished

There is a difference between done and finished, if you know you know. I am so done with this move even though there are things that are not yet finished. 😏 I am so done with the corporate rental company and their 4 websites and 3 user portals and stupid processes that no one follows, giving instructions that they don't even follow through on. Like be so f'in serious how am I supposed to leave the key in the "rently box" on the front door when no one ever came and put a rently box on the front door??!?!? 😖 Why does the email say the window to install said box is between 30 and 7 days? really!?!? could you be any less specific or useful 😠 I tried to follow the rules, I tried to follow their directions, but they literally made it impossible, so I'm done. 

In good news, the cats are adjusting and even liking the new house.

Merlin's barstool now has a view, he seems very happy with.

I still have a ton of painting, trim, and touchup to do, not to mention all the ongoing unpacking and organizing. It will be weeks if not months before I'm fully unpacked and settled. 

Holy exhaustion Batman!

No seriously, I'm getting too old for this Sh*t! 

Don't ask where it hurts because it would be a shorter list to ask where it doesn't hurt. 😒 My ankle popped so loud the other day I thought my foot was just going to snap off Death Becomes Her style. Thank god for the movers, those young men worked so hard, we have a lot of stuff. Although, I should point out that it wasn't 2 men and A truck it was 4 men and 2 trucks, did I mention we have a lot of stuff. 

Even with 2 trucks we ended up with stuff in our trailer and left stuff we have to go back for, yeah like I said too much stuff. 😏  

Part of why I'm so exhausted and sore is because my cRazY insisted on trying to paint the whole house in a matter of days before the furniture delivery. 😅 When talking to people about this it was pretty evenly divided between thinking it was brilliant or insane; it is way easier to paint before there is furniture and stuff in the way, but it is also insane to try to paint a whole 3000 sqft house with different colors in different rooms in a matter of days and then have the energy to move in. Even people who thought it was insane admit it was a great plan because once stuff is in the way and unpacking and setting up and then everyday life kicks in and so many of those little things you never get back to fixing. 😐 But this is not our first home purchase, and I know that from experience, while in previous homes we have done some stuff there is always a list of things you never get to. . .until it's time to sell or move and then you do those things for the benefit of the next person. Well, no offense to our Georgia renters or the guy who bought our Tipton house, but I want to enjoy it this time. 😎

And while I didn't succeed in painting the whole house, I did manage to finish the dining room, living room, master bedroom, my shop, the world's longest hallway and half a guest room (ran out of paint). I still need to do the sunroom, the laundry room, the back office, and mud room, and yes, it is a big house but see the aforementioned "too much stuff". 😅 Luckily the house also came with a second garage just for husband's too many tools, so I can still park my car in the attached garage.

The cats have adjusted quite quickly, I'm a bit surprised, especially by little Merlin as he tends to be a bit skittish and scaredy because of his less than perfect eyesight, but less than 24 hours and he's strutting around like he owns the place. 😌

of course, there is too much to see and explore so he won't sit still long enough for me to get a photo 😅 so here is the blur that is my Merlin

New house. . .

I am exhausted, I really hate moving, but things are happening. I know now that I'm not just feeling behind, I am in fact falling behind, but there is nothing I can do about it. There are a limited number of hours in a day and I am only 1 person, so I will do all I can for as long as I can and it will have to be enough. The movers and trucks are coming on schedule whether we are ready or not. 😏

in the meantime, I find myself wondering why one would hang such a massive set of drapes in such a manner over a normal sized window 😅

Oh, but I am keeping those drapes, they are JcPenney home originals in good condition (I took them to the cleaners) however, I am absolutely shrinking the rod footprint and getting new shears. The dining room and living room both will keep the fancy drapes, just reconfigured and refreshed. 😎 Although they are not the reason I like the house so much, they are just a nice touch, the real reason I love the house is the location and the view. 

 

Yes, that's a deer out my kitchen window just wandering through in the middle of the day. 😍