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Wow!  Almost four months since I last updated this series.  Back on July 31, we had just bought the new building and I was talking about having to pack everything in order to move it.

That was three months and 22 days ago.  Back then, our house had been on the market for a little while.  Fast forward to now: it sold late last month.  Since then we’ve gradually been moving, but have had to pick up the pace in the past couple weeks because the closing is next week.

I’d estimate that about 98% of the major stuff is out of the house.  What’s left are some clothes, remainaing dishes, other odds and ends, and the big beds and couches.  If you didn’t catch what that means, well it means that we’re now living in the new house!

The mattresses were moved over today, and my parents have their bed setup, since it’s a frame bed, unlike my heavy captain’s bed.  So, I’ll be sleeping on a mattress for the next two nights.  It sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

So, we’re practically moved in, and even the cable is on (or I wouldn’t be posting this).  That means this series, which I had intended to be much larger, is drawing to an end.  I’ll be making one final post on Monday or shortly thereafter with some closing thoughts on the process.

Now off to sleep for a busy day tomorrow.

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You ever have a point where you’re in a hurry to get something done because, I don’t know, you’re late on an assignment, family is coming over, or maybe a moving crew is arriving in half an hour!?

The last one was me on Saturday morning.  On Friday, we had basically gotten everything off most of the shelves in the front of my parent’s store in preparation for the moving crew.  However, the back was not yet complete.  When my dad went back there at night, he spent a long time cleaning out his desk, but never got to anything else.  So, it ended up pretty much falling to me on Saturday morning to clear out a showcase, two counters up front, and all the counters and shelves in the back.

I thought I was going to be playing a racing game with the movers, but luckily it didn’t turn out that way.  They had to go back and forth between the buildings with a load one time, so I had more time to clear off counters that I originally thought.

Now all the major necessities have been moved, and we’ll be open for business on Monday.  Need your computer repaired or have something you want to sell on consignment?  Then we’ll see you at 472 Center St.

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Back again with the Moving Chronicles.  This time why packing my dad’s store in two days is going to be interesting.

Basically, this morning I arrive there, and he’s talking to a guy who owns a moving company.  He got a pretty good deal on a job…for Saturday morning.  Long story short, the next two days will be more or less devoted to packing, packing, and more packing.

Which will suck, because we originally envisioned a longer amount of time to do the job; time used to sort out the old and keep only what we need.  Now we pretty much just have to pack everything up and sort it afterward.

On the flip side, at least everything will be in the store on Monday morning…albeit mostly in boxes.

Time to get to bed so we can start bright and early!

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Overall, I try to keep my areas neat and clean.  I’ve had varying levels of success doing it at home, but at college, I was actually pretty generally clean.  At the very least, people could always come to my dorm room without having to walk in a pigsty.  I’ve had roommates with rooms that were barely walkable.  It started out as a common courtesy when I shared a room in my Freshman year, and simply continued on after I got my own room.  In part, most of help I had was from having a good clothes hamper.  At home, I sometimes have it, and sometimes not.  That’s a weak argument, but there it is.

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