Moving n' such
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sonoranrnWow, back to LJ. It's been too long. I know not too many people read/use their LJ anymore so this may be just for me, which is just fine. Anything I really feel the need to share I can also post as a note over on Facebook.
I guess the biggest thing right now is the move. Now that we have a tentative date (or at least a timeframe) it seems much more real and I find myself thinking about it a lot and doing some little stuff here and there to get ready for it. We're hoping to be gone by mid- to late November; plan to be moved (if not totally settled) into Jesse's condo by December 1st. If all goes according to plan, I'll quit the hospital here in the second week or so of November and start up in DC/NoVA about the same time in December. (I've got to decide when to start sending out applications; not sure when would be too soon.)
The packing and sorting isn't a big deal for me; I've done it often enough so it's pretty much old hat. It'll be nice to get rid of a bunch of stuff I don't need/want anymore, like our horribly uncomfortable and ugly couch. We really should just have a garage sale and be done with it, but I've no idea what to price things. I'd be content to just donate the lot of it, but making a few extra bucks before we go wouldn't be a bad thing.
The size of the condo is a little nerve-wracking for me. Jesse's place is small; I can't imagine having both of us, the dog, three cats, and the birds in it. Most of the stuff from here in the house will be in storage, so that'll help, but I'm used to having a lot more space to roam around in. We're expecting to be there for a month or two while we look or someplace we like. Could get interesting.
The biggest concern for me is just going back to NoVA. I know you can't go home again. Hell, I tried to just go back to AZ for a visit barely a year after I left and that went all to shit. Only two people could be bothered to show up to see me? That's really a rant for another day, but it IS relevant. I haven't lived in the DC area since 1998. That's a long damn time. Most of the people I was really, really close to have moved or gotten married and had kids. It'll be a totally different place and I need to remember that. I vowed once I left the freak scene I wouldn't go back, and yet here I am doing just that. I've no idea what to expect, really.
Also, it'll be like a whole other planet climate-wise. 13+ years in the semi-arid Southwest means a big adjustment when relocating to a city built on a swamp. No more huge expanses of sky, no seeing 50+ miles at a glance. Sure it'll be gorgeous and green and I'll get my beloved fall colors back and have snow and all that, but it'll be strange. I have to remember how to layer for cold weather, not to mention deal with humidity and bugs. I'm used to things drying just about instantaneously out here. I leave the house with wet hair and it's almost totally dry by the time I get to the hospital. We generally don't have mosquitos (can't remember the last time I put on bug spray) or gnats -- though we don't have lightning bugs either and I miss them. I'm excited at the prospect of being able to grow things and plant a garden, but I'll miss my cacti. My eyes will have to readjust to a whole new color scheme; from a zillion shades of brown to as many of gr
I guess the biggest thing right now is the move. Now that we have a tentative date (or at least a timeframe) it seems much more real and I find myself thinking about it a lot and doing some little stuff here and there to get ready for it. We're hoping to be gone by mid- to late November; plan to be moved (if not totally settled) into Jesse's condo by December 1st. If all goes according to plan, I'll quit the hospital here in the second week or so of November and start up in DC/NoVA about the same time in December. (I've got to decide when to start sending out applications; not sure when would be too soon.)
The packing and sorting isn't a big deal for me; I've done it often enough so it's pretty much old hat. It'll be nice to get rid of a bunch of stuff I don't need/want anymore, like our horribly uncomfortable and ugly couch. We really should just have a garage sale and be done with it, but I've no idea what to price things. I'd be content to just donate the lot of it, but making a few extra bucks before we go wouldn't be a bad thing.
The size of the condo is a little nerve-wracking for me. Jesse's place is small; I can't imagine having both of us, the dog, three cats, and the birds in it. Most of the stuff from here in the house will be in storage, so that'll help, but I'm used to having a lot more space to roam around in. We're expecting to be there for a month or two while we look or someplace we like. Could get interesting.
The biggest concern for me is just going back to NoVA. I know you can't go home again. Hell, I tried to just go back to AZ for a visit barely a year after I left and that went all to shit. Only two people could be bothered to show up to see me? That's really a rant for another day, but it IS relevant. I haven't lived in the DC area since 1998. That's a long damn time. Most of the people I was really, really close to have moved or gotten married and had kids. It'll be a totally different place and I need to remember that. I vowed once I left the freak scene I wouldn't go back, and yet here I am doing just that. I've no idea what to expect, really.
Also, it'll be like a whole other planet climate-wise. 13+ years in the semi-arid Southwest means a big adjustment when relocating to a city built on a swamp. No more huge expanses of sky, no seeing 50+ miles at a glance. Sure it'll be gorgeous and green and I'll get my beloved fall colors back and have snow and all that, but it'll be strange. I have to remember how to layer for cold weather, not to mention deal with humidity and bugs. I'm used to things drying just about instantaneously out here. I leave the house with wet hair and it's almost totally dry by the time I get to the hospital. We generally don't have mosquitos (can't remember the last time I put on bug spray) or gnats -- though we don't have lightning bugs either and I miss them. I'm excited at the prospect of being able to grow things and plant a garden, but I'll miss my cacti. My eyes will have to readjust to a whole new color scheme; from a zillion shades of brown to as many of gr
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Date: 2011-08-15 07:18 pm (UTC)Hey, I didn't even know you were here until you left. :(
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Date: 2011-08-15 08:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-15 11:50 pm (UTC)My opinion? (You knew I had one, didn't you? It's free, probably worth what you paid for it!)
Forget you ever lived there. Don't start off comparing them or trying to recreate it. Look at it like a whole new experience, totally unrelated to anything before. That way, this time gets a chance to be better, happier, easier, and lots of other "iers".
Have fun, and don't be a stranger!