May 31, 2014

A PCS Story (part 1)


 
Dress: Gap outlet // Shoes: Famous Footwear (Dr. Scholl's..can you believe that?)

When we move, I lose my appetite.  The last move, I ate nothing but sour patch kids and m&ms for a few days.  This time, I'm eating lot of popcorn.  I have no desire to cook.  I pulled everything out of the cupboards and it looks like this.


That's my planner with a billion and six things written in it for the next week.  That's my bottle of water.  And that's my glass of wine.  Not in a wine glass, of course.  Those have been packed for weeks.  I'm slowly emptying out one room at a time and I have very little confidence in my ability to transport everything that's left out to Colorado.

This is 1/10 of it.

I also have to find a laundromat.  And I don't have any furniture.


All my friends but one have already moved away, so I don't have a whole lot of people to spend time with now that school's out.  I've popped back into the gym for the first time in months.  I've cut the grass and weed-whacked the unruly yard because they are showing our house to potential renters.

I'm onto the middle of season 4 of Gossip Girl.  Look at my empty little house and you'll understand why I need the constant amusement of this vapid, dramatic show.

I can't stop laughing at the ridiculousness.   

This coming week includes: a laundromat, a trip or two to the gym, a dentist appointment, a trip to Tennessee to visit friends for 24 hours or so, a professional house cleaning, a hotel stay, a drive through Kansas, maybe finally making it into Colorado Springs, etc, etc.  

The week after that includes trying to schedule appointments in my new state, seeing my new school and filling out paperwork (more on my new job soon), and unpacking all the stuff.  Like, all of it.  We have a lot of stuff.


Cheers to first world problems, I guess. 

12 comments:

  1. *hugs* I can't believe y'all are doing it by yourselves!
    And I can't believe how soon you're moving.... again!
    Also, I love Gossip Girl & your new blog design.

    That's all.... i think.

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  2. *hugs* I can't believe y'all are doing it by yourselves!
    And I can't believe how soon you're moving.... again!
    Also, I love Gossip Girl & your new blog design.

    That's all.... i think.

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  3. Oh the joys of moving lol. I totally know how you feel about having a lot of "stuff". I'm dreading our next move lol. Hope everything goes smoothly for you!!

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  4. Oh yay, you were able to get a position? Can't wait to hear about it :)

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  5. The unsettled feeling of moving, in my opinion, is THE WORST. I hate that last final stage when everything just seems so chaotic and like it'll never get done. I really wish I could just fly out, hang with you--watch GG with you, help you pack and drink lots of wine with you. I know those kinds of things feel less overwhelming when someone is there to take some of the load. Thinking of you friend. It'll be over soon.

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  6. Your pink dress is so pretty! I can relate to losing your appetite when moving. For me, it's pretty much airplane or roadtrips--any kind of long travel, and I pretty much have no desire to eat or drink whatsoever till we safely arrive.

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  7. Whoa, blogging on a Saturday! ;)

    Having "stuff" everywhere is the absolute WORST part of moving. There's no better feeling than when it's FINALLY all in boxes and you don't have to look at it all over the place anymore. And when you're finally in your new house and you can finally relax again. Wish I could help you - seriously!!!

    Some of the lines in Gossip Girl kill me. I still haven't gotten much further than 3 episodes of season 1 but I can tell I'm going to end up binge watching pretty soon.

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  8. Good luck with your move! I will be in the same boat pretty soon.
    And I know I'm a little late to this, but I love your new blog design!

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  9. Good luck! As sad as it sounds, I am ready to move again.

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  10. Not that I have had to move as frequently as you have in the last few years, but I get the same way in a move...and am going through it right now so I feel your pain, friend. LOL

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  11. I know, I know, I'm super behind, and I'm sure I'll be reading more about this soon! haha BUT I feel stressed FOR you. I think moving would drive me over the edge. I am dreading packing for VACATION...so I can't imagine a move!

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