New Beginnings, Same Weird Luck

Hello my lovelies! I really thought I would be able to move, unpack and stay on top of my blog in a timely manner but I really overestimated my abilities because I hit a huge wall on Friday 😆. Of course, being sick throughout most of the move/unpacking did little to help. But I think I’m finally shaking this sinus infection that seems to have morphed into a cold since I actually slept through the night for the first time in over a week, so YAY ME!

So, let’s talk about the move and subsequent days. I have to say, all went fairly smoothly, only 2 glasses out of a set of 8 broke and my shredder seems to have gone missing (yes I’ve opened almost all of the boxes and I don’t think it was boxed to begin with). Quite frankly, if that’s the worst of it, I’ll consider myself lucky 🍀. I spent most of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday unpacking to make it easier on my sweet girl Reese 🐾 once my parents bought her up on Friday. I will say she’s adjusted well so far but we have to get back into our routines soon.

As for my luck, again not good or bad, but weird. I’ll start with the photos I was taking throughout the unpacking process – well it seems that I either lost or didn’t push the button hard enough on some of the photos because there are a lot less than I took and half of them are blurry 🤦‍♀️. I will still share what I have (some will be retakes because sheesh), but I plead illness with a side of moving exhaustion. Note: I really must be tired, some of the photos were on my phone – send help before I hurt myself 🤣🤣🤣.

Next are the appliances or lack thereof (refrigerator, washer/dryer). As you know so much has gone wrong during this whole process (selling/buying/moving) I was afraid to buy appliances too soon because something was bound to go wrong – like the closing date moving. So I waited to order and the Best Buy employee assisting me said that delivery make take a while until he found out I was in Camden not Myrtle Beach – instead it’s only going to take a week and a half! Not bad all things considered but thank the goddess I kept the extra refrigerator that now sits in my garage allowing me to store food (insert sigh of relief here).

Utility switchover went relatively well except they forgot to list the gas provider so I started to freak out that my hot water would go away if I didn’t switch it over in time 😱. Again, shout out to my amazing realtor Jeanene who once again saved the day and found out who I needed to call, woo hoo.

The only other hiccup with utilities was getting internet service. Let me start by saying I have been working off of two mobile hotspots (total of 30 GB of 4G speed, then dialed down to KB speed – in other words a sucky way to live) since 2019 so I have been dreaming of the day where I don’t have to worry about running out of highspeed data. And I still have to wait at least another 2 WEEKS AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! I kid (mostly) but I really hope I can get moved up in the queue. Wish me luck 🤞.

But on the bright side, my house was the last one in my development to get a decent sized tub and since I love a good bath, I’m grateful for that. Also the other hundred acres are under contract so again YAY ME!

Now on to the (dubious) photos I took while unpacking.

The first series has to do with my future eat in kitchen and kitchen area. That had the most boxes probably next to my bedroom and that wasn’t even close.

Next are master closet and bathroom. Please note the before and after window treatment (yes the towel was a necessity for a few days because my future neighbor’s window looked right into my shower).

Then we move into my youngest nephews play area and a quick look at my living room – the easiest room to unpack 😆.

Next to last are set of random shots of the various rooms that still need help, my office, the guest bedroom, the Christmas storage room and dear god the garage 😳 – definitely a work in progress.