Moving Update #1

Hah, yes, I've decided to subject my lucky friends list to updates on my move. So far, I/we have:

• Had a call from my new letting agent, confirming that the checks and references came back OK, and the flat is now officially mine. Woohoo! :-D


• Started notifying the places on my fairly long list about my change of address.


• Done that redirect-my-post thingy at the Post Office.


• Arranged for a phone line be connected in the new flat.


• Had a complete change of plan for the move itself: instead of Martin and his friend Brendan helping me to do it with a hired self-drive Luton van, I now have Moving Men coming. Which should make things easier! Also, instead of me driving Mum and Xandermog down to Hastings on Thursday so I can sign for the new flat on Friday before driving back up again for the main move, Dad is now coming up here (Hull) on Tues, I'm going back (to Hastings) with him (and Xander) on Thurs, and I've booked a train ticket to travel back (to Hull) on Friday afternoon. Then I'll finally drive down to Hastings with Mum once the Movers are underway. Phew! Still complicated, but it saves me driving for three days straight!


• As per above, booked the Moving Men to come at 9am Saturday (the 11th).


• Cleared out a lot of crap, donated the less-crappy stuff to the nearest charity shop.


• Pretty much cleared the spare room (ie, packed almost everything in it) and started on my bedroom. Well, on the books in there, anyway.


• Felt like death due to dust allergies. Looooooovely. Note to self: take all my allergy meds before starting on packing stuff up tomorrow!

Will we get everything packed in time? Who knows?  Tune In Next Time For Updates!!, On *cracklebpppptspkttthhhh*

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Moving Update #2

Today, we have:

• Done some more packing in the spare room (just all my sheet music & music books left now).


• Had a visit from Russ, Char and little Lex.... who is the brightest, most adorable not-quite-3-year-old.  They then took my bike back for a friend of Char's who's buying it from me.  Hoorah!


• Visited Hannah and Craig for an hour or so, and took them my strimmer which they've bought from me.  Hoorah again!


• Sorted out all my clothes: thrown out some old stuff, bagged up some less-old stuff to go to the charity shop, and packed the remainder.  Er, except for what I'll need for the rest of the week, obviously.

Which doesn't sound like all that much, but R, C & L were here for a while over lunch, and having sorted my clothes means that my bedroom is more than half done now too - the wardrobe and all the drawers are now emptied.

Tomorrow, we start on the downstairs rooms, which we want to get done before Dad arrives on Tuesday eve.  It's beginning to look do-able.  I think. ;-)