Packing Packing Packing
Actually – in this case not a lot. About 3:30 pm yesterday (Saturday, 2/27), as I sat waiting for the 3rd of 3 tenants to give me their official 30-day notice, I decided departure date for the big road trip was being moved out 24 hours. There’s still snow, wind and rain predicted for Monday, but my emotional state will be much better able to deal with it.
Isn’t that always the way it is, though? You’re trying to tie up loose ends to get away and THAT’s when the ‘stuff’ hits the fan – the big proposal comes in, the client has a crisis, the basement floods… So it’s no different here. I have 4 apartments on the property where my office is. One tenant had previously given notice to move out this weekend. Last week 2 others turned in 30-day notice – which means they’ll be moving out before I even get back.
The next day we had the big storm where part of my fence, roof and lawn furniture blew into Canada. Trying to contact insurance adjusters and arrange rental assistance for the upcoming vacant units, prepare to leave for 5-weeks AND have a social life – just couldn’t be done in the 24 hours I had left.
This is one of the things I love most about living on my own; –calling the shots. I’m not leaving today. I’m going to pour myself another cup of coffee, put on some cheesy 70′s music and finish packing.
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Have a great trip, Lynnelle. Sorry to hear about the wind damage, but the important thing is that nobody was hurt!
Thanks, Christina! Just makes for a more interesting trip, wouldn’t you say? I might even have a new roof & fence in a couple of months…