3 Weeks to Go...

What we are trying to avoid.

After nearly five months of house hunting, just as many offers, and countless hours of uncertainty and excitement, our tumultuous journey to home ownership has finally hit a lull.  With the inspection and requested repairs completed, our loan application submitted, and a closing date scheduled, it appears the only task left for us is the dreaded process of packing and moving.

As soon as we both recovered from the shock and horror of realizing how much interest we would pay should we stay for the term of the mortgage, we began to mobilize and execute Operation: Avoid Being the Next Crazies on "Hoarders".  With three moves under our belts since we've lived together, it seems there are always a bunch of sneaky boxes of stuff that follow us from place to place, especially as each place we move to is bigger than the last and of course requires more things.  However, after watching too many episodes of "Hoarders", we have found it much easier to part anything that might be useful at some time down the line, maybe.  As much as I hate cleaning/organizing/packing, I would hate to find cat mummies in my house even more. 

Armed with a stack of new boxes fresh from Home Depot and packing tape I can never quite figure out how to properly use, I managed to pack up our entire DVD and video game collection last night.  Seeing the four boxes all neatly stacked and ready to go, I thought, "I could have bought a lot of shoes with all the money we've spent on those..." followed by a sense of excitement that we really are moving soon into our very own home.  I know we're both glad to finally have a sense of place after living a transient life for the last seven or eight years.  And I'm sure our poor friends are glad they won't have to lug our junk around for at least five more years, as we've reached our lifetime limit of asking them to help us move.

So, that's all the news we have for now.  Now back to some obsessive Craigslist shopping.  Seriously, I cannot believe some of the hideous things people allow into their homes, but who can resist the lure of a sweet deal?  :)