T-Minus 30 Days
Thirty days to go! June 30 is rapidly approaching! At the risk of jinxing anything, things are going smoother than I could have ever hoped. We have procured visas for the whole family. We got the house presentable for showing, and it appears that we have secured a tenant for a July 1 lease start date. We have our movers scheduled to come in on June 16 (father’s day, so not much relaxation or pampering that day) to move the remaining large items into our storage unit and remove our old upright piano. We have a three bedroom hotel suite secured for June 16 through June 30, so we can be out of the house in time for our renovations to start, which commence on June 17. New carpets, getting the whole house painted top to bottom, and any other small updates needed.
The last things to consider are when to return our leased cars. The timing of our leases could not have worked out better. They both ended in May, and we were easily able to extend a month.
It’s really crazy to me how so much is falling nicely into place. We still have things in closets and drawers we need to either put into storage or get rid of. We also have a vintage dining room table and Ikea loveseat and ottoman we’re trying to sell. Those are the last few items that are on my mind. I’d really love to sell the table and chairs, but those items seem to be the harder to sell. It would be nice to get at least something for these. I’m not sure the table would fit in our storage unit at this point.
With the house so empty, and a tenant now lined up, I can start to step back and think a bit more about the reality we are about to enter. It’s been a ton of work getting everything together, but I’m so grateful we started doing all of this months ago. I’m really proud of how my wife and I have made this whole process as stress-free as it could possibly be.
The boys have a week and a half left of school. Miles’ birthday is coming up. We’ll start saying our goodbyes to our neighborhood friends and see other folks as we are able before we leave. Time is going by incredibly fast, but we’re in a great spot.
Now we just need to see exactly how many suitcases we’ll need as we decided not to ship anything. It’ll be tight, but I think we’ll be OK.
