Our Crazy Lives Right Now
Things are moving at a very hectic pace, making our lives crazy! Now that we have officially decided to put the house on the market (still interviewing realtors though), we are now frantically getting things prepped!
Rooms are empty and things are getting packed. Our carpets are being replaced this week, which means everything (nick nacks, electronics, etc) need to be removed. We figure, since we’ll have to have the house staged a bit, might as well start packing that stuff! This is truly exhausting.
Then we are having our floors refinished next week, which means we have to leave the house for three days. Since it’s our 15 year wedding anniversary on Thursday, we’re venturing up to the Marriott in Bellevue for a staycation. Of course, I would have rather gone somewhere tropical, but this is more practical.
We had a garage sale last weekend and sold most of our big stuff, including our generator, freezer and some furniture. What we didn’t sell, we are donating to Northwest Center, which is now about ten boxes of stuff! After we sell the house and know where we are living, we will most likely have an estate sale for the big furniture.
Storage Unit
Moving out of a four bedroom home into a two bedroom condo, means we will have to rent a storage unit. The last time I needed to rent a storage unit was in 1999! Yesterday, we looked at two Public Storage facilities near the boat and Queen Anne. The first one we didn’t like as it was old and unheated. The second one we loved! Friendly, warm and newer. So we signed on the dotted line and secured our unit. Fun times!
All of the boat gear, including bedding, cushions, carpet, etc are all stored in our garage. Since we will need that space for other items, I am hauling all of that stuff and more belongings down to the unit today. I’m hoping I can do it in less than four trips!
House Listing
Everyone is anxious to know when we are going on the market. We want to make sure everything is in order and so it may not be until March 23rd or 30th. Again, we’re not in any rush and so we want to make sure everything is done properly and with thought.
I do wonder if the new owners will like the landscapers though? We certainly don’t need to get any Moss-Out when you have this guy chowing down on moss for hours!
Hauling Out
To add more chaos to our crazy lives, we are hauling out our boat Kokomo next Wednesday, March 7th! We are moving it to Shilshole, to Sea View Boatyard first thing in the morning. Hopefully we won’t have any troubles with our broken prop.
I will share with you all of the details and updates about that in our blog. We are having the bottom painted, the upper cleaned and waxed and some mechanical work being done.
Needless to say, our lives next month are going to be crazy! Add to that, I am interviewing with a few companies. Of course, I work best when I’m under pressure, so this is normal for me.
So stay tuned for more updates on our boating journey & adventure!
Cheers, Scott and Ally
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