But in a good way! Saturday I was open from 10 - 4 and as soon as I locked the door, I began the very overwhelming task of emptying every fixture and prepping for the movers that are coming Monday morning. My mother and my 2 sisters were there as planned to help. Oh my goodness can these girls move! I could barely keep up. {I did work all day and I think they did some power napping, although they are vehemently denying it.} My plan of attack was to sit down and cry for a spell, then sooth myself with some fast food, and then dig in to the unpleasant task at hand. I'm not real big on jobs that aren't fun and I am a veteran procrastinator. I told my husband that I didn't know when I would be home, I might be there all night. But no, my helpers had this place empty in 2 hours flat! I'd like to think that it was because I was so organized and they didn't have to look for empty boxes, or bubble wrap etc. We even moved a few of the smaller pieces of furniture. I just couldn't believe we got so much done in such a short amount of time. That freed my up Sunday for the other loose ends I had to take care of. I was up there in the morning hooking up the phones, the fax, and the credit card machine, breaking down boxes, taking out garbage, cleaning out drawers and closets etc. And then, my mother showed up and said she wanted to wash down my baseboards and scrub my floor! HELLO! Now, this is a woman who excels in this sport! If it were an olympic event, she's walking away with the gold; so, I didn't feel badly asking if she would also just give the chair rail a good swipe!
The movers come 1st thing in the morning and I'm all set. A huge thanks to my mother and my 2 sisters, one who dropped everything, came to town and has been helping everyday since Friday. The other works full time but gave up her free time over the weekend to help! Truth be told, we really just love being together and we'll take advantage of any chance we have to hang out together! Thanks girls!
As for the rest of you, I'll see you on Thursday!
A final look of the 2nd floor! No more steps for you!
So excited for you Laurie! Jan & I plan to walk accross the street & visit later this week!
ReplyDeleteit looks so different when it is empty. good luck laurie. i can't wait to see it next time i'm in new wilmington (you should have the christmas stuff by then)!
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