1. The house appraised for $17,000 above its asking price! The appraisal value was what it was originally listed as, but they lowered it because it wasn't selling. So, even though I didn't negotiate at all on the price, I still ended up with a good deal.
2. I ordered a refrigerator. I hope it looks right in the space I have for it. It will definitely fit, I'm just hoping I didn't go too small. I wasn't sure how much room exactly I'd need to leave on top and bottom, but I like having space on top to sit things (like my cannisters...or the bread box). They are supposed to deliver/install that Friday.
3. I've actually been packing. Spent most of Sunday doing that. I've been worried all along that I would run out of boxes, so rather than actually packing things, and getting more boxes if I ran out, I just kept going out and getting/buying more boxes. Now I think I may have entirely too many! There are boxes EVERYWHERE and really not that much left to pack. And I have about 8000 rolls of tape. Okay, major exaggeration...I do have about 6 rolls...but 5 are small. I wanted the "strapping tape", but when I first went tape shopping I couldn't find any. So, I got 2 large rolls of the clear packing tape, figuring I'd get strapping tape to re-inforce the boxes before the move. (I have this crazy fear of my boxes busting open due to substandard tape) I found strapping tape at Kroger the other day, but they only sell it in the smaller rolls and I have a complete inability to look at the length of the roll and figure out how much I'll need. So, I have most likely completely overbought that as well. I do the same thing with fabric. But, anyway, packing is going nicely. I'm only working today and tomorrow, then I have the rest of the week to finish the packing.
4. I hired movers! For July 2, which was what I wanted. And I also set up an appointment to have my cable/internet installed the same day. And both were done without having to talk to anyone! Email and internet!
5. Now all I have left service-wise is hiring a maid service to do the post-move cleanup at the apartment. I could do it myself, but I recognize that I'd be much happier if I just paid someone else to do it. My life philosophy, I think. But, really, they'll do a better job and it is a lot less work for me. I'll have enough to do with the house. I just have to figure out how much I want them to do. The service I'm getting an estimate from also does carpet cleaning, but I seriously think the carpet in the apartment is beyond saving thanks to the two brats. Between Whitney using as a toilet and Naiya spilling my plant all over it (in Whitney's bathroom area, which resulted in potting soil making horrible stains in all the places that were still kind of wet from the Whitney stains...which resulted in my threatening Naiya's life quite a few times, because that was the plant I got from my grandfather's funeral, so it has special meaning...didn't end up killing her and was able to save the plant by repotting it...and she stays in her playpen during the day to keep her out of trouble and hasn't tried to get in the plant again since I put it up on a plant stand). It is just disgusting. So, that carpet will have to be replaced, I would think. So, do I pay someone to clean it so that is looks....better....or do I just leave it as is? I guess it would depend on a few things....like whether cleaning it would make a difference as far as getting my deposit back. See, I think they are going to replace it anyway, so it may not matter. I know at my first apartment here, I had made this horrible stain on the carpet...a stain stain...I had a pail of wood stain sitting on the mantle and it fell and landed top side down on the carpet and, of course, it popped the top open and left a perfectly round stain there. But, I still got my full deposit back from them because they were going to replace the carpet anyway, since I'd been there 3 years. So, anyway, something to think about.
6. Still heading for closing Thursday. Got a call from Debbie yesterday to find out if I want to do a final walk-through before Thursday. Is probably not a bad idea and I need to remember to email her about that (I'm on a work PC at the moment and don't have her email addy, so I'll have to do that from my laptop later.) . While we are there I want to measure the windows. I went insane buying window treatments the other day....Lowe's had roman shades on clearance and I was getting $30 shades for $3-$5 each. And it was even working out that they had the exact # I needed for the rooms I was wanting to put them in! So, I HAD to get them, right? But, of course, since I haven't measured the windows, I just have to hope they'll fit.
7. Also still deciding whether to paint the master bedroom. If I'm going to paint it, then I want to do it Sunday...before everything gets moved in, but while my aunt is there to help me. She's coming up Sunday after church. And she's coming in my grandfather's truck in case I need to do anything I'll need a truck for. Since I don't actually have my dad's truck yet, because Suzette hasn't sent the title yet, which I need to call her about, but keep forgetting when I'm actually at home where I COULD call her.
8. Homeowner's Insurance is much less expensive than I thought. Really, a year of that is only slightly more than I pay MONTHLY for car insurance. I don't really understand the logic in that, but I won't complain about it being cheap. I may, however, complain about how high car insurance is. Seriously, between gas and insurance, who can even afford to drive these days? If If only I could learn "instant transmission" that wouldn't be an issue.
Anyhoo, I think that is all I have. See, this is what happens when I go so long between updates. I end up with a REALLY long post! I will let y'all
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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