I've thought a lot about all your suggestions about hiring a cleaning company before we move out, and I shouldn't totally dismiss them no matter how my husband feels about the issue. The reality is I just don't know what kind of shape I'll be in around moving time, so we may have no choice. Really only I can make the determination of whether I can do the work or not- not him. I won't leave this place a mess, and I'm sure it would be more expensive if we did that vs. hiring a cleaning company.

I called the office yesterday and the girl I spoke to said they will be coming this Monday. She said even though the letter says the visit will be a "pre-move out inspection," they are not coming to assess for damages. They will be looking to see if they need to order countertops, carpet, etc and will be in and out in minutes. But since they'll be evaluating the flooring, I'm still concerned about the carpet stains.

In regards to this visit, I'm only concerned with the "cat room," and that will be my focus. I'm waiting to rent the carpet cleaner tho…

I think it's pointless to shampoo the rug in there if I can't do the whole thing. And since they're not supposed to come until Monday, there's time to do it right. So, I'm going to pack up the CDs, DVDs, and the stuff on the bookshelves so the furniture (not the same furniture I'm always after my husband to throw out) is easier to move, and wait to rent the carpet cleaner until this weekend when my husband can do that for me, and maybe help me if I'm really lucky.

My elderly, pleasantly confused neighbor paid me a visit yesterday. She got to meet the cats (except Buddy who hides from strangers), we had coffee together, and were able to have a nice conversation because she was having a good day. I'm so awful though… all I could think of was cleaning, and had to politely kick her out after about an hour.

Yesterday I finished everything in the bathroom on my "moving-soon list" with the exception of cleaning out the linen closet. Everything done can be very easily maintained. It felt good to cross a whole room, no matter how small, off my list. And the linen closet is not a priority.

I have to do laundry this morning, and I have to go out to pick up a few things, so I don't know if I'll have the energy left to do any packing today, but I have plenty of time to get it done before the weekend.

I turned in our "60 day notice to vacate" yesterday. Since paperwork has a habit of disappearing in that office, I asked the girl I gave it to to initial or sign it and give me a copy, which she did, so they can't deny they received it.

In response to my question about which Monday they would be doing the "inspection", I got an email yesterday morning saying that the office and maintenance managers would be coming to do a "walk through" once they received my notice to vacate, but there was no mention in there of when that would happen...

So if they decide to come before Monday, there's nothing I can do about the carpet in the "cat room." But I managed to dust, vacuum, and clean the kitchen floor to make the apartment presentable.

Doing that, laundry, and going out to pick a few things up at the store was WAY too much. When I woke up from my 4+ hour nap, my husband took one look at me and pulled out the take-out menus.

I wonder how long I will be hypo? I am very productive right now even though I'm paying for it. What I will be capable of doing once I come down? Fortunately I started doing all this early, so I still have a lot of time left. Moving out of here at least a week before our lease is up would be ideal. That way I would have more time to clean and there would be no furniture in my way.

Today is my lottery/coffee day, and I plan on doing nothing else but packing crap up. Even though I have thoughts of cleaning everything dancing through my head, I'm so beat up from yesterday, that packing is probably all I will be able to do.

(((((HUGS))))))
bizi:hug::hug::hug:

Kay,

'So happy he recognized that food was going to be take out.

Packing is a good activity.
(I mean it is and is not good [or fun] but it is something that you can get done and that will contribute successfully to your goal of moving.)


It is hard to move but motivation to get to a better place is helping I hope. Take care of yourself along the way.


M

i like the expression pleasantly confused.
love
bobby

You're right, Mari. I'm very motivated to get out of this **** hole and move to a better place. And between that, and being hypo, it's helping me get a lot done. The packing is a good activity because it's less physically demanding and I'm less likely to overdo it or injure myself, but I won't be doing any packing for a while after this project.

I'm really hoping to hear something from that desirable apartment complex or the rental agency soon. By Monday, significant progress will have been made in the "cat room." Hopefully, because of that, I can back off of some of the physical activity for a little while. I'm going to start searching for apartments online again, but it's going to be frustrating because either the apartments are very expensive or they're looking to rent ASAP. I really need to know where we will be going within 2 weeks. Anything beyond that will leave me feeling panicked.


I can't believe how many games, DVDs, CDs, and cassette tapes my husband has!!! I wiped down and packed up all of that stuff except for the CDs yesterday, but packing those will be the biggest project. I still have to get to the things on the bookshelf as well, but that will be easy because everything's been cleaned recently. I need to buy some bigger boxes before I can do anything else tho.

I have quite a day ahead of me, so will really have to get an early start. I have to buy boxes, do light food shopping, and pick up the carpet cleaner before I get on with the packing and thoroughly clean all the furniture when I am done.

I hope you are being careful to not hurt yourself this weekend, hoping that your hubby helped you.
((((((HUGS)))))
bizi

I have seeing cds and dvds and such to deal with.

It is not necessary to hold on to them forever and they just add to
the load for a move.


Good luck.



M

I meant to say I am exasperated by your husbands lack of help in this process of moving.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

Even though my husband has downloaded all his CDs to iTunes, he would never part with them. He has a hard time letting go of stuff in general. It's going to be a problem.

Another problem is that while I slaved away from Thursday to Saturday, my husband offered me little to no help and still hasn't made good on promises to do things he should have done months ago, and that makes me worry about the move in general. I can't pack everything and clean everything myself... and I don't feel like I can rely on him to do much.

I'm going to continue to chip away at my "moving-soon list," but I think it MAY end up as more of a way of not having to pay a cleaning company as much vs. not having to pay the management here as much, provided we have enough time to move out of here early enough to get the furniture out and have the cleaning company in. My husband has said that we won't even be renting a machine to clean the rest of the carpet in the apartment before we move out, so hiring a cleaning company would be an epic battle, but I pick my battles, and can be a formidable opponent when I want/need to be. And I will probably need to be.

The rental machine did a very good job, but there is a stubborn urine stain that won't come out. Since it's an isolated spot, I'm going to treat it with Nature's Miracle "Urine Destroyer" and that will at least improve it further.


So, I've finally completely run myself into the ground. I'm exhausted, not moving around well, and everything hurts, but I'm still MANIC. Odd combination... I'm going to have to throw myself into the apartment search because I can't do any kind of physical work for X-amount of days... I don't know how many... maybe a week? But I hope not.

Unfortunately I have to do grocery shopping today because there's literally nothing in the house :(
It will be a light load, and I don't carry the bags in, but still... yesterday I had trouble washing my hair...