i hate moving

I hate moving so much. It's such a pain the rear. And doing it all by yourself makes it a thousand times worse. I have had some help in moving the big furniture items. But I mean, as a single person, it sucks to have the entire burden on my shoulders. The only reason I had to move was because my landlord/property owner let the duplex I was renting go into foreclosure. She's had an incredibly tough year, so I'm not angry with her for falling victim to her circumstances. What pisses me off is that I continued to pay my rent every month, and she didn't even have the decency to let me know there were any kind of issues. The only reason I found out is because the attorney's notice of foreclosure auction got addressed to "Tenant" & the mailman placed the envelope in my mailbox. Needless to say, I was freaked out when I read it. I immediately called my landlord (who did not answer her phone) looking for answers. She had none for me. Great.

A month later, I attend the "auction" in the hopes of pleading with the new owner to let me stay as a tenant - guaranteed income, right? I even went to the trouble of making up a nice little one-page bio sheet about myself that included my picture, employment history, salary info, and character references. All for naught. Because I was the ONLY person who showed up. So the duplex went to the bank. And the bank told me to get out.

Luckily, the local Realtor who was contracted to handle the eviction & subsequent listing of the property has been extraordinarily kind to me. My official deadline to be out of the old place is January 11th, which is swiftly approaching. I am trying my best to hurry up and get everything out, but I am in poor physical condition to say the very least, and I just can't do much at one time. It's been difficult.

Anyway. My new year has started in a new dwelling, and I am praying that that is a good omen for things to come... a fresh start, a new day, a second chance.


RAOK of the day: I yielded to a harried-looking driver trying to turn left onto the busy highway that I was driving down. He waved and seemed very appreciative. Day 2 of Resolution a success!