move to Portland

That’s right, just six days until we move. We’ve spent a lot of today packing stuff. I don’t have a lot of things, so most of it’s packed, but my roommate has waay more. We’ve even gone through it. I hope she becomes more willing to let go of needless things as time goes on, but she hasn’t really moved before. She’ll get better with it. There’ve been some hang-ups on the moving truck (apparently I can’t drive it since I’m under 21, which is B.S.), but I’m sure we’ll work a way around it. I’m not above lying about my age either, haha. Tragedies.

Lots of family gatherings, workplace goodbyes and old friends getting in touch… it’s sad moving to a new place, but I’m willing to leave it all behind. Bring it on, Portland!

My roommate made the personal decision of moving a whole month earlier—since she’s the one who’s going to school, it was something she was in control of. I’m coming with, of course, and with no complaints, but it was a very recent development. Our moving date is now June 27th! I’m excited and nervous at the same time. Excited to move, but… nervous about preparing for it a whole month earlier.

Mainly I’m concerned about this room! Her things are everywhere still. We’ve made some headway on it, but not nearly as much as we need to. We’re going to have to get it done soon so we can focus on more important things. We have a lot of people willing to help us, but they can’t help us if the room is a war zone a week before the move.

(Photo from portlandground.com; unedited)

Okay, so five months isn’t ALL that soon, but I do know that time sure flies. So far I’ve saved up a decent amount of money. I don’t know how my roommate is doing, but I trust she’ll be okay. She works more and makes more money than I do (sadly, sigh). So financially we’re okay. We’ll be moving in late July, but I’m a little worried.

My roommate is a complete pack rat. All of her stuff is sitting around the room, and she doesn’t even sneeze at 20% of it. She’s unmotivated to go through it and get rid of a bunch of it, but we still have five months… I can get her to do it!

As for my stuff, I went through all of it yesterday and ended up donating a lot of it, and I don’t even have that much stuff. I still need to go through my stuffed animals, though. Our living arrangements are in the bare bones of being sorted out, and I’m not worried about getting a job… so well, so far so good!

I’m really excited for this. It’s a new life for us!