Looks like we're closing Friday!

Today has been a huge roller coaster of emotions.  First we were closing Wednesday, then maybe earlier, now nope lets try to close on Friday!  Thankfully the hold up won't be on my side, the work fixing the issues won't be done until Thursday so the inspector and I will check them out on Friday and then hopefully we close!

Logistics are starting to become a thing.  I think I've decided to not make any real changes and live there for a bit, see what works and what doesn't.  Then haul the whole thing out next Spring and make all of the changes I wanted that don't include a new hull or expanding another room (formally known as 'Phase One').  That means I start getting estimates from movers and start getting this thing rolling!

Purging some more

I have a friend, and she knows who she is, who is crazy about KonMari and de-cluttering, having less things.  While I'm not quite to that point I have been constantly downsizing for the past three years, and am about to do the biggest jump yet. 

I've talked about this before, but to summarize, at the end of May 2015 I moved out of an 1830 sq ft home and in August of 2018 I'm moving into something that is closer to  350 sq feet than 400.  This means downsizing and purging!

Today I tackled my closet.  I got brutal, I mean how many little black dresses do I really need? (answer: 4 and one that is a 'goal' dress, but I got rid of at least five more), how many pj sets do I need? (answer: 2 not counting nightgowns) and how many shirts that I know don't look good anymore and am I really going to wear again? (answer: one goal one, the rest went into the donation bag).  I kept anything I've worn recently, a few goal pieces but I went through the 'nice dresses' and got rid of most of them.  And I may go back and pull more, I haven't quite decided yet.

Shoes will be easy, while I have more than a few pair I don't have a 'shoe problem', though the handbags will be after that, and those are more difficult.  I am at almost 4 rather large trash bags of clothes to donate, and I'm not sure I'm done.  There is only one closet in totes, and while I will have a storage unit with a wardrobe in it for 'off season' clothing, the goal is to have as much on the boat as I can.

My ultimate goal is to not feel that I need to invite my friend over to help me make the hard choices.  So far so good.

Moving is hard!

I'm sure I'll say that many times before this is finished!

Because I'm moving onto a boat I'm sending some stuff to my mom's house.  She's getting art, antiques, books, a few bookshelves, and whatever is in the storage unit.  I am going to spend the next few holidays unpacking at her house and trying to be as un-intrusive as I can possibly be.  But that packing is done!  Everything except the sheets for the bed because I'm going to sleep on it, but one step closer!

I have a mover coming on Tuesday for that part of the estimate, and hopefully I can get that stuff out asap.  Things are coming together though!  Have a taker for the chest freezer and the big TV, some kitchen stuff and some of the outdoor furniture.  I think I'll feel more confident when I get the basics into the new place and then can see what can still come.  Gonna have movers do the couch and entertainment center and other big things, then I'll probably borrow/rent a truck for the little things.

Just waiting on the insurance!  It's so close!!

Closing no longer delayed!

After all of the issues with the owners not being sure about the inspection claims it all changed this afternoon.  From what I understand they had contractors out today to give them estimates.  The initial plan was to get those estimates and they'd let me know next Monday.  About 3:30 today I got a signed form saying they had agreed to all of my demands.  My bet is that the contractors said the same thing my inspector said and they realized it was going to have to be fixed.

So we are looking to close next Wednesday! Omg!!  I had resigned myself to a few more weeks and now suddenly I have to do all of the things!!

My lease isn't up until the beginning of October anyway so I need to decide how much stuff I want done before I move in.  I am in the process of getting finding people to give me estimates on all the things, then I can decide what gets done and what can wait.

But we are trying to close in a week!  Next step is applying for insurance and the slip.  Hopefully that can get done in time for the loan to fund and all works out.

Closing Delayed

As I mentioned before, Totes has moisture in the hull.  The owners were completely taken by surprised so they talked to the inspector to understand what the ramifications were.  They seem to be on board and are getting contractors in to get estimates on installing the dehumidifier along with the lose cleat that was also found in the inspection.  This means that we have pushed the date of their response to the demands from today to next Monday and we pushed the anticipated closing date to August 15th. 

I'm kind of bummed but paying a mortgage and rent simultaneously for less time is good.  I'd rather get to spend more of the summer on the lake, but I'd much more rather have all of the work done well.  My bet is that they are going to ask me to split the cost of the dehumidifier, or if the price is high enough pay for it but ask that the discount not be taken.  We'll have to see what they come back with after they get estimates.  I'm not sure which I'd be more open to, in a perfect world they'd take the discount and install the dehumidifier, so we'll see.

I have requested the ability to get my own contractors in (who are still to be identified) so I can get estimates on the roof stuff and a few things inside.  The sooner I can get that work started, after closing, the better off I'll be.

And... back to packing!  And a lot of purging! 

Rethinking the move in date but Packing and Purging continues

My current lease isn't up until early October, and we are scheduled to close on the Houseboat on August 1, and I am so excited to go that I was looking to move right away.  Now I'm having second thoughts about the timing and I think I'll wait until the end of August/early September.

Between the items that the owners will have to fix and the work I want to do, it's probably better that I'm not trying to live there while we do all of the things.  I want to repaint the roof and install railings all around, we have to dry out the hull, I would *love* a ceiling fan, and it really needs screens!  Oh and I want to put in a spiral staircase instead of the ladder going to the roof.

Starting to get rid of stuff, packing things up and rethinking what I want to bring to the boat and what I don't.  I have most of my books packed up and ready to go.  Next is the kitchen, I need to do a HUGE purge in the kitchen, I have a lot of glasses, and other random things.  This won't be too hard as I did it before moving to Seattle, but there is stuff to give away.  I will advertise what is up for grabs closer in.

I'm not a Producer but I keep pretending to be one

Let me start with, I love my job. That being said I keep trying to do a producer's job either because it's fun or just fits in with how I think, but whatever the reason I have embraced the kanban board.

It's far from perfect, my tape is going uphill for most of it, and I fully expect most of the stickies to have fallen down by tomorrow morning. However it is helping me focus on what I have to pack, what I have to get ready to be sent to my mom's and what still needs to be given away.

I'm bringing more stuff to Totes than I thought, though a lot of it is kitchen stuff that has built in storage.  Very few and very specific things are going into the new storage, the goal is to keep that as light as I can.

It's hard to see but the first item is gone! My coffee table went to it's new home today, a bunch of leftover and lunch type containers leave tomorrow and I have a taker for the chest freezer!  Once we know if the current owners are ok with my requests for fixes I'll get movers scheduled.  While I plan on moving the big furniture over asap I figure I'm going to be seeing what fits and bringing things over for a few weeks, giving away or taking to Good Will anything that isn't going to work.  The plan is to limit what I bring over and then give away.