 moving diaries it is Saturday morning August 11th and things are getting real now if you are watching this you've seen the prior clip where my dad actually came and picked up our dog and all of his stuff and his taking him north to their house they're gonna be living a couple hours away from where we are and on this way he is up there he's in a safe place he's being well taken care of and we don't have to worry about him on the day that we're actually moving our stuff which is nice and while dad was here we had the home inspections done on this house and the nothing major that we need to fix thank goodness there was a few minor things dad helped us fix already and yeah I think we're good to go we're gonna be signing the papers next week and then hopefully we get our official get the keys day that day or soon after so we'll find out I'll let you know I'll be back okay so I just spent like three minutes talking to the computer and the thing wasn't on when I say I'm tired I'm not really kidding it's been a stressful couple of days we are supposed to be headed to Portland again for a family wedding this time which is just over the border in Washington State and we planned on going in early tomorrow morning like on a red-eye I think our flight leaves here at 6 20 in the morning and because we were gonna be signing our end of the paperwork on the new house and then there was a last-minute paperwork snafu and then that got canceled but then I think we fixed it so it's back on I don't know I'm really confused I'm exhausted a friend of mine I found out last night it's going through a really difficult time so I'm worried about her so I'm not sleeping it's just one more thing and I'm tired of living like I'm in a storage unit with all this back behind me like almost every room my house looks like this by the way and before anybody says me thing whoops sorry about these things here in the corner over my shoulder the baseball bat and the what appears to be I've got a rifle it is a BB gun don't freak out I kind of forgot it was in the garage we've had it for year literally for a year I don't even know how long at least as long as we've got my house oops and I think my husband had it from long before then anyway we never use it but it's not something we want on the movie truck or that we're going to be getting rid of at least for the moment so it's in here it's been a stressful couple of days that we're in that crunch time right now that's the paperwork it's just really stressful and buying the new house I forgot how stressful this process was I've never sold a house so as far as I know the selling process is going to be equally stressful I have no idea I hope not I really really hope not because at least with that part we won't have to qualify for money or banks or have you know our accounts checked or it's going to be on the buyer not on us so I hope it's a little easier for us as sellers anyway we have to be out of here by the 6th of September at the latest week we close on the new house on the 31st of August we get the keys on the 4th of September right after the holiday weekend and we will be leaving shortly thereafter and then as soon as we're out of here they will be paint painting doing some touch-up painting and putting in new carpets cleaning and all of that stuff to get it ready for show so cross your fingers that sells quickly so yeah it's we're in that time I'm just really stressed right now I'm not sleeping again and yeah so anyway I'll let you know how it goes on Friday hopefully it goes well cross your fingers and yeah I'd like to get past this next hurdle that's all I'm thinking about right is each hurdle as it comes and not in the long scope of things I'm really trying not to dwell on that because that'll just make my anxiety go through the roof and yeah let's just not do that all right I'll be back guys so it is what day is it Thursday August 23rd we are a week and a half away from the day that we get the keys on the new house and holy cow what a journey it's been it's crunch time it's the time when we need to really use every minute to get things organized and sorted and gathered get the rest of the things put into my office or my husband's across the hall that the movers are not taking so when you're doing this if you're considering this if you haven't moved ever or you haven't moved in a long time and when you did the last time you did it yourself when you're hiring a company to do the bulk of the moving it's very different this is the first time I've done that and my husband too for that matter when he moved to California from New York State his parents did it and he was in high school so he you know he doesn't have any idea either anyway the moving company won't take any liquids they can take the bulk of everything else but larger more fragile items are expensive to have them ship like artwork a lot of that and we had a glass top patio table we just sold it because it was going to be like $400 just to get it created for shipment so there's just some things it is easier to just move yourself there are some things you don't want them to move so you don't want them to move personal paperwork identification or computers we're not having them move the computers jewelry is coming with us things like that things of value things that of personal importance you don't really want on the moving truck so we're having to do some prep before they get here they also need all of the electronics that they are shipping or are moving for us like the TVs unplugged and wrapped or packed if we're if we're doing that and they're not before they get here on the fourth so we have a lot to do in the weekend now not to mention setting up all the utilities the new house canceling some here that can be canceled while this house goes on the market emptying out the PO box deciding if we're going to get a new one arranging for people to come clean the gutters and the roof at the new house paint some painting needs to be done at the new house there's just there's a lot a lot a lot a lot it is very stressful the end result will be very worth it but do not expect you I don't expect yourself to not be stressed out it is gotten to the point where as I've discussed before the my anxiety issues have gotten so bad that I now have anti anxiety medicine I haven't taken it yet but I do have it if I need it I've also started having nightmares about things like not passing my driver's license test in Oregon and not being able to drive having all the water pipes burst and it blowing the house down I just it's just I'm having nightmares about things going wrong everything you can possibly imagine going wrong going wrong and it's keeping me up at night I'm not sleeping hello I mean I always have bags under my eyes because you know thanks dad and grandpa but they're extra baggy so it's just it's a really super stressful process I would advise all of you out there who are thinking about doing this especially an interesting move if you're the creative type or you just have lots of collections of things start well ahead of time when you're just thinking about it or you know you're going to do it someday that someday is going to come a lot sooner than you think and should something happen and you find the perfect town of the perfect property the perfect opportunity to do it sooner than you thought you want to be ready three years ago my husband and I started purging and we didn't do tons of rush brushed purging we literally took a room or closet at a time and when the kids were still living in San Jose they would come over and help us we would have they came over every Friday for dinner and if we did it on a sad the dinner on a Saturday then they would come over a little early we would tackle one or two cabinets in the garage or one or two cabinets in here or something and we would just purge I would take a car load every week to the point where the goodwill guy said oh do you have more stuff for me because he just could see me coming so I would say all those things that you when you look at them you love them enough to pay someone to move them for you keep those all those things that you look at it and think well I don't really want to pay somebody to move it but I'm gonna need it when I get to the new place keep those everything else get rid of it you don't really like it you don't really care for it you kept it because so-and-so gave it to you but you don't really just get rid of it it got lost in the move as far as you know just get rid of it art supplies are hard I agree I admit to that but take a really good hard look at them just because you bought polymer clay stuff to try polymer clay doesn't mean you need to keep it especially if you don't like polymer clay and or you haven't touched it in a year maybe it's time to get rid of it take a second look at all the markers and pens that you have if you're like me and you do YouTube you probably get sent a lot of stuff the stuff that you love keep the stuff that you don't love get rid of I know that's way easier said than done believe me I know from personal experience you can always join my Facebook group a life of art and self expression when you need help and support about an interstate move cleaning and purging your room I would love to see all of you having a space that is perfect for you perfect for you to create in and whatever that means for you for me that means a room that is cleaner and more organized and less chaotic I just am not one of these people that can create in chaos this behind me I'm like almost not creating in here right now in fact I packed up the rest of the art stuff that was on this table because I just can't when I do some sketching it's either at the computer desk where I don't have to look at that behind me or it's out in the front room I just can't it's too I can't do that for some of you this may not bother you and your creative process for me it's a nightmare so anyway if you need help and support I'm there for you but this is just so stressful I'll be bringing you along on the journey I'll be filming some things on packing and loading days they'll be appear to pack one day load the next day and in the midst of all that we'll be getting a rental truck for everything that we're bringing and loading that and my dad is and mom are going to be checking in at the new house and getting the locks changed for me and internet setup and all of that so thank mom thank you mom and dad and if you're doing this interstate and you have friends or family in the place that you're moving to enlist their help because believe me you're gonna need it find a really good realtor to help you out somebody that can pre-screen properties for you we have a really good one in the to all it's an Oregon area her contact information is in the description below Sarah Ruffner along with everyone else who's helped us along this journey including United Van Lines and our California realtor Dave Rudden and a bunch of other people so check out the description below but you're gonna need somebody who you trust to help you in the house hunt for the new house when you do get the new house you're gonna need somebody if you're if you're buying the new house and packing up the old one at the same time you're gonna need somebody to help you with that process so enlist somebody that you trust I happen to have a little sister Elizabeth who her thing is sorting and organizing she loves it she loves moving people this is her thing she needs to start a business and if she does I'll let y'all know but holy cow she's actually flying out from Utah to help me and I couldn't do this without her and a few of my other friends if nothing else to be mental support so don't be afraid to lean on those that you trust and those that you love because you're gonna you're gonna need their help all right that's it for the moment I'm gonna go back to watching our joy of sharing live they're on this morning if you don't know who they are I will link their channel in the description below they are a mixed media our channel of some friends of mine so love them anyway I'll be Thursday morning everybody it is Thursday morning August 30th I only know that because I looked at the computer don't get all excited or anything and I only know it's still morning because I looked at the clock and it's 11 o'clock so there you have it um at least that's what the oven says hopefully the clock is correct I have no idea anyway um holy cow so we are a week away from the day that we actually get in the trucks and drive to Oregon a week from yesterday the moving company comes to load up the majority of our belongings onto their truck and make the trek up to Oregon a week from today the following day we get in our rent our rental truck and at least my car maybe my husband's car we're not sure how many cars we're bringing on this first trip and we load up everything the movers don't take and go north so yeah exciting at this moment in time tips I can give you all if you're thinking about doing this and if you all have done this already a big move like this or even a small one and you have tips especially when dealing with a moving company leave them in the comments below because I think we should share with each other one of the tips from after talking to a friend of mine who is currently unpacking a cross-country move from the east coast to Texas she said you know when the moving company was packing the electronics and things they took the power cords off and just shoved them in a random box so as they're unpacking things or furniture parts when they took furniture pieces apart they would take the parts and put them in a random box and so as they're unpacking and she's trying to put things back together she can't completely until she finds those parts in the random box so what I would say is as you take things apart and getting ready for the movers to move or pack to move take those cords from them put them all in one designated box so that you know where that box is and have that box in your vehicle or on your rental truck and not their truck I think that makes more sense and is going to be easier on the back end so we're taking the sound system and entertainment system apart they're going to pack the components but we're going to have all the cables and everything's insured I would recommend if you have any items of value that you aren't taking with you that they're taking make sure you get the extra insurance and that way if things get broken or go get damaged or whatever they replace or repair so if you have anything you're really worried about going lost or or getting broken just don't even put it on the truck put it in your car don't do the do the obvious don't put your jewelry personal information paperwork ID that extreme valuables don't put those on the moving truck take them with you put them in your vehicle we're not even letting them take the computers they're going in our vehicle um but yeah so we're just running around the house kind of trying to find all the random you know liquids they don't take liquids so we're putting all the liquids aside to put on our car and yeah it's interesting can't find anything right now it's either packed or in a pilot where i it's not normally and i can't find it so anyway that's the state of things at the moment everything's bare everything's in boxes or prepped to go in a box so yeah that's a thing all right i'll be back guys i hope you've enjoyed this episode of the moving diaries i really just felt the need to document our journey through selling our house we've had for more than 20 years and finding our new place our dream house and getting that whole process done and all of the stressful and happy and exciting things that happen in between so the unexpected to the expected and it's not an easy process those of you who have moved some of you way more than me know exactly what i'm talking about i don't move easily this is only going to be my third time as an adult that i've moved and this is a pretty major one i've never as an adult lived outside of the state of california so yeah it's gonna be fun we do love the portland area though it's a little bit colder and damper than down here in california but we do love the atmosphere up there um and so yeah um if you have any questions comments or concerns leave it in the comments below on the this video um if you go to the video description any relevant links are going to be there and if i forget somebody remind me in the comments um you'll also find my link tree link which will give you a list of every single place you can find me on the internet including instagram twitter facebook groups everything i had to shop all of it so that's it for today i hope you've enjoyed this episode of the moving diaries and uh yeah don't forget to like share and subscribe and if you'd like notifications of when the next video 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