SOLD!

Yes, the house has sold! It was fast, only 4 days of showing the house. The buyers have done everything they need to do for the sale to go forward. We currently have 2 weeks left until the house closes.

And we have 4 days left until my moving pod shows up, then we can start loading that. So now we are packing up everything. And wouldn't you know it, as I'm packing I still find things that I really don't need. My pile to family, friends or the thrift store is growing again.

Packing is interesting. Mr UAW and I pack differently. He is busy doing the garage and I'm doing the house. One day I helped him with the garage. Because I've gone thru the house many times and have gotten rid of many things, packing is just putting things in boxes-except for things mentioned previously. Mostly I just put things in boxes. However Mr. UAW has not gone thru things in the garage until now. So for him to pack he has to sort thru things first. At first helping him was frustrating to me but when I realized he just needed to go through a process, I was able to assist him better.

I've spent the last 12 plus years managing inventory where I used to work. Organizing, sorting, labeling, packing, coming up with a plan to make it all work are things I'm used to doing. It's almost as if I've spent the last decade practicing for this move. I saved boxes and packing material from work that we were going to throw out. I've managed to save enough to move my whole house!

Now the only question is...will it all fit into the pod? Or do I need to come up with an additional plan? I've got a few options floating around in my head. One thing I learned from my previous job was to have a handle on the inventory, but to also be flexible enough to see different options. I guess the story is--to be continued.

Exercise

Mr UAW was worried about getting enough exercise when he retired. He used to be the sole owner of a lawn maintenance and landscaping business. He got plenty of exercise doing that but now that he's retired...not much exercise.

Mrs UAW wasn't worried about getting enough exercise when she retired. She retired from inventory management at a large horse hospital. It wasn't just a desk job, she spent much of her time visiting the various areas of the hospital and working on projects away from her desk. During her last year at work, she started swimming at a local park and rec pool, laps in the mornings before a few work days and water aerobics on one of her days off.

So now that Mr and Mrs are retired together, they spend time at the pool. Mr UAW is happy to participate in aerobic classes and finds it's easier on his joints. Mrs UAW is happy to go to the aerobic classes that she couldn't get to while working, and she's happy that she doesn't lap swim as much-she wasn't very good at it anyway.

The time at the pool has come in handy for showing a house, Mr and Mrs can shower at the pool and there is one less thing to do to keep the house super clean.

Between swimming and hiking Mr and Mrs should be good for a while. That is until they move. Then they will be spending all their time packing. Hopefully in their new residence there will be a pool nearby and they can participate in the exercise that they have come to enjoy.