A trip to the past,
Last visit before the sale,
A new home awaits.
Yes, the day has arrived for me to do my very last walk-through of my very first home purchase. And even though I have not lived there in over 3 years due to a relocation, it still felt surreal saying goodbye to the place I called home for the past few decades. But now with the tenant done moving out and the sale less than a month away comes the time to do a final walk-through to make sure everything is as it should be. Happily it was, and spotless to boot (I had a very, VERY clean tenant).
As I did the walk-through, I found myself reflecting on all the choices I made for how each room was to be decorated and let out a pleasing sigh when recalling the hours, days, even weeks it took me to make decisions on what color to paint this room or that wall, and then pulled out my phone took pictures of the tops of paint cans with the color formulas in case I want rinse and repeat at the next home. I realize now that I did not have cans for all the rooms. Three rooms in particular were missing, and those happened to be the first three I painted (small bathroom, kitchen, and family room), so I get to agonize over the color of those three rooms in the near future! Oh well. It’s still nostalgic after all.
So I stand for a moment of silence as I say good bye to the past.
Okay, moment over. The new owners will love it, same as I will love my new place. I chuckle as I give the old a one last glance and pause as I know for the first year in the new place, I will constantly compare it to the old, “This is how that was, and that was a different color,” and then adjust to things not being where they were—things like silverware drawers, linen closets, and where the hell did I put the martini glasses? Speaking of martini glasses, I expect all my good friends to come for a smashing party once the pandemic is over and we are safe to travel and visit once again! I can hardly wait.
Day 8 stats:
Scale: ##3.3
Health: good
Steps: 9200
Mood: Upbeat