We cleaned out so much today, took all the boxes and stuff from the storage to our place so it will be a piece of cake to get it in the van and move. I still have a lot to do though but we are making progress. A. wants me to take a radio course as soon as we get to the UK since we will be sailing in Croatia in 12 days. Jeez, time is flying because we only have one more week over here.
I have been practicing the alphabet with him last night, in bed. I couldn’t sleep so I have been spelling words instead… yeah I know… I’m still not sure if I should take the course or not, it’s like an exam and to be honest I don’t think I’m going to need it if he will get the exam then we’re fine. He’s just worried, I’m not. It’s also not exactly cheap so I think we’ll be fine if he would take the exam and not me. [I’m sure I will not remember the alphabet, I’m practicing: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta but it isn’t fluently]
Anyways, tomorrow will be another day of packing boxes and removing stuff, filling gaps in walls and camping out in our apartment. The vulture came over this evening because we had to discuss what he wants me to leave behind. I guess most of the stuff is going to be taken out; we will demolish the place so the estate agent will have a reason to complain. I won’t leave a thing here. Well just a few bits and pieces because it’s easier for us to leave it the way it is than having to remove it.
The guy was so kind to offer to take it out for us… Not sure if he will do it because he wasn’t willing to pay key money. Can’t really blame him though. I was slightly disappointed but A. said not to worry, living here saved him a lot of money anyway because of the cheap rent compared to what some expats are willing/having to pay for an apartment down town. I guess he’s right. I just have to accept things the way they are.
Tomorrow I will meet up with my neighbour who will get my sewing machine and some decorations. She asked me to meet up next week to have a coffee and say goodbye, not sure though if we have time to arrange that. Funny how people still want to see you before you leave, while I haven’t seen her for ages. It would be nice though to meet up for an hour or so and have coffee, we’ll see. Well I’d better go, there’s things to do but the list is getting shorter! Yehaaaaaaa.
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Half an Hour
I allowed myself to use the internet for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. Just to relax a bit and write something on here or surf the net. I need my daily dosage of internet. Today I have to go to the post office and mail off 19 letters to France, the UK and the Netherlands and a package to Scotland [I promised A. to take care of his mail too so it’s not all mine].
Then I will have most of the day to sort out boxes and in the evening vulture #2 will have a look at the apt. Hopefully he will accept some of the stuff that we would like to leave here so I don’t have to rip it all out. It’s going to be a hectic move. Landlords these days or not that easy going anymore. AS. was surprised to hear what we will have to do still before we move out; remove shelves and fill holes in walls, remove carpets, clean the house etc. It will take another day to sort all this out.
It would have been easier if JK. could’ve taken the place because we already discussed what she wanted me to leave behind, which was most of the stuff that we will have to throw out now. She was also willing to pay the deposit. I guess all this happens for a reason and I’m trying hard not to think too much about it and accept things the way they are, which is hard at times. Chantal will come over and meet up tomorrow evening. I promised her my espresso machine. On Friday DM. will come over for coffee and hopefully she will take one of the workbenches that are in the spare room.
I’d rather give it to friends instead of having to throw everything out. Last week I’ve put some stuff outside the day previous to collecting the garbage and everything was gone the next morning. I was very pleased with that. It means people took it and hopefully will use it. I chucked out a crappy BBQ but that thing was gone too. Amazing to see what people take. I hope they will enjoy it! It’s such a shame to throw out perfectly good stuff and watching it getting wrecked by the garbage truck.
Anyways, I’d better start the day since I had my half an hour already and get into my favourite thing to do… Talk later