I was getting prepared for a move to Vancouver. I must say that I was putting it off, as I was busy with work, and I did not really know what my new apartment would be like, as I had secured it over the phone. Oh, I knew how many rooms I had to deal with, but I had yet to receive an email with photographs, so I could not picture it. I have to be able to picture things in my mind, in order for me to get a move on it, so to speak. And I was dealing with the fact, that for the most part…I do not lead an organized life.
I had always been aware of that to some extent, but preparing for a move brings it all out into the open. I was faced, with myself. And in this case, it was not a great thing to look into that kind of mirror. For what it revealed, was that I had collected too many unnecessary things, and I now had to decide what to keep and what to toss. And then I had to decide how to pack those things that decided to keep. It was time for me to become organized, in a way that I had not been before…as moving from house in Florida to my apartment in canada was going to be a long journey, not just in terms of mileage, but in terms of … well, everything.
I started by making a list. I know that people do that all the time, but for me it was something new. As I said, I lead a somewhat unorganized life as an artist. I just take it as comes and wait to see how it may work out. But I knew that this move was something that would require a bit more of my focused attention To be honest, that simple list helped out quite a bit. It focused me in to the importance of getting my utilities turned on before I crossed the border…I knew the when I reached my new home, I’d at least be able to turn on the lights. It helped when it came to packing, and deciding upon which things to toss and which to keep. It really helped in every way, to be just bit more organized…and sitting here in my new place, I can honestly write that, while I still my be a bit “out there” at least I’m a bit more organized about it all.
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