Let's play catch up....

VeraBlue

Head Mistress
because my head is going to explode soon, and the woman you all know and love as VeraBlue will cease to exist on this plane.

House sale is past lawyer review, 1 inspector down, two to go. Closing is set for June 15th.

Planning to go to NOLA on the 20th to find a place to live. Lou may or may not do this trip. He wants to save as much as possible. I can pick the place alone, just would rather do it with him. I've seen many places I like via craig's list, but cannot seem to get any responses to my email queries. I may have to use a realtor, but that means another month's rent to him.

I told my boss that I'll be leaving my account on the 27th of May, right after graduation. If you recall, I was told on Feb. 17th that the client wanted a new director when the current contract was extended. My job was then posted and people interviewed for it. My boss did not choose anyone, and I've been working at this job knowing any day could be my last. I was encouraged to post to all and any positions that were available within my huge, worldwide company. I was doing just that until I was told I could only pursue one opportunity at a time. That was very early March, and that is when we officially decided on NOLA. The only nibble I was getting was from the Gulf area, anyway. Seems everything I posted to in this area was suddenly not available. I get the feeling my boss didn't want me to find something with graduation, having to make a budget, all the other catering that comes this time of year looming on the horizon. I was just as eager to keep working as well. Then the house sold. Now I'm getting the feeling that she's going to fight my desire to collect unemployment as I settle in down there. It's uncomfortable situation at work, it makes my head ache.

I've got one mover coming tomorrow and another next week to give me estimates on the move.

I have to cancel and or change about 3 dozen things like the bank, newspaper, insurance, doctor, etc etc.

I really should start packing.

I have a 300 dollar gift certificate to Aureole restaurant in NYC that I have to find time to use.

Lou is convinced he's going to blow through his savings in a year because he's equally convinced he's not going to find any work. He's a lawyer but not licensed to practice in LA.

I have to take Max on a plane. I refuse to put her in cargo so she'll have to go under the seat in front of me. She hates carriers so she'll cry all the way there.

It could take a moving company 12 days to get my shit down there. That means I'll either be here or there for days without a chair, bed, dish, etc.

Lou will drive my car down there, probably on the 12. I'll fly down, probably on the 14th. He'll stay for a week, head back to Philly and work at his job till the 4th of July. Then he'll resign.

Holy shit.
 
Wow, that all sucks a ..... lot (edited for polite company), VB!

But you and Lou will get through this, and will be SO happy in your new home and your new jobs and your new ORLEANS, when you get to the other side.

But until then, yeah, it bites.

Keep the faith, Vera!

Lee
 
It is never easy to unplant a tree that has grown for so long. Physically or emotionally.

As you travel and settle, we will be here.
 
Wow Vera upheaval is always tough but sometimes you have to move on. My life has been upended more times than I can count.. sometimes by my doing sometimes by outside forces. Alot of times I second guess choices but in the end there is no looking back and when I think about it the experiences I have gained outweigh the imagined security of staying put.

Good luck on your endeavors. From what I know of you here it seems you are destined to live an interesting life... and maybe that is better than a stable one.
 
Wow Vera, that is quite a load. Been there done that, well part of that. The job part sucks. I doubt you'll have any trouble finding something decent down there but it's the not knowing for sure that drives you bonkers.
Hang in there girl. We'll be here with a shoulder for you whenever you need it.
Best wishes for both you and Lou. You guys will make all this work, I'm sure. :thumb:
 
No wonder your head is spinning, Vera! There is so much to think about.

The only thing that jumped out at me was that you should call a vet for a tranquilizer for Max while on the plane. They work great and it will make the flight so much better for the both of you.
 
Vera, you know as well as I do, that no matter how rocky the road looks, you will get through it. You've been talking about this move for awhile now, and there is no doubt it is something you want to do. And all kidding aside, you've always struck me as a "shoot-from-the-hip" "take no BS" kind of woman, One that knows what it means to roll up her sleeve and tackle things head on-as self sufficient as one can be.

6 months from now, when you and Lou are in better jobs, in a house that you absolutely adore, you'll laugh over sidecars and wonder what all the fuss was about. We'll be facing the very same thing in the next year or two when Mrs King retires, although we've got our sites set on the southwest. Oh, and it kind of helps that I loathe Nebraska so deeply that I'd like to set it on fire as I leave, but thats just me. Besides, I can't imagine what is required to burn an entire state to the ground, but I'm sure its a lot of work-and you know how I am about work.........

To summarize, keep your "eyes on the prize" things that are worth doing are never easy, and like Andy says, we're always here if you need us!!

Best of luck and good wishes to you both! :D
 
Pack an air matteress for while you are waiting for your stuff, LOL.
Hope it all works out, moving to NOLA would be so cool, especially if I could get in around the Garden District!
 
An air mattress will be a good thing while you're waiting for your stuff to arrive. (Although you may have to put your stuff in storage til you find a place.)

Mav!!! I'm so happy to see you!
 
Good luck and I hope everything turns out well!
The Blind Leap of Faith move is always scary, did it once that
was enough thank you!
Just keep remembering that This, Too, Shall Pass... and then it
will be Sidecar time, as Smoke King put it!
:)
 
I have a theory...the human head and brain can only hold so much information before some of it has to be dumped or literally leaks out of the ears, eyes, nose and mouth! I wrote yesterday to give my head a bit more space. What I got in return is heart warming in a way that makes my eyes well. Thanks so much to all of you. I do believe in karma and as a group, you have all sent me so much already that I need a new basket to carry it all in. Thank you.

Smoke King, a very good friend once said the same thing about me, the shooting from the hip part. Gotta admit, it's who I am. I've paid the price for that characteristic from time to time, but it's who I am.

We're concentrating in the Uptown area, which is a bit beyond the Garden District, closer to Tulane and Audobon park. I've got 8 room plus 1 garage and 1 yard of furniture and assorted life that I'm going to have to fit into probably 5 rooms. Where am I going to put that coffin that I have in the garage???????

My mother mentioned the air mattress, too. I do have to take Max to the vet within 10 days prior to travel to obtain a certificate of health. I'll talk about the tranquilizer then.

Now, I've got to cater a breakfast for 255, lunch for 295, flash the weekly numbers, cook the books, and do it while counting weight watchers points.
34.5 pounds and counting.
 
As someone who has lived in the same place for as long as you have, Vera, I cringe at the idea of packing up all my stuff. But I've been thinking over the past year that maybe it's time to re-assess and re-distribute the wealth.

I started my married life poor and put together my households on a shoe-string budget. I rarely got rid of anything that was still useful, even if I had no use for it, because "you never know when you are going to need it". That kind of thinking has filled my basement with stuff - not to mention my closets!

So I've been giving stuff away. To my kids, my friends, the local shelter and Goodwill. (I know I could have a yard sale, but I'm too lazy, so I tell myself that the karma I'm racking up by giving it away is worth it.) The hardest stuff to part with is the stuff that brings back memories. I have a rough time with that so I hit upon the idea of taking pictures of those things before I give them away. Who knows if I will ever look at those pics again, but it made it easier for me to part with those things. Maybe you could start giving away stuff, too. (But not the coffin - that's a keeper!)
 
Somehow I missed this thread! It sounds as though you have everything under control as best it can be. Everything will work out because, like the others have said, you will make it work out and you have all of our good thoughts and prayers with you. FM has some very good ideas, especially about the picture taking part...I never would have thought of that and the tranquilizers will help with Maxi. Just make sure you get enough to last for at least a week or so. A move can be very stressful for a cat.
 
are you going to have a garage sale? I would love to buy your coffin!! we do halloween big time hub and kids would love love it!!
 
you'll find out a lot about your new neighbors if you leave the coffin out front for a few hours while you're moving in, vb. :mrgreen:

good luck and hang in there. this'll soon be a fond memory of how you suffered for a short time to attain your dreams. something someday to look back upon and realize how good you made your life.

best of luck, and god bless.
 
So glad for the update VB...All I can say is "Keep The Faith", "Stay In Your Lane" and "Don't Look Back".....You will do just fine!;)
 
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