Moving into a new place is indeed exciting – new view, new spaces to organize and style as I want, etc. But when you get to finally complete the move with all your stuff; you do feel the stress of having to organize things again.
I let go of a lot of old stuff from the old place because I wanted to start new. I still have a lot of stuff though so I didn’t really feel the loss of the old items. However, I do feel the loss of proper storage spaces as the new place is a bare unit. I had wanted to do the furnishing myself but I went straight back to work after the weekend so I had no time to take care about the storage. I’m basically living on the few kitchens utensils and clothes that I initially opened from my stash of unopened stuff.
The stressful part is of course the fact that I sometimes can’t find some of the small items I want or need because I have to engage in a guessing game of which box or bag to open to find it. I didn’t really label anything as the moving out was done in a rush because I didn’t want to delay things any longer.
It had been raining hard for several days so I had to delay things and had to pay for extending my moving out date. Also, during moving out, the building staff didn’t extend us any help whatsoever. I had already informed them of the actual date of moving out and they had notice from their office too.
During the move, I requested for someone to help take out the ceiling bulbs but I was told that no one was available and they didn’t have a ladder to lend me either. Which pissed me off but also made me even more grateful that I am finally moving out. It still rained during the moving out day but fortunately, it wasn’t as hard as the previous days. It didn’t stop raining though but at least it was a drizzle that didn’t drench us as we moved things out to the truck.
The tiredness from the moving out and moving in did help me enjoy a nice, restful sleep. I woke up with body aches the next morning but I still felt happy that I had finally completed moving out. However, I did feel the stress as soon as I saw all the stuff around me. Everything looked like clutter since they were still unorganized.
But since this is a new journey, I need to tackle this issue with a different mindset. I don’t really have to force myself to finish things ASAP. I can declutter and organize little by little each day so that I can downgrade if needed, and only keep the things I love in my new home. I will also try to organize and furnish one part of my space at a time so I don’t have to stress about all the furniture I need to buy. Of course, I will keep all my furnishings on theme so that I end up with a cohesive looking home.
With that in mind, I did a bit of decluttering before going to work. I enjoyed the sound of rain as I worked and when the rain stopped; a rainbow was in view. I take it as a colorful sign from the Universe that I am on the right track; that no matter how stressful the situation maybe, there is always a rainbow of options to choose from on how you will react. And just like a rainbow, solutions often come to you in moments when you least expect it. So with this hopeful sign; I will continue to be grateful for the things I have working for me and work on changing the things I don’t like.
RomantiCurious 