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Packing, Grime and feeling slimed

First of all packing, I am trying to pack ahead and save myself a huge scramble to the finish. I have found things I have never used since I moved into this house 3 years ago but yet instead of putting them in a pile to Goodwill I am just packing them up and moving them to the next garage. What is it about all the stuff we get.

Grime- I am also deep cleaning this house so we can get all our money back for our deposit. We move in clean(or atleast that was the theory) and we move out clean. I just wish I could work it out while we lived here.
I have found that grease dust(the stuff in your kitchen) makes a pretty good sludge after 3 or mores years of neglect. If I could only figure out a way to power my car with it I would be in business.

Feeling slimed- what is it about buying a house. There are more people involved than it takes to build a house and everyone has their hand in the pot. They talk about sellers cost but come on I am writing the check for 300K. They are just redistributing it. Every time I talk to our loan agent there is a new $$$ item. And then we really don't know everything until the day before we sign. It kind of reminds me of health care. Everyone taking a check but in such a way that I can't clearly figure out what I can actually control.

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brentandkashann said…
I hate packing and cleaning at the same time. It's horrible. Of course I have mainly just done it for trips but I hate that too.
I know how you feel we just moved as well. Hang in there.

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