I don't want to clean

I don't really feel like doing anything but moving already. I'm ready to go. When it came to deciding when we'd travel, it wasn't too difficult to choose a date since my contract begins on July 15th. I was out of school in the beginning of June and E could quit any time. I knew that we would need some time to get everything together and I wanted to stay for the 4th of July, so initially this week was when we were going to depart. However, I started to freak out a bit (for lack of a better word), as school was coming to a close, with all the errands/chores we need to do before leaving, so our tickets were bought for next week. We have until next week in the country.


Maybe one more week is the perfect amount of time. I mean, we are mostly packed, even with the set back of having to buy another piece of luggage, and most of our closets and cabinets have been cleaned out at this time. We gave away dishes, a crock pot, a blender, a clock, etc. to friends and even our maintenance man this weekend. The cat has been taken care of (with the exception of our trip to the USDA, but that'll be done in 2 days). So should we be ready? Yes, and I'd say we almost are. We have everything lined up with how we're taking all of our luggage to the airport (thanks to amazing friends!) so there's not much left to finish.


We've said goodbye to my family and most of our friends that we don't see on a regular basis. (That's the hard part I choose not to think about too much). So what is left to do? Oh yeah, clean. Our shopping is done. We're not working. We have to clean. We have to scrub down this apartment before we move out. I have some more papers to organize and then we have to throw away shower curtains and donate bed sheets. Then we have to clean. Clean. Clean. I'm not a lazy person, but cleaning is no fun. However, it's got to be done. Since I don't want to spend my last couple of days in the country cleaning, guess what's on the agenda for today? Breakfast and cleaning out our bedroom closet. At least once the hangers are all taken out and the few shirts hanging up there, I can clean it, vacuum the rug and close it up for good.


I also need to tackle the rest of the kitchen cabinets, the corners of every room, the ceiling fans, and anywhere the cat has been recently. The vet told me yesterday that I'm very organized and it was nice to hear, but it's true because I have to be. Now don't think I'm doing this all on my own. No way. E is helping with everything. He's good with tackling projects that need to be finished; it just can be kind of tough when you know you can't clean out everything because you still need to live here for another week. ......alright, alright, enough writing....time to get back to work. I don't want to clean, but there's nothing else to do.