Almost there

On my final few days on a regular schedule on my job. Kind of relieved. 

Also kind of nervous but that is about the whole move. Not sure what my employment or anything else is going to look like. 

Just checked on my license application in AL. That's going to take a bit of work. They want records like my school transcripts, CE certificates (so I need to do those), legal documents from my DWI in 1995?!!! Wow. 

I may not be working for a while when I move there. Not sure how long it will take to get all of that together.

So, I have that on top of renovating the house and getting it on the market.

I don't really feel like going to work today. Just have to suck it up. 

I earn the final portion of my sign-on bonus as of today. Yay! That means it goes in the bank this weekend. While I have been buying things for the house, I have been limiting or delaying expenses this month, just for the sake of building my bank balance as high as possible. It will be temporary but it makes a difference mentally and on my credit score. So, I have not yet paid most of the bills yet. They're current up to this month, so it won't cause any problems. I'll pay all the bills this weekend that are due. That really only comes down to utilities. 

I did get to Walmart yesterday afternoon, came back and sealed more of the shed. I have one more can and a few places to seal that I can only do from the outside back of the shed. To do that means I have to clear that area of dead foliage and a section of old wooden fence I have not been able to get out of there. Gonna take a dedicated effort. Oh, well. Once I clear that area I can paint the back of the shed, also. 

I sanded the frame of the bathroom window and finally removed paint from the window itself. The paint has been there since before I moved in but was never anything more than a minor annoyance to me. Bigger issue getting ready to sell the house. Had to get it done. 

I think (hope) that will be the most difficult window frame to deal with. All of them will have to be done, though. 

My plan is going to be for slate colored linoleum tile for the entry, bathroom and maybe the office. Black trim through much of the house. Natural wood in a few places (which ties well with the wood floors). Porcelain tile behind the stove. I got new handles for all the cabinets and drawers. I may need a few more because I did not factor in the linen closet and bathroom. Still debating spending the money to replace the medicine cabinet. I may just paint the one which is there. 

Obviously, I have my work cut out but it should go fairly quickly. One of the biggest jobs will be the yard but I think I can finish the whole yard in 2-3 days. It would be less but I'm going to move the cinder blocks and till the garden. 

I think it will look great when all of it is done. In other words, like I wanted it to look all along. 

This kinda sucks but I still hate NM and am happy to be leaving in the long run.

In my own history, the more effort I put into something, the more nervous I am, the better the end result. So I have high hopes that this will come out for the best.