Moving Stinks!

I have been spending the last week packing and moving. I have come to the conclusion that unless you have someone moving you completely, i.e. packing the old location, moving, and placing everything in the correct place at the new location, MOVING STINKS! Mind you my most current move was within the same city, but it was still tedious.

It never ceases to amaze me how much one can accumulate over a short period of time. I was moving out of the loft I moved into post-show and into a condo. In less than a year I accumulated everything under the sun. Add to my new finds, my old souvenirs from Baylor, Michigan, and my time in Austin pre-show, and you have a heap of stuff (for lack of a better word).

As I was packing I wondered if I would ever see light at the end of the tunnel. My sweet dad came into town for the weekend to help me—bless his heart. I know I stressed him out. Except for church, food, and the Austin Monthly August issue kickoff party, I didn’t come up for air. To add to my sense of urgency, I was scheduled to head to New York this weekend.

Well, I am happy to report that I have found light at the end of the tunnel. After staying up until 4:00 a.m. and sleeping for an hour, I was able to comfortably leave my condo without lamenting about what I was leaving behind. My living room, with five years worth of Jazzercise cds is organized. My bedroom, with a closet strategically stuffed to the bone with all of my clothes and shoes is organized. And my kitchen, which I wonder if I should convert into a closet because I don’t cook, is complete. Yes, there are still some boxes to sort when I return, but I have made serious headway. I consider that a victory!

More importantly, my latest move has led me to an important theory. Forget spring cleaning, an annual move is the best way to clean out the closets, organize your life, and start anew. For me, moving has been symbolic, like my own personal kickoff party for starting a new chapter in the life of Roxanne. And so last night I stepped out on my balcony looked at the beautiful city of Austin, and yelled HELLO WORLD!

-RXW