We received the keys and legally started living in the new place, a two-bedroom riverside apartment.
Here are the things we have done over the past week since signing the contract.
We have done
- secured the date to set up Sky TV and wifi for the new place
- compared local removal companies and chose one that has more options for package services such as dismantling and cleaning
- set the date to go to IKEA to buy furniture
- collected packaging materials – the removing company supplied them
- started packing non-essential items and cleaning out cupboards, bookshelves and wardrobes
- collected the keys for the new place and gathered all the keys for the old place
- cancelled the bills for the old place
The process has been more relaxing than normal moving, because we have a two-month overlap between the old and new places, and it’s just a five-minute journey between the two.
Next week we will
- arrange to have the new apartment cleaned
- set up wifi on the day before moving
- finish packing our possessions and pack essential items in suitcases
- move to the new place
The above lists of things we have done and will do make it seem as if events have moved swiftly and efficiently.
But in reality, since I had the property viewing on 12th February and started talking about moving with Luca, we had tons of agreements, disagreements, discussions, and an explosion every day over the last three weeks. We didn’t compromise or hide anything and said everything we thought to each other – how much, and to what extent, we are confident or not confident about living together, and in what ways we are different or share commonalities. Now we both feel this was a crucial process, that we were right to handle all the conversations, and that we have reached a stage where we feel more comfortable and confident about living together.
It’s really exciting for me to plan and make our rooms and my home office!
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