So, we're about ready. I can't believe it. I was sure we'd be madly doing a million things at the last minute, but I have time to re-reorganize the back of the linen closet! Fumiko is taking a lot of stuff, but I plan to be back in New York every few weeks for a while, so initially I'm just taking daily necessities. Fumiko will use all of our four checked luggage allowance for herself, and she has packed and repacked now umpteen times, to get everything within the size and weight limits.
I have reworked the inventory list a number of times, and am now satisfied that, despite being more than necessary, it is at least internally consistent and as accurate as I could make it. I've used the acquisition date of "<1980" liberally, allowing myself thus to ignore all details older than 27 years! The list comes to 14 pages (two parts: Goods Entering Now and Goods to Come), about 450 lines, and a total value for all our possessions (excluding money and securities) of $11,750.
At almost the last minute, I settled on a paying house-sitter who seems quiet and dependable, so I'm relieved not to have to leave the apartment empty. Her name is Kristin, and she's pleased that I can leave her a spare computer (the iMac that I have recently replaced with a portable iBook), and in turn I've asked her to check her email twice a day, at least. For the time being, email will be the only way to contact us. We have purchased a wireless adapter for Fumiiko's XP computer (my MacOSX of course comes with!), so we are set to take advantage of the free connections that seem to be liberally offered at hotels and sublets in Toronto.
The last week has been pretty depressing, so many possessions everywhere and the process of sorting, purging, organizing, and storing seemed endless. We both dragged around the apartment in a fog, taking every excuse to watch television and/or work sudoku puzzles. Finally, on Friday morning, I got a cold, which allowed me to be lazy with dignity. By this morning (Sunday), it seems to have cleared up, thank the goddess!
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