Delays with the move

Between go slows with SARS and the Municipality and backlog at the Deeds Office, my transfer is taking forever to get registered.

Although I want to move at the end of April, the extra time gives me a break with the packing. I feel like it's all more manageable now.

So I'm not going to stress about this. Will rather just  enjoy the extra breathing space.

The move is now set for 6/7 May. The movers arrive on 6 May. I just need to decide if I want to leave on Thursday night or Friday morning. And oops - must remember to put my leave in at work.

Packing up my house

It currently feels as if I've been packing up forever. And yet the house still looks so full of stuff.

I'm thoroughly exhausted and losing hope that packing will be finished by Friday when the movers arrive.

As I'm sure anyone who's ever moved a household knows, this is an exhausting little exercise. But with less than 1 week to go, I cannot take my time. I am itemising the boxes which takes far longer. But with me moving into a temporary rental for 8 months, it is better this way. Then I don't have to unpack everything. Books and any hobby things can stay packed until I find a permanent home.

Anyway, best I get on with my packing. Blogging is not going to help the boxes get packed. Right now I'm wishing for a packing fairy to assist, but unfortunately that's hardly likely to happen.

Deciding on a lovely journey

Since I will be driving to Haarlem, I have decided to take a look at the various routes available. I could take the N1 but I have driven that so many times and am bored with it. The garden route has potential but I've done that a few times too.

And then I found a lovely route to try. It sounds brilliant and I could turn my drive to my new home into a mini holiday. Route 62. The website that tells all about this lovely route is http://www.route62.co.za/content.php?contentID=5&townID=0&Route62=Route62

And the way I figure it, is that I could get to know some more about South Africa on my travels. Now I'm actually starting to look forward to the long drive.