Shifting residence
By kalav56
@kalav56 (11464)
India
March 23, 2016 4:47am CST
There is a long story now. We were given notice by our former landlord and had to look for another apartment. Since we like our present gated Community a lot, our first option was to look for some place here itself. We also found a place that suited our requirements and fixed it up... Our landlord had given us a deadline of March 19th and we had to hand over the key come what may. All was well But the story does not end there. Tenants who can vacate it only on 29th March currently occupy the next place. So we have taken another apartment on rent and dumped half of our things here and the remaining half are lying in their packed condition in the landlord’s parking slot. We are staying in this temporary set-up right now, have taken out the minimum number of things and are living here. And we will have to shift once again.
It is a strange situation but I mentally made up my mind to treat it as a short holiday with a camp style of cooking and made plenty of suitable items to make the work easy.
I have taken a resolution that I will work with minimum number of things possible hereafter. Let me hope the resolution lasts.
Shifting is difficult but once you know you have to do it, it is not uninteresting. New place will be better.
What are your views?
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7 responses
@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Mar 16
It is important to be organized and go with the flow. Look forward to having your own full space soon.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Mar 16
@kalav56 ....We have to have something to look forward to or all is lost.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
30 Mar 16
I missed to see this post of yours. By the time I read it, you would have probably shifted from your temporary residence to a new place of stay. I agree it is really cumbersome and painstaking to shift residence, packing and unpacking each and every item of our need requires lots of efforts. It will take time for you to settle down in the new accommodation, as you probably stayed for many years in your previous accommodation. I am sure you will be able to manage. All the best. 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Apr 16
@kalav56 - Let us hope that you will be able to manage the second shifting also. All the best.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
25 Mar 16
Yes! Thank you.The day it was decided that this is the only option ,I decided to make it fun and am quite pleased that I made sufficient readymade powders to enable my fast cooking with minimum vessels.It is just a matter of a mild hassle after all.
Good to be interacting with you again! Hope to be more active from now.
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
23 Mar 16
You seem to have it in you to adjust to any situation and that is indeed very healthy.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
23 Mar 16
I completely understand your situation and it is never a good feeling in such instances. Some years back, when we were over 3 years old at another place (after marriage), and we were given a deadline, we had almost no choice but to accept what came to us. It was difficult in staying with just one room and a kitchen. + bath. And I do know, how messy things become when such things happen.
Ever since this experience, we have ensured that we moved in to house(s) where they have at least two months of notice period from either side.
And right now, we too are searching for a place to stay, though the proposal has not come from the landlady. It is just that the two rooms that we live in now are not enough. Until now, we have seen/visited about 6 places and have rejected all on some context or the other. Finding a house specially with many constraints (like rent, a good landlord and water + communication) is always difficult.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
24 Mar 16
Absolutely right. Actually, this time I had not to do much searching but last time I saw 22 houses before we decided on a place. This time it is within the same compound. The only drawback is that it is being done twice within 10 days. Nevertheless, since I convinced myself we are on a camping holiday I am working accordingly. Hope the next shifting goes smoothly without as much stress that was earlier.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
24 Mar 16
@kalav56 22 houses. OMG. But yes, I completely understand as a house is not just the building and a lot of other things go into it.
I do hope that the shifting will be smooth and easy... and if not, you can always ask me... shifting into 8 houses in almost 9 years of married life has taught me much
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
25 Mar 16
@thesids Hullo Sid! Good to see you and interact with you here. Hope to be more active from now on. Yes Sid! It is difficult getting a house but now we are so used to it that I don't even worry about it. Here we can go through brokers if it comes to it though of course we still have to make our best choice. We also have a big group of owners here and hope shifting will become relatively more simple here. If we organize ourselves well, things should be alright. 8 houses in 9 years. Good good! Always new
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 16
I think you have approached this problem very sensibly. We don't really need half as many things as we think we do.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
8 Sep 16
Can be a bit traumatic depending on how long you have lived there and if you have left a lot of friends behind too. Since like I had to do most of the work the packing and everything it kept me busy and positive as could be and with the person who owns this House its not likely that we will be able to stay here too long either. Hope you are very happy whereever you are kalav. I meant to find you the other week when you asked me if I was still on here but its been very hot weather continually and not comfortable to be here too much. Take care all.
