Let the panic ensue

Posted on March 24, 2005 by Gene

It’s no secret that I am terrified of this upcoming move, but today I started getting various estimates for the major stuff.
First, the moving itself. Looks like it might run as high as $3500 to move what paltry items I am going to take; the storage space will cost $250 per month.
I ordered carpet today which looks like it will cost another $3500.
And boom, just like that, all my savings are gone.
On top of that, I’m beginning to despair of finding a high paying job out there; it’s just that the huge number of jobs that I saw last month all seem to have disappeared, including the one that I really wanted.
I still have so much ahead of me to do — throwing out so much junk, painting every room, cleaning up the backyard and doing some landscaping, finding a home for the cats… I’m overwhelmed and feeling so much pressure that I want to explode.

[Oops... no wonder I've been shaking with fear. I got my math wrong as usual. I did my measurements in square feet, the pricing is in square yards and I divided by 3 instead of 9. So the carpet should only be a little over $1000. Thank goodness.]