Moving is stressful. It is very difficult to see your entire life crammed into
a series of nondescript cardboard boxes. I have done it enough times to know.
One silver lining is that it forces you to declutter your life and get out with
anything that is excess baggage. When I moved from CT to MA I really had to do
this in large quantities as the place I am in now is about 1/2 the size of the
one I came from, and it was the first place I moved into since becoming totally
blind.
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 12:09 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Back on line, sort of
Hi Miriam,
Success sometimes comes in little bitty steps. You are cold, you are
disoriented, your phone is not hooked up. Sure, those are most certainly
annoying, but you have the most important connections, the internet and a good
talking book...you do have a good book, don't you?
Seriously, the thought of uprooting and being dropped in a new place with piles
of boxes spread all around, gives me the shudders.
It snowed here last night. A wet heavy snow that is already melting.
About an inch at best. It doesn't look like a day to work outside.
I'd thought I'd try smoothing out the worst of the pot holes in our road, but
even the thought of that wears me out. So the snow gives me a good excuse.
I'm tucking in a fluffy pile of snugly warm thoughts to wrap yourself in, and
wishing you an easy transition.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/26/18, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I'm here in South Huntington, and the computer is working. I
haven't looked at the computer all day, but I have heard some podcasts
while my children packed up stuff and the movers moved. The phone was
turned off at my old address, but never turned on at my new address as
promised. Things are still mostly packed. I'm disoriented. I'm also
very cold although, theoretically, the thermostat is set at 74. Since
the tactile thermostat has not yet been installed and since everyone
else feels warmer than I do most of the time, I'll never know what the
temperature actually is. It may be that I will feel normal someday.
Miriam
