Moving Out of My House

This week I've been going crazy, trying to sort thru all my stuff and get ready to move out. Saturday I'm having a garage sale at a friend's house in town, then Sunday I put what I'm keeping into storage.

Last Wednesday I had a panic - my cat sitter canceled on me. Only a week and a half to find a new home for my beasties! I tested out my new digital camera (a Canon Powershot SD1000) on the cats and desperately posted an ad on craigslist and put up fliers around town. I think Rascal and Tuft's cute faces did the trick - I got several responses. So I interviewed a few of them, and chose two nice young women, Autumn and Meghan. They've both had cats before and are really excited about keeping Rascal and Tuft, so I hope the kitties will be happy there. I just dropped them off and it broke my heart to leave them. My house seems so empty without them. Tuft was already exploring his new home and seemed to be adjusting OK, but poor Rascal is terrified and hiding behind their toilet. I hope he adjusts OK.

Well, better get back to packing. Next week my adventure starts!

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I hate the gloomy Oregon winters, so this year I've decided to get my cats a foster home, put my stuff in storage, and follow the sun south. I don't have a definite plan, but I've always wanted to spend some time in the desert southwest and I've never even been to the Grand Canyon. So I'll start there. If I get bored with the desert (or the winter gets too cold), I might head to New Orleans and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for a few weeks. Who knows where I'll end up - please feel free to make route suggestions in the comments. My only requirement is that yellow thing in the sky that Oregon just doesn't have from September thru June.

I've been busy the last couple weeks trying to get ready for my trip. I finally found a foster home for my cats today - an OSU student who seems really nice and loves cats. Yeah!!! I'm so excited to have a good home for my beasties. Now I just need to finish sorting all my stuff - how did I ever accumulate so much junk? I'll be having a big garage sale the weekend after next, so if you're in the Covallis area, stop in and buy lots.

I'm in my house here until October 1, so my plan is to leave Corvallis a few days after that. I'll post details when I figure them out.