Moving Out and First Long Term Airbnb

On Friday morning, I rented a U-Haul truck and with my friend’s help loaded all packed boxes and newly acquired furniture to drive it to the nearby storage facility. The process turned out to be easier than I thought as the storage facility offered large carts to move furniture, even as large as my futon. The unit was fully loaded and locked as I headed back to the apartment. The next day, Saturday, was the actual move out day. I was planning to hand off the keys to the new renter and leave for Southern Kentucky by late morning, but with an hour or two delay on her part I was on the road by 1:00 PM. My car was not as heavily loaded as during the cross country trip, although my cat definitely let me know that he was not happy with this ordeal. After a three hour drive, I arrived at the rental house in the middle of nowhere. 

The house was big. The first floor offered a large living room/office combo, master bedroom, kitchen, large laundry room, small storage room and a bathroom. The second floor had two bedrooms that were  part of larger loft space. It was peaceful and quiet compared to my apartment in Knoxville. After turning up the heat, I felt at home, and even Kitty was happy to explore. I immediately changed the sheets to my flannel set which I brought for personal comforts together with a few other non-essential items like my espresso maker and a heavy cast iron pot to bake my sourdough bread in. I unloaded several boxes and two suitcases with my clothing and started to arrange the kitchen to better suit my needs. 

Living room/office combo

The rental required to sign a rental agreement, but the host was not going to be home until the next morning. After settling in a bit I sat down to truly enjoy the peace and quiet of the place. On both sides of the house there were large properties with horses eating grass. It was such a contrast to my busy Knoxville apartment building that I genuinely started to enjoy that. 

Unfortunately, I had to go back to Knoxville for two days to get a procedure done as I started to develop some GI issues that were concerning. Of course, health issues come up when they are least welcomed or expected. I had to stay overnight in a hotel before my procedure and drive home then following day. I took my cat with me, which ultimately turned out to be a bad idea as he got very stressed out. We left as early as we could and headed back to Southern Kentucky. The life in the country began…

Sunrise