July 2014 - KeriBlog

Packed and Moved in 3 Hours

Jul 31 2014

Here’s what my condo looked like before, above is after 45 minutes. The key to doing this quickly is to own very little, and keep it organized.

I’d received a surprise call, “Keri we have a van available early this evening” so I drove downtown and went into fast-forward mode.

Pro-packing tip: since I was unprepared, I had to locate a bunch of boxes quickly. Go to your closet Dollar Store and they’ll be happy for you to take them, it’s less recycling for them.

One last downtown selfie and out the door.

Why so fast?

Remember the week I picked up the keys to my new house? That was a Friday, and I’d had my laptops and phone wiped that Tuesday. Wednesday night I didn’t sleep at home.

Returned home Thursday, check the laptops logs, WTF the lid was opened at 12:47am? And a USB key inserted? It’s not a glitch, it’s a perfectly clean and updated computer. Hit the roof. This was bleeding into real life.

Put my computer and valuables on my back, grabbed a couple tshirts and never returned. Until this day I moved.

All belongings fit into a 2014 Ford Transit van.

So there you go, 3 hours total, it can be done.

Taking a Week Off

Jul 28 2014

I have so much happening right I need the time. And it’s not fair to the events and manufacturers, because the posts this week would be weak, not getting the full attention they deserve.

Plus let’s be real here: if you’re buying a car this week and relying solely on new KeriBlog posts to choose, you’re going about it all wrong anyway (although I have now helped over 10+ people into cars to date, not bad eh. One even mailed me a handwritten thank you card and it made my month.)

Things will be status quo over at the paper though, if you’re missing my nonsense. Last weeks column even had a video:

“Put a Monk in a Race Car” – Autonet

Have to travel a bit this week, and get house things like mortgage papers in order, learn about insurance and get a bunch, and figure out where gas comes from and how much that costs.

Have a great last week of July! Here comes month 8/12, get off the screens and into the last bit of summer kay.

Oh and there’s a big meteor shower tonight!

TTY Monday, see you on Twiitter and FB till then xo

UPDATE

So turns out Monday is a holiday, taking it, TTYT

This is My Land

Jul 25 2014

Picked up the keys today. Crushed it at work, had lunch with an auto manufacturer that wait omg! till I tell you about that (it’s confirmed, so I can now – always remember, until you can link to it…)

Celebrating right now! Have a good weekend TTY Monday

I Bought a House Today

Jul 24 2014

Yup.

Signed my name with this ceremonial pen, 30 times at that!

There’s a lot more to it than I thought. Which is part of how I pulled it off from start to finish in 3 weeks – I had no clue what was involved when I started.

I’ll tell ya all about it soon, and the tricks I learned too, until then I’ll wish you a great Thursday Night, best night or the week.

Omg guys – I don’t even own a plant, now I have trees.

I Can Drive Anything

Jul 23 2014

This was at a festival in Dundas Square.

I was taking my out-of-town friend and her kid for walk through the city. The kid wanted to try, during which the owner of the bike came over, “hey you should give it a go.”

“Nah it’s okay, I’m just here for the kid”… but he kept going, and I am petty and will almost always respond to a challenge.

So okay fine, and rode a flawless loop around the square like, people were clapping.