Wherein my apartment complex causes an anxiety attack...that's lasted 2 days so far

[csquared]

Get some boxes. You probably have plenty at work. Then set the boxes in the middle of the floor.

Can you get them to fumigate while you are at work? That should take care of the 3-4 hour issue.

And before I forget...

[lupo pazzesco]

Problem is, they're coming in tomorrow, no set time or anything, and as for boxes?? Difficult to get them home on the bus.

I'm done. I think I'm done. I have to be done.

I've already cried, and am pretty sure I've annoyed wolfie, because I was crying over what amounted to dishes and glasses on the table, I think. I feel so pathetic and whiny, I really do.

[dragon_wings]

:hugs: You'll be ok. Panic attacks aren't rational. But you'll be ok. I've gone through something similar myself. It's no fun. *offers yummy treats*

[BookstoreEscapee]

She is however allowed to throw things away as she puts them back in their proper placesand in a much better headspace.

That's the better time to do it...as you go along you can ask, "Does this really deserve this real estate in my cabinets?"

[Der Cute]

Have a bit of dark chocolate, it helps the seratonin. Now - BookstoreEscapee has a point: if you don't see a real need for it, can you possibly put it in a pile (I know) on a table, to focus on it later? "Here is the questionable shit. I will focus on you when I get back. You will be fumigated, so I can have a better reason to get rid of you. I will bring boxes back with me, and use those extra bags to pack you up and put you away or donate you."

[kpzra]

I feel ya. I'm supposed to be packing my house up, we leave Friday (as in the 29th of July) to drive 3500 miles to move (no offense Canada, but I hate driving through you). So far, I've done books and dvd's. I'm spazzing because I hate moving and hubby and I are pack rats. Most of me wants to say eff it, and leave everything.

At least I know we can do it, we always seem to be good at the panic packing.

[KiaKat]

BREATHE.

Good. Keep doing that. It will all be fine, and it's a great opportunity to go through your stuff and decide what needs to be thrown out, packed away, or kept. Or, yaknow, shipped to me because it's a duplicate of a kitchen gadget you already have... >.>

[lupo pazzesco]

Well, they've been and gone as of yesterday.

Fun fact, the bug spray stuff they use? Smells like nail polish. >.<

I had a few moments of anxiety trying to get stuff put away and was flailing a lot. Again, luckily wolfie was there, telling me to go through bits one step at a time.

Also? They made a mess. There's dust balls...mites...clumps...bunnies...THINGS. and they're ALL over my floors!!

I'm not done cleaning up, not by a long shot, but at least the kitchen is back in some semblance of order.

[Mikkel]

You may have had the dust bunnies all the time, they have just been pushed around a bit.
Push them back again and forget them .
Seriously, just take one room at the time, get the apartment liveable, you don't have a schedule for when you have to be finished

[teh_blumchenkinder]

I agree with Mikkel, except on the dust bunnies/lumps that got generated-- those you can clean! Just take it easy... and yeah, the only schedule you're on is your own!

(Go Boyfriend! Thanks Wolfie!)
EDIT: make sure you're airing out your apartment! That stuff is probably mildly toxic to humans, after all... >_>

[Seshat]

When putting things away, keep these ones:

* Useful to me.
* Beautiful in my opinion.
* Holds a memory that I cherish.

Everything else goes in one of two boxes/bags:

* Rubbish.
* Give away/Sell.

[Geek King]

Sorry you had the big kerffluffle, Lupo. Maybe a nice pint of pumpkin ice cream from my local UDF will help you calm back down a bit?

[telecom_goddess]

I can so relate to this. I HATE IT when they have to come in and you have to disrupt everything in your house to accomadate them. And the inspections and this and that and the other thing. I don't like people mucking through my home.

[Food Lady]

That whole situation was totally sucky. I don't get why they did that to you. Was all of that really necessary?? I would've had a panic attack, too. The good is that wolfie obviously loves you; it shows in how he handled that.

[lupo pazzesco]

I've got the kitchen back into some semblance of order, and the cabinets rearranged. I've even sorted through my mug collection and let go of over a dozen, they're packed up and waiting to be taken to be donated to goodwill or a thrift store or something.

I've also gone through the kitchen gidgetry and am asking myself what I REALLY need and what I don't, to start paring it down some. This is gonna be hard.

Still a mess to deal with, but I'm getting better. I definitely am so glad wolfie was there, I don't think I'd have gotten through it without him calming down my flailouts.