I moved on Monday, but there is still so much to do that I can’t tell I moved.
The total number of boxes (not counting luggage, bags, etc.) was 155. I am not kidding. One hundred fifty-five. And that’s after tons of things thrown away.
The time window for the movers was from 8-30 to 10, but they came at 11 AM. and loaded the truck till 3-30 PM. When we arrived at my new home, the furnace was not working, and it took me a while to realize that it’s not the ecobee, but the furnace itself. And then, one of our heaters was shutting down the circuit breaker, and then all the outlets in the bedrooms would go off.
Then, the shower in the smaller bathroom stopped working.
But – I moved!!! A million thanks to my family – I don’t know what I would do without them!
My name is Henrietta (Hettie) Dombrovskaya. I was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russian (actually, back then – Leningrad, USSR) in 1963, and immigrated to the United States in 1996.
I love Saint Petersburg, the city I was born and raised in, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. Similarly (but differently) I love Chicago, and can’t imagine myself moving somewhere else in the observable future.
I have three children, Igor, Vlad and Anna, all adults living on their own, and one (so far) granddaughter Nadia. I also believe that my children are the best thing that happened in my life.
As for my professional life, I am working in the field of Information Technologies. When I was twenty, I’ve declared that the databases are the coolest thing invented and that I want to do them for the rest of my life. Thirty plus years later, I still believe it’s true, and still, believe that the databases are the best. These two statements together imply that I think a person can have it all, and indeed, I think so! Keep reading my journals to find out how I did it.
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Hettie's Reflections 
Congratulations!
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Not yet, I’d say 🙂
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Well, you are no more between two houses, so you did move!
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Now, five days later – yea!
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Congratulations, It is over!
Sorry to hear about the issues with the shower and furnace. Didn’t they work before?
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It’s not over, because we have only 20% unpacked:) And yea, things are keeping breaking 🙂
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Congratulations! The hardest part of moving is over. And the small breakages, well, one problem at a time 🙂
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To be honest, I feel like all parts are hard 🙂
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