I have spent a lot of time contacting companies and telling them to close accounts, providing information about where I am going and how to reach me with final bills, refunds (yes, there are a couple of those), and housekeeping documents. I started with a checklist of about twenty places, and that has grown to at least twice that number. Add to that the change of address that needs to go to subscriptions for journals, professional organizations, memberships, retirement funds - it adds up.
Once I have completed the process of pulling out of Connecticut, I will be ready to begin the process of setting up new accounts in New York, contacting the various services I will need and getting through the doors of doctors, banks, libraries, schools, stores, etc. It takes an incredible amount of energy and time to rip up roots and move, be transplanted.
It crosses my mind that the good Lord made the process of moving from earth to heaven *much* simpler for us - thank goodness! When I die, I will not need to send ahead for an apartment or give a forwarding address to anyone. I will have no need to transfer funds from one bank to another, change my insurance, establish relationships with services elsewhere, pack, haul needed klediments, or any of the myriad things one must do to move these days.
Well, I don't plan to make that final transition for some time. I'll just keep plugging away at the changes needed for this move, and be grateful for email which allows me to stay in touch with family and friends without fussing about how to take them with me!
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