I’m trying to do a bit each day in our efforts to get ready to move. Most of the details will be handled by an auctioneer who has a really good reputation and has worked in our area as long as I can remember.
My task lately has been to go through a four-drawer file cabinet to see if there are things that should be destroyed or saved or left for the auction company. Added to the task is the stuff we got from our safe deposit box at the bank.
I think I’ve finished going through the files. I’m still trying to make my way through the pile that is now on my desk. I will try to finish that today.
One of the nice things that is happening is that as I tell my friends we’re moving, I’m inviting them over to either freezer-dive, taking whatever they would like, and/or giving them things I think they would like. It makes me happy to give people I care about a bit of a boost. :0)
Our son is trying to help us clean up our habits, otherwise. I’ve been snacking like a fiend on Ritz Crackers like they won’t be made anymore. Actually, I don’t know if I’ll be able to get them in Thailand or not, but that isn’t the issue. The issue is eating between meals and I need to stop that – particularly eating things like crackers. Our son is cooking us some really nice meals, and I’m going to redouble my efforts to hold my eating to those.
My husband is ignoring all that, of course. Last night he had a bad night. We were up over and over with him being sick. So we talked to him when he came downstairs this morning about letting his stomach rest, and eating sicky food today. So what does he do? He got a jar of jelly and a knife and proceeded to eat the jelly straight from the jar. We have thrown up our hands now and he will do what he will do.
Our son has researched and found some supplements that he thinks may help my high blood pressure, so I’m embracing that change. Hopefully in time I will regain my strength, continue to lose my lard, take the new supplements, and resume my exercise schedule once we recover our general health and then recover from the grueling flight schedule to Thailand.
We will all fly together and we only have to do it once, so I am gearing up for that.
It’ll be amazing to ONLY pack things appropriate for the summer. In Thailand they have summer, wet summer, smoky summer, and more summer. That will be interesting to get used to. :0)
I hope you have a nice day today.
Take care.
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Exciting yet daunting! How long is the flight? I went to French Polynesia once and from Boston it was 18 hours. I can’t imagine what a flight to Thailand would take.
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Our son has explained that the flights and the waits in between are grueling. We only have to do it once though, so we’re trying to gear up for it. We will fly first class (the first time I’ve ever flown this way!) to make our trip as comfortable as possible.
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That sounds great!
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I read this aloud to my husband and we both laughed at the end! We just watched a movie last night on YouTube (so, an older one), where a few characters ate Goobers peanut butter and jelly straight out of the jar! Ha!
Yes, you will only need summer clothes. And do take your top 2, 3, 4, or 5 most treasured possessions. It will help.
I actually keep my 3 most treasured items near me (and have for years), because I learned that lesson from one of my closest aunts whose house burned down and she only grabbed her purse! So, I have a sock monkey that has been with me since birth (the friend who made it for me is still living and I hope to see her this summer). I have my mom’s bible. She has written all through it in the margins. And I have my journals in a soft little tote bag. (I don’t remember if I told you that my daughter loves the penguin tote you painted that I gave her for Christmas!)
I know you won’t need much else because life will be simpler in Thailand. But I hope these ideas help you resettle. I have moved 29 times or more in my 63 years. So much does not matter. And the best part is, “You take YOU with you wherever you go”! Ha!
Oh, p.s. we used a well-respected auctioneer once too. Lost our pants! No one drives bids up as we thought. Our one-of-a-kind $1000 teak wood loveseat sold for under $100! I cried. Our brand new $1400 each La-Z-boy leather recliners went for $200 for the pair! It really was the last time we paid much money for anything! And the oast time I cried over “stuff.” Lesson learned!
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Thanks for this, Sheila. I particularly appreciated your suggestion about the treasured items. I have a small teddy bear that has been sitting on the shelf above my computer for years. I will take him with me. Thanks so much for telling me that your daughter loves the penguin tote. That’s one of my favorites, too.
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It sounds like you are moving right along with the process of relocating. I know you are so glad to have your son there to assist you, and I am sure he is glad to help.
Again, I am happy for you that you are embracing the change that is going to be your new life. You seem as if you are going to enjoy instead of enduring the course set before you. Way to go!
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I was given a second chance at life in the hospital. The totally new life out from under the pressure of the house and yard with our new health challenges is a beautiful opportunity. Being close to our son is a gift beyond price.
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