Summer is here and so I have more time on my hands. I spend my days alternating between the couch (morning sickness), cleaning, swim lessons, and packing. So far I have packed like 5 boxes, but it's better than nothing! Here is a box packed in the office and a clear bookcase.
We are very fortunate for a couple of reasons. We are renting our house to someone we know, and have a ton of attic space, so instead of moving stuff to storage, we can store it in the attic. This makes packing a lot easier. Last Sat. Shawn and I pulled everything out of the attics and sorted through it. I think we filled our trash bin completely for the first time since we moved into our house. We started a huge yard sale pile and began to organize stuff back into the attic.
Here is the organized attic for storage:
Here is the other attic with packing supplies and yard sale pile:
We also have a shed next to our house where we will store some special furniture and the school stuff I kept. Speaking of which, the last day of school came and went. I saved some things I thought I would use when I return, but ended up giving away and leaving a ton of stuff. I can't believe I fit 6 years of teaching into boxes that fit into my Mazda 3 hatchback! I was surprised how emotional I got saying goodbye to the school family. I blame the hormones, but there were a lot of good people and memories there.
I have not begun to pack any bags for travel. I did buy a new bag and received a travel neck pillow from a student. Here they are, unopened.
I also did buy my first clothing piece. I found this at Goodwill!
Besides that I have started a pile of things I want to bring, like photos, books, and even a few special things for baby... but have yet to try to fit any of it into the suitcases. Oh well.
Today we had a 90 min. Webinar. Here are the dogs keeping me company as I attend.
It was very informative. All I know as of right now is that I may leave between August 8-12. I might not find out until 3 days before hand... so I'll just be ready! They provided information on housing, culture, and teaching. I am still super excited, but have the normal cold feet...especially since I am now going over pregnant. I know God has a plan for me... and I have to trust that plan. I hope to see everyone at our going away party in July. I am super excited about it and seeing a lot of good friends and family.
I will leave you with the new phrase to live by... Inshallah: if Allah wishes. As in... things will happen when they happen. So... the packing will continue and I'll leave when I leave. Until then... it's summer. :)
