Consolidation- a lesson

Today's lesson: How to consolidate (def: to join or combine) 4 boxes into 1. You know you are serious about your plans when you decide to consolidate boxes on date night! We had an all night baby sitter for the FIRST time since Heather joined our family, and we go thru boxes! LOL! It was meant to be, the next morning the city offered FREE shredding!

This is the 1 box left for storage!

Approved by George!

Another beautiful day

Ok, so I don't have anything witty to say today. I'm not sure why. It is a beautiful day, and there is nothing really wrong. I guess I feel kind of "stuck". We are soooo excited about starting this new phase of our lives. I guess that I just want to leave YESTERDAY! I'm sure the fact that we found some significant soft spots on the floor of our camper, is not helping my mood any...or my general lack of patience!  There is no shortage of things to do. The monumental task of downsizing is looming over our heads, and many other tasks that should be completed b4 our epic adventure (EA) begins. I just need to put my head down and push forward. I get overwhelmed but never really discouraged. All of this just feels right!

Meet George (of the curious type)

Hello! This is George (he's quite curious), posing with his magic 8-ball. George is going to help us with all of our preparations for our epic adventure and he will be traveling with us as well.

Here are the girls with George. Look out George! Lima Bean (Heather's nickname, don't know how I forgot that!)is going for your ear!

George helping me downsize in the closet! Hang on George! Having George around will be a big help, not to mention a bit of comic relief! Thanks George

Downsizing

Whoa... Downsizing is kinda like plastic surgery. You take a look at what you've got, then decide how much you are going to "cut-out". There is also a bit of pain involved. I suspect also a bit of pleasure once you've purged yourself of all the xtra stuff. I'll let you know, as I have just started "cutting"! Pics will be posted soon... and stay tuned.. I have someone interesting for you to meet! :)

Making the Decision

We are a family of 4... Me, (Sheila- the mom), Lee, (aka dad), Megan (8), (aka meg, or magpie), and Baby Heather (1), (Lima Bean). We also have a giant golden retriever named Striker. I've always been a bit of a wanna be gypsy, nomad, restless, a wandering spirit...whatever you want to call it. Growing up, we always took road trips. Long, short, it didn't matter. My husband, Lee, he didn't grow up that way. So, for the last 10 years we have been living the traditional suburban life in a house of sticks-and-bricks... with a mortgage and an SUV and all that responsibility (i think that's a song). Anyway, after a series of unfortunate events, we found ourselves houseless (not homeless), and just generally unsettled. Lee was unhappy at work, etc... I half jokingly mentioned selling the rest of everything and hitting the road... to my surprise Lee said why not? And here we are in phase 1 (downsizing & debt reduction).. It is important to mention that my adult daughter Amanda (20), (aka Amanda panda pickle poo), and her boyfriend, Andrew (22), (aka Drew or the boy), will be joining us on our epic adventure.. Departure date... ASAP! So stay tuned as we prepare for our journey....