S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D

They say that moving is one of the most stressful things to go through...well throw in there moving across the world and the stress factor is definitely elevated! This week has been the craziest yet as it was moving week...well the first moving week anyway...this week our items were shipped across the ocean in our 20 foot freight container.




So the week started by sorting through everything to determine what was going, what was staying here in storage, and what will be sent via our air freight container or with us on the plane. No easy task that's for sure! And then once everything was sorted we had to record and assign prices to it all in case of an unfortunate accident where our freight container would end up at the bottom of the ocean. Hopefully that doesn't happen because as much as I tried to get EVERYTHING on the inventory I'm sure I missed something. Plus it would be no easy feet to replace all the items we have collected over the past 10+ years! It is pretty chaotic too once the movers sweep in and start packing. I've never been professionally moved before so I was not prepared at all for how quickly it would go. My one piece of advise is, if you don't want something packed or shipped...hide it so the movers can't find it! We had a few things shipped that we were not planning for/wanting. The best example was Autumn's suitcase with most of her clothes in it! Oh my!! My poor little girl was going to have to wear the few outfits we had in the wash and a few dresses from her closet for the next month or so...luckily her Aunt Erin was able to provide us with some clothes so we don't have to do laundry every few days!

I had also done a lot of shopping the past two weeks too to try and buy things like area rugs, curtains, etc...things we will need in the new place and can buy for a LOT cheaper here! We did opt not to take some of our items though in hopes of doing some fun shopping at antique stores, flea markets, etc while we are there...hopefully we'll find some really awesome one of a kind pieces that will be with us for a long long time!

So now that the first moving day is complete we will go through the same exercise this week to prepare everything for storage. We have to be out of our house this Friday...so it will be another whirlwind week I'm sure, but we're getting close now! Only 10 more days till we'll be on our flight to our new home!! I'm more excited and more nervous than ever now!!