We're exhausted by the final push to clear out of our house (not to mention the 3:00 AM wake up to catch our 5:05 AM flight). Despite having months to prepare, packing up the house was a challenge that kept us busy until the last minute. The last time we packed up like this was 10 years ago when we moved from an apartment to our first house. This time we sorted through our things to decide if they:
- could be given away or sold,
- would be needed later in our sabbatical (domestic travels),
- were worth keeping until after our sabbatical, or
- would go with us to Central America
Here's how that fourth pile wound up:
It will feel good to have very limited things with us as we travel. Sure, there'll be occasional things we wish we had with us, but we expect the overall feeling to be freeing.
The process of preparing to leave our home also reminded us how fortunate we are to have great friends locally. Friends who have been willing to let us store stuff at their houses, friends who have helped stage our home for sale, friends who have blanket offered to do anything we need before or after we leave. We weren't expecting to need to take everyone up on their offers, but it seems we needed the help after all! Thanks to you, friends, for what you've done and what some of you are continuing to do for us while we're away.
The next post you get will be from Guatemala! You're always welcome to leave comments or questions for us right here below the blog, but if you want to reach out to us in other ways you can reach Marshall via email at sustainablelife@gmail.com and Shelly at shellystritz@msn.com and we'll respond with a handful of other ways you can stay in touch.
Time to board the plane!
Congratulations!
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