This is my first entry from my new home in Tasmania ( Read more... )

It's just about 24 hours until we leave for the airport and begin making our voyage back to Tassie.  Last night was the going-away party, hosted by the most wonderful Joe.  So many of my friends came (in no particular order): Mel and Philip, Nikki and Chris, Adriane and Chris, Dawn and Eric, Rachel and Lowell and the gorgeous baby Gabe, Eleanor and ( Read more... )

Outside a cold wind is blowing, tossing icy mist through the air, howling through the bushes, and rattling at the door as if trying to get in.  Inside I sit safe and warm in front of this glowing computer screen thinking that there's so much more I should have accomplished today ( Read more... )

Here I sit in the silent night, yet again unable to sleep, eating butter pecan ice-cream for comfort.  Exciting visions of the new life ahead of me keep spinning through my head whenever I try to fall asleep, mixing with anxious thoughts of all the things yet to be done before I leave.  Slowly but surely the boxes are devouring my life, or at least ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my last day seeing clients and Monday is my last day at the agency. I still need to finish up a bunch of paperwork and clear out my office, but after that it will all be over for me there ( Read more... )

The packing has begun.  Our living space is filling with boxes and people are stopping by to pick up the things they have bought, carting out pieces of furniture.  Even our kitty is gone to her new home, leaving a subtle sense of emptiness lacking her friendly furry-purry presence ( Read more... )

Other than a couple hours of broken napping this afternoon, I've been awake for 38 hours... but I'm finally in my new apartment ( Read more... )

I'm taking possession of the new apartment on Sept 1st and the movers are scheduled for Sept. 3rd. Hopefully the entire moving process can be finished that weekend. I may have to rent another storage unit, but we'll see how things go with packing and getting rid of stuff ( Read more... )