The last few quiet weeks
The countdown begins. I submitted my resignation letter today at 4pm. (Well, sure it's just a formality since I'm still with the company, just in a different country.) I've signed the contract and gotten my employment pass. I received confirmation on my new apartment and scheduled my movers 2 days before I leave. I've announced the date and I'm booking the ticket.
4 weekends to go. My brother suspects I'm depressed, but I'm not. I think he is more than me. Haha. Who knew we could learn to live with each other in relative peace and respect after all? What do you do with the time?
Of the "stuff" stuff to do: Well, I need to sell my Opel -- fast. But the repairs are taking too long. How long does it take to sell a rare car anyhow? I need to sell my stuff, including my beloved piano. I need moolah! I have to unload so much things so I can travel light. I need to buy the stuff that's cheaper here. (including Books). And the list goes on...I will file this portion as "spring cleaning."
But I'm taking a hard look at the people in my life and wondering: about those whom I care about and if I would get to see them (before my hair turns grey) and those potentials, those close connections and missed connections and those that once upon a time meant something to you. And you wonder some more.
I'm also 29. So this moment feels kinda...momentous.
I think its a smart thing to have a pre-going away party (thanks to my beloved rxswitch in advance hehe) to see everyone. And then I can take the remaining time so that I have a couple of days to spend it in quality. In this book Chasing Daylight (where the author knew he was dying -- but I'm not) the author chose to spend a perfect moment with each of his most loved friends and family. I'm hoping to get that. Not to close any chapters, just to reaffirm to people that knowing them has been a source of joy in another person's life -- mine. It's a "see you when I see you, and if I don't then I'm letting you know you matter." How's that sound? Can I print that on cards?
My aim is that by July 26, I really will be "travelling light."
4 weekends to go. My brother suspects I'm depressed, but I'm not. I think he is more than me. Haha. Who knew we could learn to live with each other in relative peace and respect after all? What do you do with the time?
Of the "stuff" stuff to do: Well, I need to sell my Opel -- fast. But the repairs are taking too long. How long does it take to sell a rare car anyhow? I need to sell my stuff, including my beloved piano. I need moolah! I have to unload so much things so I can travel light. I need to buy the stuff that's cheaper here. (including Books). And the list goes on...I will file this portion as "spring cleaning."
But I'm taking a hard look at the people in my life and wondering: about those whom I care about and if I would get to see them (before my hair turns grey) and those potentials, those close connections and missed connections and those that once upon a time meant something to you. And you wonder some more.
I'm also 29. So this moment feels kinda...momentous.
I think its a smart thing to have a pre-going away party (thanks to my beloved rxswitch in advance hehe) to see everyone. And then I can take the remaining time so that I have a couple of days to spend it in quality. In this book Chasing Daylight (where the author knew he was dying -- but I'm not) the author chose to spend a perfect moment with each of his most loved friends and family. I'm hoping to get that. Not to close any chapters, just to reaffirm to people that knowing them has been a source of joy in another person's life -- mine. It's a "see you when I see you, and if I don't then I'm letting you know you matter." How's that sound? Can I print that on cards?
My aim is that by July 26, I really will be "travelling light."