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Apr 30, 20182 min read
On the cusp of homelessness...
There are a few things that I've found during the Great Purge of 2018 and one of them was my library card. I've belonged to the...


Apr 24, 20182 min read
Good buy & goodbye
Saying goodbye can be challenging for me, especially when I know that it is a final goodbye. I will not gloss over the fact that--though...

Apr 16, 20182 min read
Handy
This past weekend, we officially moved out of our house/home. While closing doesn't happen for 11 days, we are having our Estate Sale...


Apr 3, 20182 min read
Stuff & stuff
C and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary towards the end of the month, and for the majority of those years, we have been...


Mar 15, 20182 min read
Momentum
This week has been full of activity for visas, dog transportation, storage locations, and Estate Sales because we've crossed another...


Mar 9, 20183 min read
Too long
My apologies for disappearing for so long. I can't believe that my last post was almost 2 weeks ago! I've been fully engulfed in the...


Feb 26, 20182 min read
Make this place your home
Today we hit two big milestones in the process of getting ourselves over to Spain: we had photographs taken of our home for the real...


Jan 3, 20181 min read
Smoke & mirrors
Last week I posted about my powder room including a picture taken as the wallpaper was coming down, and now it is Sherwin Williams...

Dec 26, 20171 min read
Amarillo y rojo
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas doing whatever it is that you do to celebrate. Since we do not observe Christmas as a holiday, we...


Dec 14, 20172 min read
Things below the surface
We had the first contractor out to the house today to handle a small issue. And, while it's small, it was the first thing that needed to...

Dec 13, 20173 min read
#3
I've mentioned that I have 3 sons, an (almost) 18-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old. Along with C, they are the best (and most...


Dec 12, 20173 min read
Rubber meet road
I think I have a lot of time before we move, but I'm realizing quickly that is an illusion. I leave for Spain the week the kids go back...


Dec 5, 20172 min read
Backward organizing
I'm a planner. I research, read, learn, schedule, check, double-check, and then begin. I usually get to that last step and cross my...


Nov 30, 20172 min read
Valencia
I have never been to Valencia and neither has C. We've been to Spain, and we loved it. However, deciding to pick up and move across an...


Nov 28, 20172 min read
Things you're asking
I've been asked a few questions several times, and thought I'd put together a quick answer sheet. Eventually I guess I'll create a FAQ...


Nov 23, 20172 min read
Thanksgiving
Just because we're excited doesn't mean that we aren't scared and sometimes sad. The emotions come in waves and I've found that it's...
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