It’s no secret I’m crazy about pugs, so it should come as no surprise that I’m now a volunter photographer for the Central Coast Pug Rescue. The first pug I photographed for the rescue is now happily living with it’s forever family, but here’s the latest sweetie that is available for adoption. Check out the…
The moment it all became real was when we saw this in front of our house. A team of burly guys made their way through our house, devouring our belongings with tissue paper with amazing speed and efficiency. I’ve never had professional packers move us before and I have to say, it was quite a…
What an adventure you are going to have!
OMG BETSY!!!! I cried and laughed through out this entire post. Your family is just precious. SOOOOOOO EXCITED for you guys!!! xoxo
I’m really enjoying your instagram updates on your adventure and can’t wait for more details here on the blog. 🙂 hint hint Thanks for sharing with us!
John, Betsy and kids (you too Stamp)…. Missing you all on Bluewater Trail! But so excited for you in your new adventure!,
The ten days before I left Fort Wayne were filled with not only frantically purging junk drawers and closets, but also with cramming in as many coffee dates, dinners and parties. I was absolutly blown away by how much love was shown us as we left. It truly felt like our community picked us up…
beautiful weather and swimming all year long will NEVER replace what Indiana had for you..GET BACK HERE.. MOM
You are so very missed, but I’m so excited for you to expand your strong roots all the way in sunny CA. Cheering for you!
As we prepare to move out west and into what will surely be smaller real estate, I’ve been purging. A LOT. Our entire studio was liquidated, save for a few treasures that stayed with family or will go with us. I’ve been getting rid of big bulky toys and furniture we don’t absolutly love. It’s…
You dear woman…I cannot even imagine. We’re moving, oh thirteen miles away, and I’m freaking out. Please keep letting me know how we can help you in this time of transition (and excitement and anxiety and joy and sorrow at goodbyes).
I hope I get to have or at least store on my walls some of those great pictures…GRANDMA
I get it. We are moving from a tiny coastal beach town in Costa Rica back to Pleasanton, CA and I feel like everyone is eyeing my stuff. Its very difficult to get things here, and anything imported is pricey. I have started selling things, because we need to, but a couple friends have stopped by and I felt like they were taking inventory of my stuff. Its a weird feeling. Especially because I am emotional. The carcass analogy is very fitting.
This post spoke to me so much a year an a half ago and really helped me to come to terms with selling my home and almost everything we owned except what could fit in one storage unit. We said goodbye to my son’s school, which was the same school my husband and I graduated from and where most of his cousins also went, in May of 2014, then over the summer had numerous garage sales and had to find homes for our two dogs and one cat (harder watching my son say goodbye) and then moved out of our home into a tiny apartment while my husband came to India and a few other places on business while waiting for his employment visa for India. I sold everything from pots and pans and silverware to books, toys, and outdoor stuff. I remember reading your blog then and being comforted and have been re-reading a lot of your posts today. We mainly kept family heirlooms, stuff of my son’s when he was younger and just a few things I couldn’t part with and all we came to India with were toys, yarn, fabric, DVDs, clothes, and my husband’s guitar. We completely started over and it has been almost a year now, full of highs and lows but when I read your blog and see your posts on Instagram I feel like things I’m going through are a little more normal and I’m not alone in my mix of emotions that starting over in another place brings. Thank you!
I thought when I announced we were moving across the country, that people would distance themselves from us. I actually held off telling people for as long as I could for that reason. I figured that people would think, “Well, they are moving, why put in any more effort with them?” I thought I wouldn’t…
