Since I have decided to end this blog, I guess I should add some concluding notes.
I'm not going to go into the details (there's too many), but as you can see from the title, we successfully arrived to Finland in September and have been here since then. We got it all done! The house, the packing, the quitting the jobs, the cats, the selling the car.... everything! The last month in Florida was crazy to say the least, and leaving was hard and emotional.
I felt like I abandoned Pulla and Mikey when I left, and because of that adapting to Finland wasn't that easy right away. They are with Chris's mom now, and we keep on getting reports that they are doing good and are happy, so I feel better about it now. Even then, I miss them a lot, and hope to see them again soon.
We are slowly getting things going on over here, and we are at peace with the future. Of course we miss parts of our old life, but we feel like it was a right move to come over here.
That's about it. I think I am officially done now.
:)
2/02/2013
8/12/2012
Closures?
We officially have a little over a month left in the US. The last minute preparations are in almost full force, and although it is a lot, we are managing okay. I've had to learn to not stress like crazy about everything I still need to do but just take it a day at a time - be it at work just trying to get through the day, or at home packing, calling the vet for the cats or filling out all the passport documents and all the other things on the to do list.
Chris got the same days off as me for the whole month of August, and in addition, I have a couple of vacation days I am still taking this month. I'm trying to use them because if I don't, I will just lose them when I leave. I'll be giving my two-week notice end of this month. Until then, nobody at works knows about our plans.
I sold a couple of things on Craigslist this weekend, and actually made a little bit of money.. it was some outside chairs, an office chair, lamps, a picture and the little nightstand I had painted earlier in the year. I will try to post on Craigslist again next weekend and hopefully sell a couple of more things. It helps us empty the house too when people come and get things. We've taken a lot of small things to Goodwill as well.. we just don't have the time to do a yard sale to sell all the little knick-knacks for a couple of dollars each.
Our landlord already chose the next tenants that are taking over, and in two weeks we'll be pretty much out the house. I'll just come back to clean everything so that we hopefully get most our deposit back. We are going to Chris's mom's for the rest of the time.
I've been searching tips on selling our car and hopefully that will be something we can get done in a couple of days once the time comes.
I've also filled a couple of job applications that I sent to Finland, but I'm not too worried about finding a job until we get there.. I'm pretty sure I can always find at least temporary work real quickly over there.
I guess the biggest stress that we are still dealing with, is trying to find homes for Pulla and Mikey.. Nobody in the friends or family wants them; I've asked people at work and I've posted adds on Craigslist. Nobody wants them, and it's sad because they are great cats. We have maybe a week, maybe a little more, and the final option will be to take them to the local SPCA, where they may be rehomed, or they may not...
I can't blame anybody specifically, but I gotta say that the amount of stray animals in this country is very telling on how people treat animals. Some people at work who I asked if they knew anybody who wanted a cat were downright cruel on what they said I should do with them.. it makes me mad and sad at the same time.
Chris got the same days off as me for the whole month of August, and in addition, I have a couple of vacation days I am still taking this month. I'm trying to use them because if I don't, I will just lose them when I leave. I'll be giving my two-week notice end of this month. Until then, nobody at works knows about our plans.
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I sold a couple of things on Craigslist this weekend, and actually made a little bit of money.. it was some outside chairs, an office chair, lamps, a picture and the little nightstand I had painted earlier in the year. I will try to post on Craigslist again next weekend and hopefully sell a couple of more things. It helps us empty the house too when people come and get things. We've taken a lot of small things to Goodwill as well.. we just don't have the time to do a yard sale to sell all the little knick-knacks for a couple of dollars each.
Our landlord already chose the next tenants that are taking over, and in two weeks we'll be pretty much out the house. I'll just come back to clean everything so that we hopefully get most our deposit back. We are going to Chris's mom's for the rest of the time.
I've been searching tips on selling our car and hopefully that will be something we can get done in a couple of days once the time comes.
I've also filled a couple of job applications that I sent to Finland, but I'm not too worried about finding a job until we get there.. I'm pretty sure I can always find at least temporary work real quickly over there.
I guess the biggest stress that we are still dealing with, is trying to find homes for Pulla and Mikey.. Nobody in the friends or family wants them; I've asked people at work and I've posted adds on Craigslist. Nobody wants them, and it's sad because they are great cats. We have maybe a week, maybe a little more, and the final option will be to take them to the local SPCA, where they may be rehomed, or they may not...
I can't blame anybody specifically, but I gotta say that the amount of stray animals in this country is very telling on how people treat animals. Some people at work who I asked if they knew anybody who wanted a cat were downright cruel on what they said I should do with them.. it makes me mad and sad at the same time.
This may be my last posting before the move - we'll see. New adventures are definitely around the corner now.
7/12/2012
Rare Summer Posting
It is mid July here. What's up?
Well.. It is not easy to plan a move to the other side of the world. It' overwhelming, and I need to tell myself to just take it step by step and not think about everything that we still need to do and prepare for. I've made a list of the main stuff to take care of, and one by one I'm crossing things off of it as they get done.
That's all about the move for this post, I don't want to think about it, I get too stressed.
I actually wanted to post a couple of rare outside pictures it being summer and all. I don't spend much time outside in the summer, so tonight when the worst heat of the day was gone, I got a couple of photos in the back yard.
It was a very special occasion, I let Pulla outside for the first time in over 3 months. She was spayed a week ago so there's no fear for any more kittens. She was a happy cat that's for sure. So here's a picture of her.. she sharpened her nails on that branch at least 50 times!
Well.. It is not easy to plan a move to the other side of the world. It' overwhelming, and I need to tell myself to just take it step by step and not think about everything that we still need to do and prepare for. I've made a list of the main stuff to take care of, and one by one I'm crossing things off of it as they get done.
That's all about the move for this post, I don't want to think about it, I get too stressed.
I actually wanted to post a couple of rare outside pictures it being summer and all. I don't spend much time outside in the summer, so tonight when the worst heat of the day was gone, I got a couple of photos in the back yard.
It was a very special occasion, I let Pulla outside for the first time in over 3 months. She was spayed a week ago so there's no fear for any more kittens. She was a happy cat that's for sure. So here's a picture of her.. she sharpened her nails on that branch at least 50 times!
I also snapped a photo of the hot peppers I started growing a couple of months back. They've been really neglected but I guess the sun and rainwater have been enough - there's a bunch of little peppers growing already. Just waiting for them to ripen now.
Here's some branches I trimmed of our Crepe Myrtles. (Yep, back inside...) Aren't they pretty!!
That's all for now. It's my weekend, and I will need to fill out my US passport application. Chris is excited because the new Batman comes out next week. That's the main life updates I can think of right now.
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