The move from Tallahassee to Jacksonville was sad but needed in the step by step process of moving overseas. Packing up was a slow tedious process as I inventoried every box making an Excel spreadsheet, meticulously writing the number and room on every side of every box, worried if I needed to find something, this would somehow help me or my loved ones. But as we packed up the 10 x 15 storage space, I quickly realized the boxes would not be opened and/or found if needed. We stacked boxes practically to the ceiling to take advantage of “vertical space” and as we stuffed it in like a Tetris game, I let go. This was all just stuff. The things I will need while in Jordan could be purchased while there and the things I would miss from Tallahassee were really moments, feelings, and a sense of serenity in a location. It feels so nice to have everything stored and “put away”. The finality has finally sunk in. Another check on the long and ever growing checklist. Now onto the next item, packing our suitcases.
I didn’t think it would be hard to pack two suitcases but packing them to a certain weight including everything you “think” you will need for a year is quite a feat. I of course had to have this shirt and that shirt, this book and that book, this picture and that picture, but as I piled it into the suitcase I noticed a problem…I have too much stuff. So now it is time to filter and fine tune.
Wish me luck!
