my journey, destination unknown
Shouldn’t we done by now? I suppose I should give us at least a month to rid ourselves of the possessions gained over the last two decades, right? And why oh why does downsizing involve lots and lots trips to IKEA?? The garage sale emptied the garage enough to allow us to start clearing out…
Today we signed the papers and now have a Decatur Square address! The girls and I managed to sneak in a trip to IKEA in the afternoon, then take a walk around the square in the evening while Rob did some prep work on the girls’ new room. Camille had her first King of Pops…
Lakefest this weekend! The girls had a fabulous time hanging out with our friends and neighbors. Camille sold lots of her pouches in the young artists’ booth. Chloe rode her bike up and down and pitched in to help as needed. I had a very tasty arepa from a food truck. Rob hung out with…
Tomorrow is the day that we sign the contracts to buy our new condo. Things really are moving forward FAST! Downsizing is moving forward quite nicely. I’ve listed a bunch more on the downsize blog, and lots of things have been placed on hold, bought or taken. Our bedroom set and the porch furniture are…
I sure am going to miss sitting out here on my lovely porch on this beautiful furniture. Today lots of people came by, and we could hear the music from Lakefest drifting up.
More of our fall decorations. I like this little pumpkins, but I don’t know if they’ll find a place in our new home or not. So many decorations, so little space.
Two weekends ago, the girls and I made our annual pilgrimage to Austin for the Austin City Limits Music Festval. We love hanging out at “Austin Kiddie Limits”, listening to great bands, sampling local food and digging in the sand on Zilker Beach. This is an entry for Delicious Baby’s Photo Friday
Despite being the middle of clearing out our house for the big move, We took the time to decorate for Halloween and autumn. I love this time; three months of constantly redecorating the house (or condo)!
Rob has been hard at work on the “business side”: checking the closing documents, wiring money, filling out HOA/condo paperwork, purchasing homeowner’s insurance. It’s all quite boring with no real tangible results, other than making it possible for us to move. The girls have finally come to an agreement on new bed linens for their…
Today or CSA basket was filled to the brim with greens. I better come up with a yummy green dinner for Thursday or Friday! This looks like it is probably the very last of the tomatoes, unfortunately.
As “Mission Downsize” continues, we are going through everything in the house, figuring out what we need to get rid of and what we will keep. Though I do this year round in “Room of the Month” we are being even more crazy about getting rid of stuff. It feels great to let go of…
Camille celebrated her thirteenth birthday today! Claire came to the store to help us pick out dinner and a cake — Camille decided on an oreo ice-cream cake, in the end! We had a nice evening, celebrating and watching Doctor Who…
And, so the mission continues. We haven’t moved along as fast as I had hoped we would, but we are moving forward. We all feel great about the downsizing. It is wonderful to feel the stuff moving out of the rooms. The girls are busy picking out new linens for their room so we can…
Camille’s last day as a pre-teen. We spent time fighting hackers and organizing our piles of stuff for the garage sale.
Last week, we drove to Texas for our annual pilgrimage to the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Camille’s first request upon arriving at my parents’ house in the Austin suburbs? Going to eat at Chuy’s. If you’ve never been to Chuy’s, you must get yourself to one. They used to only be in Texas, but…
Gazoo is not sure what is going on inside the house. She’s trying to stay out of the way and zone out, I think. She sure isn’t going to know what hit her when we move from this place with a fun yard filled with critters to our new condo where she only gets a…
Chloe and I startled to tackle her room today. Amazingly, she’s excited to be getting rid of most of her stuff. She’s really excited to whittle down all her piles to something much more manageable!
Today, we met with the inspector at the condo. This was our first time back in since we’ve signed the contract. The girls had a great time trying to figure out where all the furniture and other things will go once we move in.
Camille spent a long time yesterday clearing out her bookshelves, dresser and closet in our “Mission Downsize”. I’m really impressed by how much she has decided is just no longer necessary. We will fit into the new, much smaller space …. At least I hope so!
Downsize? What? As we’ve been slowly telling our friends, last weekend, while I was in Texas for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, we made an offer on a condo near the square in Decatur. After a couter-offer and some negotiation, I electronically signed (real estate has entered the 21st century!) the agreement to purchase…