Ten Days to Go

I thought it would be fun to keep an account of how I spend my final ten days of preparation before we leave. In theory I plan on chiming in every day. We'll see if I manage that one!

Yesterday was Ten Days To Go. Here's what I did:

• Played a board game with my daughter.
• Painted two coats on the finally completed built-in bookcase in the living room that my husband and father built. This was one of those projects on our list that I think has been completed simply because we're leaving. Who knows how much longer it would have taken had we been staying here. It looks AWESOME and I can't wait to come home and paint the whole living room now!
• Went to my amazing Friday women's group that meets weekly. My last meeting with them will be in a week. Lord, how I will miss these gals.
• Cleaned the Studio from top to bottom. It looks gorgeous now. My mom said I am going to get my house so clean and organized that I won't want to leave it. I think there might be some truth to that.
• Kept up with my daily kitchen tasks (dishes, cleaning the counters, meals, etc.). This has been one of the most challenging parts of getting ready. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the house work when we aren't trying to prepare to move for a year! Needless to say, the house looks like the Tasmanian Devil has whirled through when it needs to look "Real Estate Showing Ready" for our guests!
• Thoroughly cleaned the outside shelves and cabinets of the kitchen island (ran out of time to do the inside).
• Chatted with my dear Arizona friend for a bit on the phone, multi-tasking all the while.
  
• Made gingerbread. (From a mix, not from scratch!)
• Worked on our "Home Instructions" notebook for P&S (I should do a separate post about this mammoth. I have serious OCD issues.)
• Conducted my daily phone check-in with my two best friends. How on EARTH will I let go of this part of my routine, I wonder????!!!!!
  
• Watched Wild Kratts with my kids.
  
• Enjoyed a lovely dinner visit with some great friends. Thankfully, at their place, not ours!
• Read another lesson in French In Action. I think I'm up to Lesson 12 in Level One. Sadly, I am noticing my comprehension level is slipping.
• Mentally obsessed about a ton of other details and reminded myself, if it doesn't get done, Oh Well!