Slowly but surely

Everyday I pack something else in the house.

Day 1: Winter clothes
Day 2: Extra kitchen dishes
Day 3: Mimi's Room
Day 4: DJ's room
Day 5: Craft closet

The more and more that I pack the more I wonder...
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- WHAT IF THE HOUSE DOESN'T SELL?
- AM I PUTTING THE HORSE BEFORE THE CART

I think that I am doing the right thing. I feel like the less clutter in the house, the better the house will sell. One realtor told me that we should get a storage unit, but I feel like that would be a waste. I might as well just store everything neatly in the 2 car garage!

Throwing away a lot of things that we haven't used in a long time or selling them in a yard sale is going to help us either way. I feel like the more prepared we are now, the less stress later.

 I also requested a quote for shipping.

I quoted for 3 Large bedrooms... Basically 9,000 lbs. from Tampa to Tegucigalpa. I am waiting to hear back from them. I feel like having a plan is the best way to move forward so we know how much is needed for the move and how much liquid cash we will have.

We have a four bedroom home but I really do not think that we will be taking the twins' small toddlers beds.

I really feel like things are becoming real. I have to fully commit myself for this move. I talk to the older children almost daily about the move. I do not want them to feel overwhelmed.

Right now I do not know if we will take the big kids with us straight to Honduras or leave them with Grandma for the Summer. At this point, I want to take them and leave the twins with Grandma. I feel like that will be best to acclimate the older kids and also give us some one on one adventure time.

Feeling so many emotions right now!

The Plan

 You never know how much you accumulate until it is time to pack up. Over the last six years, I have lived in Afghanistan, Oklahoma, Iraq, Kuwait and Florida. I thought I wanted roots and stability for my family, but after three years of living the American Dream, I am ready to explode! I am so bored.

I decided to call a realtor friend of mine. She came to my house and now I am ready to sell. Moving to Honduras is seeming closer than ever!

The kids will be in school until the end of May so there is a bit of time to get everything together.

SO- Where do I start? I needed to make the house more appeasing to buyers. I started packing "extras" to reduce clutter. I packed up winter clothes, my hundreds (just kidding, more like 10) wine glasses and shot glasses, movies and books. Slowly but surely the boxes are beginning to stack up in the garage, What in the hell am I doing?