Retired and Moving to Roatan
What are the Strines up to these days? With just over two weeks left until we begin the next chapter of our lives, and all of the essentials already shipped to that new place, what's up now?
No longer does an alarm ring in the morning to signal the beginning of a new day. We get up when we are ready. For me, it is usually some time between 4:00 and 5:00 AM. Since Mike is more of a night owl, he gets an hour or two more of his sleep in the morning.
We have promised each other that much less time will be spent in front of screens in our new lives. But for now . . . well, it is 10:00 and here I sit.
I still work in my business, All Things Administrative, and will continue my work during and after the move, so I do require some screen time. And then there will be photograph uploads and the blog to write once we live in Roatan. In retrospect, I'll need to renegotiate this point with Mike!
And no matter what is going on, there's always time for the hot tub and pool. Always.
We are still packing. It feels a little complicated because we sold the house "fully furnished" so for each non-furnishing item that we touch there are still choices:
- Throw it away
- Give it away (who? how? when?)
- Pack it
- Leave it for the buyer
Wherever the laptop parks itself is Command Central. Here it is decided what bin to use for each item. Each bin requires three identification pieces of tape to be double-checked with the Google Sheet. Once a bin is full, Mike zip ties it closed. He does include some zip ties on the inside of each lid, hoping that Customs will zip the bins they have to open for inspection.
There are still a few places inside the house (sadly, my area of the office) that need some work, but the garage is the bulk of what is left to do. Go, Mike!
So there are nine days left to use it or lose it. This should not be as big of a deal as it looks like in my head right now. I'll work on that.
Already looking forward to this evening's R & R
T-15 Days
