Binge and Purge

I know, a crazy title but bear with me. Now, as I've said, Dean and I have lived overseas before. Therefore, I'm a little bit more equipped with what to expect this time around than last. For instance, I know I will no longer be paying bills online, but rather waiting in a long line for hours at a place most Americans would never dream of to pay bills (in Italy, it was the Post Office); I know I need to figure out exactly what clothes we actually need since there are no closets; kitchens and refrigerators are a size better suited for a doll house - these are just a few of the things I try not to dwell on, or I might just tell my husband he's going to be a geo-bachelor for the next few years!


Now due to this knowledge, I've found a strange phenomenon occurring...lately whenever my path crosses anything that I might not find in Germany, oh I'm picking it up! This is anything from Organic baking needs, picture frames, DVDs/CDs, cooking utensils...you name it, if it might not be there, I'm buying it! Now, we are by no means Rockefellers, so this is definitely something that I will need to reign in and fast...right after I get my Scout Pocket Pants, Corduroys, and Waffle Henleys from Eddie Bauer :)


But on the opposite end of this spectrum is the fact that I am moving a 3-story, 4 member (plus 95lbs dog) family home across the wide Atlantic. Weight limits apply...there is only so much we are allotted to bring, and only so much we can store. So along with the spending sprees, comes a very strange need that I haven't felt since I was "nesting" when expecting my two children. I am eliminating absolutely anything and everything I possibly can: loads of McDonald's Happy Meals toys, clothes that I haven't worn since said children were born, broken furniture that was always meant to be repaired but are still sitting in our basement...OMG, the basement! Loads and loads of boxes that have not been touched since our two households combined in holy matrimony. I can't even imagine the bachelor things I will find in those boxes...that's it, I need to get started.



UPDATE: Dean is coming home soon!! Granted, he'll only be here a few days before he has to leave again for a few days...but then he'll be back for a while after that before he has to leave for school for a month (life is a roller coaster ride!). We will have a lot to go through and figure out before he leaves!


We also have had several people interested in our home. Unfortunately, the timing wasn't right for them, but we are happy to see that there is interest and the price isn't a deterrent! In fact, we have someone interested and would like to take a look at our house this week...keep your fingers crossed!!