I have to keep reminding myself that when this drudgery is done we will be in Panama starting our new life. But until then, we are working at it every day!
I have been busy trying to sell the mementos of our life on Ebay, Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. Some of the furniture and household items are staying with our kids, much is also going to Goodwill. At first I found it difficult parting with many of these things, but they are just things and they will soon be replaced by new adventures and living a low key and simple life.
We have rented a 5’x10′ storage unit here in PA, the size of a walk in closet, to store the things we plan on shipping to Panama. But first we will travel around a while and decide where we will settle permanently.
So it seems things are moving forward with the sale of our house! Home inspection and appraisal done, we continue to jump through hurdles, but we have our eye on the prize! End of March is settlement, but will hang around for a few weeks afterwards to tie up loose ends, like selling our cars!
So once we arrive, what then? Only two months to go! Well I’ve been trying to set up a house sitting gig but so far have not been successful. Tick tock…
The sacrifices and hurdle jumping will soon pay off. All of this hard work will be rewarded with total enjoyment once you guys get settled in Panama. The house sitting gig is a great idea! Hopefully something will surface as your arrival date gets here. Best wishes!