California Girl... Picking up and moving to BERLIN!

Change is good. Change is necessary. Change is... a bit daunting... especially if the change you are making is picking up and moving... to another country... and also if you only have five weeks to make said move.

So there it is in a nutshell, I am selling almost everything I own, shipping a few cake making tools, books, photos, etc., packing up a few suitcases, loading my dog up in a travel crate and moving to Berlin... I have four weeks left!

In one week I have gotten an expedited passport, bought my plane ticket ... and my oldest son's (he is leaving a month before me) had a new 15-digit microchip inserted into my dog (now she has 2), and a new rabies shot - required with the new chip. I gave my work a 5-week notice and my apartments notice as well. I have sold most of my big furniture as I have become quite versed on Craigslist.. and not so versed on eBay... I found a large travel crate on Craigslist for $50 which is amazing, even though they said hardly used, it took me about an hour and a half to scrub it good enough to where I felt comfortable letting my dog sit in it for 13 hours on the plane (it could be said that I am a bit of a freak when it comes to my dog, but it's only because I love her so. Last night I sold my car! Thank you CarMax! This morning I took the Big Blue Bus to work... a lovely 30 minute, 3 mile bus ride.

At this moment, the most daunting thing I have to accomplish is to get moved out... I mean get rid of everything in my apartment by Feb. 28th.

I have had a handful of small panic attacks when I start to stress about it, but the amazing thing is that everything is falling into place. I am really not having any doubts about the move...at all! I mean, really!!! My brother is moving into a larger location and wants me to come and run the bakery part of his new restaurant! How many times in a person's life to they basically get handed their dream? All I have to do is get my butt out there... and start baking!

Cheers!
Krissy