Comments on: Countdown to Europe & moving: 2 months to go http://livingwellonless.com/2010/03/11/countdown-to-europe-moving-2-months-to-go/ Simply Frugal. Simply Healthy. Simply Happy. Sun, 20 May 2012 14:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Megan http://livingwellonless.com/2010/03/11/countdown-to-europe-moving-2-months-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-22884 Megan Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:24:43 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=3305#comment-22884 I'm so excited that you're going to Europe! Look at it as a reward for packing and beginning the moving process. Do the hard work, then go play on vacation! I recently found out that I got accepted to a studyabroad program in Europe this summer (Spain and Italy) and I will travel some in in between the two sessions. Since my spring semster won't end until five days before I board the plane to go over seas, I won't have any time to do the research you are posting here. Please share all the great details about where to go and what to do. You will be so much more helpful than you can even imagine. :) I’m so excited that you’re going to Europe! Look at it as a reward for packing and beginning the moving process. Do the hard work, then go play on vacation!

I recently found out that I got accepted to a studyabroad program in Europe this summer (Spain and Italy) and I will travel some in in between the two sessions. Since my spring semster won’t end until five days before I board the plane to go over seas, I won’t have any time to do the research you are posting here. Please share all the great details about where to go and what to do. You will be so much more helpful than you can even imagine. :)

]]> By: Margot http://livingwellonless.com/2010/03/11/countdown-to-europe-moving-2-months-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-22767 Margot Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:18:56 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=3305#comment-22767 I'm working on this, and it might benefit you, too: living in the moment. You've done more planning for future events than most people I know. While planning can be great, excessive planning prevents living in the moment and allows room for much more stress than is needed. This particularly popped to mind regarding your comment about saving boxes. I did that before my last moved. I consciously no longer allow myself to save boxes for the next move, because I realized it was a symptom of me never really settling into where I was and not living in the moment. Whether I knew I'd be living somewhere for 1 year (for a specific fellowship) or 3 years (for a graduate degree), I was already thinking about the next move and all of the ways that I shouldn't fully settle into where I was. Preparing for the future was zapping my present enjoyment and energy. And it was a mentally unhealthy exercise. I still battle the urge to save boxes (also because I like saving money), but now I try to put more faith in just living in the moment and knowing that what I need in the future will be provided. When I need boxes, I'll find them. Someone else will be getting rid of them on craigslist, I'll go to the grocery store and get some, or worst case scenario, I'll buy boxes (which is awful, but probably better than having piles of them crammed into a closet or bedroom for ages). I’m working on this, and it might benefit you, too: living in the moment. You’ve done more planning for future events than most people I know. While planning can be great, excessive planning prevents living in the moment and allows room for much more stress than is needed. This particularly popped to mind regarding your comment about saving boxes. I did that before my last moved. I consciously no longer allow myself to save boxes for the next move, because I realized it was a symptom of me never really settling into where I was and not living in the moment. Whether I knew I’d be living somewhere for 1 year (for a specific fellowship) or 3 years (for a graduate degree), I was already thinking about the next move and all of the ways that I shouldn’t fully settle into where I was. Preparing for the future was zapping my present enjoyment and energy. And it was a mentally unhealthy exercise. I still battle the urge to save boxes (also because I like saving money), but now I try to put more faith in just living in the moment and knowing that what I need in the future will be provided. When I need boxes, I’ll find them. Someone else will be getting rid of them on craigslist, I’ll go to the grocery store and get some, or worst case scenario, I’ll buy boxes (which is awful, but probably better than having piles of them crammed into a closet or bedroom for ages).

]]> By: Kacie http://livingwellonless.com/2010/03/11/countdown-to-europe-moving-2-months-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-22760 Kacie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:26 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=3305#comment-22760 I wish I could help you pack! Just take it in small bites. It really is more manageable. 15 minutes at a time. And once you've done 90-120 mins worth, celebrate with something. In May 2007, Shane and I graduated, got married, packed up everything we had, went on our honeymoon and moved to Pittsburgh. INSANITY. You're kinda doing a similar all-at-once kinda deal. So do small chunks! And get rid of as much as you can possibly stand. That's one less thing that you'll have to move next time. .-= Kacie´s last blog ..<a href="http://sensetosave.com/2010/03/10/part-3-update-on-courtneys-finances/" rel="nofollow">Part 3: Update on Courtney’s finances</a> =-. I wish I could help you pack! Just take it in small bites. It really is more manageable. 15 minutes at a time. And once you’ve done 90-120 mins worth, celebrate with something.

In May 2007, Shane and I graduated, got married, packed up everything we had, went on our honeymoon and moved to Pittsburgh. INSANITY. You’re kinda doing a similar all-at-once kinda deal.

So do small chunks! And get rid of as much as you can possibly stand. That’s one less thing that you’ll have to move next time.
.-= Kacie´s last blog ..Part 3: Update on Courtney’s finances =-.

]]> By: M http://livingwellonless.com/2010/03/11/countdown-to-europe-moving-2-months-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-22757 M Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:52 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=3305#comment-22757 This is a funny post! Try not to look as moving as a chore but an opportunity to declutter your life and to make choices about what is important now to you and what's not. You don't need old school notebooks, perhaps, or it is a chance to cull some clothes items from your closet and donate to a woman's shelter. Moving is like a snake shedding its skin. It can be a healthy way to make room for new beginnings. I always used to say, you can't move the new couch in unless you move the old couch out first, (I used to say this about dating).. Do you know the site unclutterer.com ? I love this site and might help you with some moving strategies.. This is a funny post! Try not to look as moving as a chore but an opportunity to declutter your life and to make choices about what is important now to you and what’s not. You don’t need old school notebooks, perhaps, or it is a chance to cull some clothes items from your closet and donate to a woman’s shelter. Moving is like a snake shedding its skin. It can be a healthy way to make room for new beginnings. I always used to say, you can’t move the new couch in unless you move the old couch out first, (I used to say this about dating).. Do you know the site unclutterer.com ? I love this site and might help you with some moving strategies..

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