Well, I received my official offer letter from the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and couldn't be more excited about it. Now begins the work, and the tough choices about what to keep and what to get rid of. I already know that I'm going to have to scan a giant mess of resources to take with me so that I have room in my luggage for important items. I was reading some advice about what to take and what to leave (Thanks, Abu Dhabi PTA!). Here's some of the things that WILL be taking the journey with me:
Tampa Bay Rays Tervis tumblers (I'm pretty sure they don't have Tervis in AD, and anything Rays would definitely be a stretch)
Big Tupperware iced tea pitcher (do they even sell Tupperware anymore?) Seriously, this pitcher has practical and sentimental value, as it is the perfect size for three tea bags that have been steeped and it's just like my dad's old pitcher :)
The white plastic spatula (it's perfect for my two favorite spatula foods - pancakes and Rice-A-Roni)
In the last few years, I've had to make these decisions three times: once, when moving out of my house prior to the divorce, second, when moving from the apartment to our current house, and now. We will be getting a storage unit for my books, but I will be paring down that collection as well, since I don't want to take up the entire unit (and probably could). As a semi-practicing Buddhist, I know that material objects should be the least of my concerns, and hopefully this journey helps me break away from things. The only objects I am truly attached to are my books, however, and in the grand scheme of things they are probably not the worst thing to collect.
In other news, I told the ex about the new job and his "initial reaction was no, I don't agree to that". So we start. Hopefully the kids can stand the pressure. They really seem excited to go, but if they can't stand up to their father on this one, then they will be stuck here while we go overseas. It'll be a true test of their will.
Jon is getting antsy about telling his work - I think he's more excited than I am. It'll be good to see how he handles being Mr. Mom. The rest of the plan for this week includes telling family and friends about the move and starting to cull the book collection. We have spring break next week so that will definitely be some good downtime for me to accomplish several of the things on my master list.
Have a good rest of the week!
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