Monthly Archives: August 2009
Warning: A Little Bit Romantic
The day Ryan and I fly off for our next adventure will be the 13th anniversary of us being together (and a few days after our 8th wedding anniversary). I’m not the mushy type but I like that 13 years later we are still doing crazy things and having fun doing them.
Budgeting Conchord Style
I’m a big fan of the TV series Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Second Season. It just came out on DVD and Ryan and I have been watching it (multiple times). In the second episode they teach some major budgeting lessons in a way that no book or blog could ever could. In the &hellip Continue reading
How to Pack for a Year Abroad
Organization is my middle name. And when it comes to packing I don’t like to leave things for the last minute. (You’ve probably figured that out since I’ve had my toiletries bag packed for over a month now.) We are each bringing two bags with us; One big backpack for all our clothes and stuff, &hellip Continue reading
Little Becky and the Change Dilemma
I don’t know how old I was, but at some point (maybe 12-13?) I got one of those giant plastic Coke bottle banks. For years every time I had any change I threw it into the bottle. I never spent any of it, but instead save it for my future self. The younger me imagined &hellip Continue reading
Get Yer Moo-Cow Stuff Now!
I thought i would interrupt this blog to tell you about a deal that is too good to pass… That’s right, we are having a super blow out sale on Moo-Cow Fan Club right now. It’s a pre-China sale and it’s only going on for 5 more days! We decided to retire our very popular &hellip Continue reading
Heavy Bear
As we’ve been cleaning out the clutter from our house we’ve come across a lot of stuff that “would be perfect for” someone. But I’ve given myself permission to throw things away because actually trying to get them into other people’s hands would take a lot of time, energy and postage. There was one thing &hellip Continue reading
One Last Look
I spent a few days outside on my land doing nothing but observing, appreciating and reflecting. I did manage to take a few nice pictures I wanted to show off thought you might like. I always tend to think of traveling as getting outside of the familiar to a new exotic place, but sometimes you &hellip Continue reading
Only in America
We’re getting down to the home stretch on moving to China. We’re working hard to get things done now because we know that time is running out. I’ve got a bunch of things on order that I’m expecting in the mail including our visas, some business software, and a years worth of medicine. That’s why &hellip Continue reading
Travels Round the Web
I’m plugging away at my day job with only 3 more days left before I’m done for good. I haven’t had time to write a new entry in a few days, but I have had time to read some good ones. Here are a few of my favorite that I thought I would share. Location &hellip Continue reading
Is a Year a Long Time?
When I tell people that we will probably be gone for a year they are always shocked and say something along the lines of, “That’s a really long time.” But is it? I’m not so sure. Originally, when I was just dreaming about this trip, I did think a year was a long time. I &hellip Continue reading
