Power Packing
The invention of vacuum-sealed bags must be the godsent genius of someone who REALLY needed to get stuff stuffed in!
I only discovered its existence when my friend, Julie Gamponia, called me from Thailand to find out if I was still in Singapore, and in the process, suggested using these vacuum-sealed bags to Fit Everything into my two what-seems-really-tiny-now suitcases. Awesome!
I have been packing and packing... but it seems like my stuff is just everywhere! How is all this ever going to get cleared?? One day at a time, I suppose. At the moment, it was one T-shirt at a time, for I've probably cleared out at least three boxes of old clothes to give away (to our helper, Chandra). Gracious, the things we accumulate in life!
Anyway, I'm getting there finally, and in six weeks, when I hop on that plane to Toronto, hopefully I would have gotten everything sorted out.
I can't believe I'm actually REALLY doing it -- leaving my life in Singapore behind and starting all over again in Toronto. At least there's where I'll start out, and see how it goes -- roll with the punches as they come! I really do need some change in my life, and now's as good a time as ever.
Frankly, I am a little nervous. But then again, most of the time, I just can't wait! I couldn't settle for mediocrity in my life, and to stay put while knowing there's a bigger world out there just seems so wrong! Besides, I am of the belief that "it's better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all" -- ie. translated, "tis better to have tried and failed, than to never have tried at all".
Like I said, the fear of turning into a grumpy old woman with too many regrets is just Not An Option for me. Life may not be all a pot of roses, but it's how you navigate through it that makes the difference. For me, facing a challenge is better than sinking in defeat.
So, armed with that, I'm back to the packing. Thank God for vacuum-sealed bags - and a friend who told me about them :)
I only discovered its existence when my friend, Julie Gamponia, called me from Thailand to find out if I was still in Singapore, and in the process, suggested using these vacuum-sealed bags to Fit Everything into my two what-seems-really-tiny-now suitcases. Awesome!
I have been packing and packing... but it seems like my stuff is just everywhere! How is all this ever going to get cleared?? One day at a time, I suppose. At the moment, it was one T-shirt at a time, for I've probably cleared out at least three boxes of old clothes to give away (to our helper, Chandra). Gracious, the things we accumulate in life!
Anyway, I'm getting there finally, and in six weeks, when I hop on that plane to Toronto, hopefully I would have gotten everything sorted out.
I can't believe I'm actually REALLY doing it -- leaving my life in Singapore behind and starting all over again in Toronto. At least there's where I'll start out, and see how it goes -- roll with the punches as they come! I really do need some change in my life, and now's as good a time as ever.
Frankly, I am a little nervous. But then again, most of the time, I just can't wait! I couldn't settle for mediocrity in my life, and to stay put while knowing there's a bigger world out there just seems so wrong! Besides, I am of the belief that "it's better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all" -- ie. translated, "tis better to have tried and failed, than to never have tried at all".
Like I said, the fear of turning into a grumpy old woman with too many regrets is just Not An Option for me. Life may not be all a pot of roses, but it's how you navigate through it that makes the difference. For me, facing a challenge is better than sinking in defeat.
So, armed with that, I'm back to the packing. Thank God for vacuum-sealed bags - and a friend who told me about them :)
posted by belle at 12:35 AM
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