TRADE-OFFS....and...DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS

TRADE-OFFS:

Got the Internet in our apartment today.

Lost my cell phone while walking the dogs.

(I think we got a net gain going there.

That is the way I am choosing to look at it anyway.)

DECISIONS DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Look around you. Seriously. Look around. Check out the room you are in. Now go to the kitchen and other rooms. Check it out. Whadya see? Lotsa stuff, right. Admittedly, a certain amount is cr*p that you wish someone would steal. But, also you have all those little things that you need in order to carry on everyday business and take care of your comfort.

Now the beautiful thing about moving here with 3 suitcases each, is that all our cr*p now belongs to other people........and they paid us for the privilege of hauling it off. But the necessities? Gone too. Therefore...."decisions, decisions, decisions"

Most likely all the stuff you saw when you looked around your home, were purchased over a long span of time. Purchased and upgraded as need and finances allowed. One step at a time, right?

Now, imagine that all those necessities had to be bought at once, in a foreign country, in a foreign language, where some things are negotiable and others not. It is an overwhelming amount of decisions, decisions, decisions. How overwhelming, you ask? Well, even Brennie is sick of shopping. No, that is not a typo...."Brennie is sick of shopping!"

A couple decisions that we have been able to put off.....small tables. Seems like the microwave box, stereo box, etc. serve admirably....and oh so classy. So when shopping for small appliances, be sure that they come in a pretty box.

More decisions on the next post....painting, etc. Yikes!