Who Were We Foolin'?

We thought we would get this all done while we were working fulltime?

I don't think so! 

Today's flurry of activity was driven by a Salvation Army pickup, which is scheduled for tomorrow. (We are definitely spreading the love.  Name a charity that'll take stuff you no longer need, and we've given to it!) It called for another level of purging, and we stepped up to the task. Tonight there are many boxes and bags stacked in the center of our garage, ready to be placed outside in the early a.m.

The office is definitely cleared out, for now anyway. We're saving dismantling and moving the workstation for tomorrow. 

When embarking on such intense purging, we've discovered it's vital to build in some breaks. I took another step toward finishing the monster quilt, which is now in just three (count 'em, three) pieces. We took a long walk midday, I squeezed in a few games of Bejeweled, and Boris took care of some important business by phone.

The most fun break was a couple of trips to mapquest to plot out a "very rough" route for the first month or so of our fulltiming journey.  Right now, we're thinking we'll head toward Lassen to visit a couple of folks, then meander up the Redwood coast of California into Oregon, where we hope to finally meet our "godfadda" if the timing is right. From there, we'll visit Crater Lake, see friends in Bend and check out the Columbia River on our way to Olympic National Park, which we be followed with a visit with longtime friends in Seattle.  I've always enjoyed looking at maps and planning trips.  Mapquest and I are, and will continue to be, very good friends. 

Though the day was exhausting, there is growing evidence that we are making progress quickly. (That can happen when you have the luxury of devoting your full time and attention to a task!) This place will be freshly painted and on the market soon. Then, our attention can shift to making these mapquest plans a reality. 

We can't wait.