Shipping

Has anyone invented a device to just zap our belongings to appear in Buenos Aires? Then I could avoid hours of frustration – making decisions about what to take and what to leave behind; the insurance and depreciated value of every item; freight versus air shipping, and all the minor headache-y details involved in either choice.

Is it really worth it? We want our books, the kids want their toys, and we’ve been given a ton of clothes that would cost a minor fortune to actually purchase. Then there are the keyboard, sewing machine, photo albums and framed photos, other pictures that we like, and knowing the quality of certain things like pots, pans, dishes, etc, in Argentina, it would probably be to our benefit to ship those as well.

But until we make the decision about shipping, my hands are tied. I cannot purchase totes to fill until I know more shipping details, and I’ve been waiting a week for Thanksgiving break to be over so that someone will answer the phone to field our questions.

Another thing that’s bothering me is that I’m filling a landfill pretty quickly, but the easiest way of getting rid of small stuff that no one really wants but just accumulates over the years is to pitch it. Tacks, paper clips, rubber bands, screws, nuts, bolts, candles, stickers, I could go on and on. Today I found some alcohol squares that we originally purchased when Bryon had leukemia the first time – in 2 months, they will be eleven years old! I opened one today, they’re still fresh – absolutely amazing!

To continue rambling, I exercised five days last week – unfortunately I didn’t keep up my goal of doing something every day before I left, but five is more than I usually do, so that’s good. It’s been snowing for the last two days, so I haven’t even bothered trying to go out – too dangerous…of course, there’s always the ol’ jump rope in the garage calling me….