This past weekend, we homed the last of our pets. And on Monday, I even homed the bloody fish. (Thanks, Carla!) A word to the wise; if you’re thinking of leaving the country, and you have pets, start looking for homes for them the minute you put your papers in, even if you think there may be the slightest chance you may not get in. (With two weeks to go, we still had three cats and three fish. That’s cutting it a little fine.) Think of it this way – you can always either get new pets or get your old ones back if you don’t get in. Or, even better, start a whole new, liberated life in South Africa, without pets.
Shame, that’s not fair. I do miss them. But at least I know they’re not at the end of a long needle in the big kennel in the sky, eh campers?
Now, for a few more details of the things you need to think of at the last minute. Or: the things we’re panicking about.
International Driver’s Permits. We still don’t have ours. You can get them from AA Shops, and it doesn’t take long, but do you think we can find the time to get to an AA Shop and fill in the form? Plus, when we get to Oz, we’ll have to redo our licences. What fun.
Bank accounts. To close or not to close, that is the bitch of it. Whether ’tis easier to leave ’em open and incur the wrath of bank charges for the convenience of having a bank account here for the tax man, etc. I dunno, and I can’t make a recommendation, either. Watch this space.
My portfolio. It’s still in bits ’n pieces. I thought I’d have time these past two weeks to put the thing together. You know, organise campaigns, get the past year’s work into it. But no such luck. Which brings me to…
Time. There’s always about 70% less of it than you bargained for. And if you plan on 70% less than you bargain for, there’ll be about 40% less again, so don’t try to be smart about it, either.
I think that’s about enough to be getting on with for now. I have no idea what we’ll be doing next week. I’ll be posting again tomorrow or Friday, probably with the last until we land and get things set up. That’s because it dawned on me this morning that I have to hand in my laptop on Friday. It belongs to the company. It’s all good. Have you seen the new MacBook Pros?
Anyway, I’ll be chatting to the wife tonight about the things I’ve forgotten to panic about. They’ll be in the next and, probably, last post.
Bright blessings!
Shame, that’s not fair. I do miss them. But at least I know they’re not at the end of a long needle in the big kennel in the sky, eh campers?
Now, for a few more details of the things you need to think of at the last minute. Or: the things we’re panicking about.
International Driver’s Permits. We still don’t have ours. You can get them from AA Shops, and it doesn’t take long, but do you think we can find the time to get to an AA Shop and fill in the form? Plus, when we get to Oz, we’ll have to redo our licences. What fun.
Bank accounts. To close or not to close, that is the bitch of it. Whether ’tis easier to leave ’em open and incur the wrath of bank charges for the convenience of having a bank account here for the tax man, etc. I dunno, and I can’t make a recommendation, either. Watch this space.
My portfolio. It’s still in bits ’n pieces. I thought I’d have time these past two weeks to put the thing together. You know, organise campaigns, get the past year’s work into it. But no such luck. Which brings me to…
Time. There’s always about 70% less of it than you bargained for. And if you plan on 70% less than you bargain for, there’ll be about 40% less again, so don’t try to be smart about it, either.
I think that’s about enough to be getting on with for now. I have no idea what we’ll be doing next week. I’ll be posting again tomorrow or Friday, probably with the last until we land and get things set up. That’s because it dawned on me this morning that I have to hand in my laptop on Friday. It belongs to the company. It’s all good. Have you seen the new MacBook Pros?
Anyway, I’ll be chatting to the wife tonight about the things I’ve forgotten to panic about. They’ll be in the next and, probably, last post.
Bright blessings!
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