Saturday, July 18, 2015
How to speak Australian
I got this from a credible source. Like from someone who lives in Australia. She says it's spot on.
I picture myself having a "convo" with someone and getting that deer in the headlights look when they throw out one of these words. It happens kinda fast so I bet I'll replay the sentence in my mind quickly trying to figure it out, and then I'll realize, yeah, I heard it, but I have no idea what to do with it. In the meantime, I'll be looking like an idiot to the person waiting for me to respond.
No wonder they don't want to rent to me.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Why Australia?
I forgot to mention that one tip for securing a home in the competitive market there is to offer to pay 6-12 months rent IN ADVANCE.
Yeah.
on 50% salary...
Friday, July 10, 2015
What we'll miss most
Now I'm starting to panic. A few details to manage and lots and lots of packing to do!
I had to change the address on all my bills so my final utilities and account statements would go to my sister-in-law, who will be managing things while we're gone. Because phone calls between here and there will be expensive, I am going to have her handle any matters of business, which means I have to authorize her on all those accounts. That took some time.
I still have some items on the house to do list. And the list is being added to. Not good.
I'm trying to pack things but I find I have three categories of things to deal with: 1) things I don't need and can put in storage right now, 2) things I will be taking with me and need to separate from the things to put in storage, and 3) things I am not taking but may need between now and then to make life easier--and I need life to be easier! I feel so confused in every room.
So packing is not so straight forward. I also don't really know where I stand as far as the volume and weight of things I'm hoping to bring. I think I'm really going to have to pack it all in suitcases, then turn around and put the rest in a box, then take it all out of suitcases again so I am not digging through suitcases for the next three weeks. Is there an easier way?
I made a huge calendar that will get very detailed. I am going to think backwards through the process and start planning the order of operations a bit. No more procrastinating the to do list. I can't do it all on the last day.
I had to change the address on all my bills so my final utilities and account statements would go to my sister-in-law, who will be managing things while we're gone. Because phone calls between here and there will be expensive, I am going to have her handle any matters of business, which means I have to authorize her on all those accounts. That took some time.
I still have some items on the house to do list. And the list is being added to. Not good.
I'm trying to pack things but I find I have three categories of things to deal with: 1) things I don't need and can put in storage right now, 2) things I will be taking with me and need to separate from the things to put in storage, and 3) things I am not taking but may need between now and then to make life easier--and I need life to be easier! I feel so confused in every room.
So packing is not so straight forward. I also don't really know where I stand as far as the volume and weight of things I'm hoping to bring. I think I'm really going to have to pack it all in suitcases, then turn around and put the rest in a box, then take it all out of suitcases again so I am not digging through suitcases for the next three weeks. Is there an easier way?
I made a huge calendar that will get very detailed. I am going to think backwards through the process and start planning the order of operations a bit. No more procrastinating the to do list. I can't do it all on the last day.
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