This is What I'm Doing

Less than 12 hours to go before the movers come to pack us up (though it's just me here, S is off in Chongqing already) ..... and all I can say is there not much difference between packing and pa(ni)cking!!!! Especially when there's just so much stuff. But oh, yes it will be worth it. What is about people and their STUFF? It would be much easier to travel light. But as I say this, I am packing up every little thing cause somehow I can't part with that rubber band collection. Seriously. Didn't you ever make rubber band balls in the 80's? Ok, now I'm procrastinating. See ya!

Appreciation

When you're in the middle of an (insanely) stressful move, you must always find a way to remember A) why the h---#$%! am I doing this again?! and B) good things about where you're moving to.

Maybe I can read this myself to remind me. A) Because change is good and adventure is even better! Ah, let's hope that one sticks. And B) I am going to be studying yao shan (medicinal cooking); we have a great view of the Jialing River from our apartment; there is a beautiful entirely graffiti'd/muraled part of Chongqing to get lost in and maybe even take an art class at the Sichuan Fine Art Institute (one of the best art schools in China); the kitsch toy culture in Asia (can't be beat) ...

...red shoe appreciation; winding mountain roads ... and I'm sure the list will continue to grow.