Dec 15 2007
That Last Week is a Doozy
As slack as I’ve been with blog posting, I’ve been slacker with packing! Not to mention changing my address with various banks and creditcrds, sorting out stuff at work, selling a few more small things, getting my head around UK tax and so on.
Leaving a city you’ve been living in for five years is a bitch. It’s amazing how much crap one person can accumulate, especially one that’s as anti-stuff as I am. Normally I don’t have any problems purging my life of posessions but this time around I seem to have so much that I’m needing quite a few passes with the cull. Add that to my almost nightly boozy antics with work and other friends and the occasional trip into central London to face the horror that is Xmas shopping and I am starting to get more excited about those beaches in The Philippines each day!
So for the moment, the blog posts are scarce, the hangovers are fierce and the packing can throw itself into a bonfire for all I care. I just want to get home to Canada to kick back and enjoy having a lot of time on my hands.
In the meantime, sorry for the lack of quality posts! Things are about to start getting interesting though, I think. I’m really looking forward to my 3 weeks in Canada and am hoping to get a lot done and explore some new moneymaking areas.
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I know the feeling but it is a great feeling purging yourself from all of that junk and trying to fit everything you need into a single backpack. Last year I left my packing and cleaning to the last day. I am looking forward to hearing about your travels in the Philippines.
Good to see your human too
Right before I left, I had gotten rid of 90% of my things. I am still leaving things behind at my parents’ house. But basically I can cram whatever I have left into 3 large luggages. It hurts but in the end you’ll feel more light-hearted for it once you get used to living on the minimal.
I’m down to one backpack and one large Tupperware container filed mostly with old paintings and art supplies. I’ve decided to scrap the courier bag that was to be my laptop bag and instead go with the day pack that clips on to my main pack. The courier bag was killing my shoulder since I think a laptop and SLR are too heavy for it. I love getting rid of stuff and once I leave Canada Ill be able to ditch all my winter gear too. Nothing makes me happier than having next to nothing to cart around with me.