So, we know the blog has been pretty quiet the last few weeks. When you take a look at our to-do list you’ll understand why! We have both been out of work since June 6th. We thought we would have a leisurely time packing up and knocking items off the checklist. Little did we know that we would be working all day every day to get everything done! If you look close at the list, you’ll notice a lot more things are marked DONE, but there are a lot more things on it too… things we didn’t know we had to do until now. ACK! But luckily, we are on schedule for our June 29th departure to NYC.

PLANNING

• Contact and plan our safari – DONE
• Make lodging arrangements for Johannesburg – DONE
• Explore Travel Insurance Options & select/purchase policy – DONE
• Add pages to both passports  – NOT NEEDED TILL ASIA
• check visa/passport requirements for all countries – DONE
• Get passport photos taken for visas (have several printed) – DONE
• Scan all documents into digital format and save to both emails
• Gather all CC contact numbers, embassy numbers, etc. – download app? – DONE
• Get new international drivers licenses – DONE
• Get family and friends setup with Skype/Viber – HALF DONE
• set temporary change of address with post office
• Finalize packing lists
• Put together med kit – HALF DONE
• figure out how to unlock Eric’s phone – DONE
• Figure out what to do with Della’s phone – DONE
• decide on final packs – DONE
• decide on final plug options (give dad others to return) – DONE
• purchase plane ticket to NYC – DONE
• decide where to stay while in NYC – DONE
• purchase plane ticket to South Africa – DONE
• purchase plane ticket to Prague – DONE
• purchase train ticket Johannesburg to Capetown – DONE
• Collect travel planning documents (scanned/packed) – HALF DONE
• Contact insurance company related to cars – DONE
• fill out power of attorney documents (general and medical)
• Copies of Safari Info to parents
• Finalize Safari – DONE
• Book Air BnB Prague

HOUSE/STUFF

• Rent our house – DONE
• write a lease for our house rental – DONE
• Donate stuff not worth selling – HALF DONE
• Make arrangements for storage of the amount we plan to keep – DONE
• Pack up the house
  • Study – DONE
  • Master Bedroom – HALF Done
  • Guest Bedroom 1 – HALF DONE
  • Guest Bedroom 2 – DONE
  • Kitchen – HALF DONE
  • Living Room – HALF Done
  • Basement big room – Mostly Done
  • Basement sound room – DONE
  • bathroom 1 – DONE
  • bathroom 2 – DONE
  • master bathroom – HALF DONE
  • garage
  • utility room – HALF DONE
• Sell extra clothes on ebay – HALF DONE
• discontinue utility services – DONE

PETS

• Texi to vet – DONE
• Texi to TX – DONE

MEDICAL

• Make a visit to our travel doc for meds/vaccines – DONE
• Dentist appointments – DONE
• Final doctors appointment – DONE
• Eye exams – new glasses (della) – DONE
• figure out when insurance ends – DONE July 1
• Della – get new orthodics – DONE
• Fill prescriptions – DONE

MONEY$

• Finish up credit card minimum spends – DONE
• Cancel unnecessary credit cards – HALF DONE
• decide which cards to continue gaining miles on – DONE
• notify all cards of international travel – HALF DONE
• set up venmo – DONE
• Get updated credit/debit cards – HALF DONE

TO BUY

• External Hard drives – DONE
• wire padlocks (TSA) – DONE
• space on the cloud for storage (decide what spaces we will use: dropbox, google drive, other??) – DONE
• rain covers/travel covers for packs – DONE
• drain plugs – DONE
• extra camera batteries (della) – DONE
• buy more camera memory cards – DONE
• Good walking/hiking/zumba shoes – DONE
• good sandals – DONE
• travel clothing – DONE
• New phone for Della – DONE
• VPN – DONE

EVERYTHING ELSE

• Get website up and running – DONE
• Photo website up and linked into our Blog – DONE
• Della – figure out how to pack/transition classroom – DONE
• Buy new washer – DONE
• Buy new dryer – DONE
• Install washer/dryer – DONE
• Have going away party – DONE
• Eric – learn/practice driving stick shift
• Eric – transition to shaving with bladed razor – DONE
• Eric- get LASIK – DONE
• Della – new driver’s license – DONE?
• Eric- New driver’s license – DONE?
• Della – renew license plates – DONE?
• Modify Netflix Subscription
• Clean house
• Clean cars