My To-Do List

When I moved out to Illinois, I quit my job, packed up my car, loaded some things in my dad's car, and hit the road, tossing in a change of address form in there along the way.

When I moved from Illinois to Virginia (my first military move), it became slightly more complicated with scheduling the moving company to come take our things, and searching for a place to live via the internet and Google maps.  Simple enough.  We were fully moved into our new place within about a month and a half of finding out we were moving, which seemed even shorter since we stopped home in NY for a week or two in between.

Now moving overseas, I feel a little overwhelmed with the huge pile of papers in front of me.  I've put them into several neat piles, all with sticky notes and paper clips.  I have to see a doctor and a dentist to make sure they're not sending someone over that needs countless medical or dental procedures.  Along with that comes many forms, as well as checklists.

In addition to the medical stuff, there is the applications for the government passport (regardless of the regular tourist passport I already have), the transportation of the car, and the transportation of me! ... all which come with their own paperwork and/or appointments.

Although I'm not currently working on any orders for my home business, I'm keeping busy.  If I'm not filling papers out, I'm looking up information.  Information on the city, the base, the country, and I'm following posts and articles relating to my paperwork and my move.

When I get to Spain, the "to-do"s go on... get a Spanish license, get a Spanish bank account and ID number (in order to get a new cell phone plan, rent an apartment or house or do much else on town as a local), along with all the waiting and the in-betweens.  It will be at least a month after I get there before I get my household goods or my car, so I'll have to stay in the Navy Inn or the temporary housing provided, and I'll need to rent a car.

Of course I'll keep posting as things develop, but I'm not usually the waiting type. I like to be proactive instead of waiting around for things to happen.  The Navy doesn't make this an easy trait to have when you're a spouse. :p

So here I'll sit, journaling my thoughts during my breaks of paperwork and research.....

~To be continued~