Moving

The New Normal is Flux

June 11, 2012

As much as I have resisted this in the past, flux, more than ever, is my reality.

I saw this video yesterday on a friend's facebook feed, and I just had to share it. (If you like this trailer help kickstart this movie, they need funds to see this project through to completion.) Seems like we're part of a movement. You see, there's a whole bunch of ...

Our Month in Montreal

May 31, 2012

I cannot believe what a whirlwind this month has been. On this last day of May I think back to all that happened this month - backpacking (prep work, actual trip, clean up when we got home), packing up the chalet, attending to the endless financial and paperwork details that ...

How Does a Western Anglophone end up living in Rural Quebec?

May 29, 2012

It's a long story. I've been getting some questions here at FIMBY lately along the lines of, "are you bilingual?" and "how did you end up in Québec, Canada?" I've shared the whole story of our American exodus and what precipitated that move in a bunch of posts over the ...

The Color of Chaos

May 26, 2012

The chaos is actually over (for now). Our black trailer pulled out of the driveway yesterday and now sits at our next home, which we'll move into in early July. The boxes got packed and loaded. The bags for Montréal were packed and not loaded. Phone calls and e-mail for ...

A Blossom Perspective

May 24, 2012

We're home from our trip. Thank you for all your sweet birthday blessings for my girl in my last post. Damien somehow managed kids, home, meals and working. The house was tidy when we came home, as tidy as it can be with boxes everywhere. I didn't ask questions. The ...