Author Archive: tkscovill
Stuck…in concrete!
Just when we were getting some momentum going…we hit this perfect incline.
Packing my computer
Well, the time has come. I have to put my computer into a box. It’s become one of my closest friends these last few years, but especially these last few months. I started this blog here at this desk on this computer. Now I need to give it a rest. We will be loading our …
Two Oceans: A short comparison
Having grown up in the south near the Atlantic Ocean I took for granted its warm and mostly gentle nature. Going to the beach nine months out of the year was common for me and my friends and family. And we wore bathing suits from March through November sometimes. The only time I saw the …
Leaving the nest
With many tears and some uncertainty, I am leaving my two daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca, here on the west coast. Although they both began their lives on the east coast, they became the beautiful women they are here in California. To them, this is home, this small country of a state, with all its freeways …
Clearing out the junk to get to the bottom of the trunk
I’m trying not to blog every day, just yet, but sometimes I can’t help myself. This post isn’t about packing or moving or anything like that. It is about writing. These past few months writing has become my mental yoga. It gives me a sense of balance and authority over my own life. When you …
How to pack like a Virgo
There’s an art to packing. It’s like putting a 3D puzzle together. First you have to find the right box for the right stuff. Then you have to test it out and see if the stuff will actually fit and if there’s space left over you have to find something that “goes with” the contents. …
Sorting, sifting and packing boxes
For the past week or so I have been sifting, sorting and packing my personal stuff, including yarn, beads, books, little Buddha statues and old journals. But mostly it’s been art supplies. I have a lot of these. Probably more than I will ever use. But I can’t let them go just yet. I guess …
What if?
I realized this morning as I was planning what to pack today that this is only the beginning of a very long process. Once we reach our final destination we will have to un-pack, and that could take years. The big picture looks fine, take a big U-Haul to the east coast, put stuff in storage, come back, …
What I’m leaving behind: Tall Trees
This morning I woke up at 5:00 to the sound of dog tags rattling next to me. I knew it wasn’t Buddy. He is always in his bed like a good little boy should be. Belle and Buster were both on the bed, Buster lying peacefully like a 30 pound rock at my feet, and …
on the road to simplicity 