So Many Things To Do Before We Go

Time seems to be ticking by more quickly these days, although it still seems like there will be enough time to get everything done without getting ourselves overwhelmed. To make sure we don’t forget anything we came up with a (first) list of tasks to complete and when to complete them so we hopefully won’t become overwhelmed toward the end of our time here.

Here’s the month-by-month schedule we’ve come up with. Items are not necessarily in the order they will be or need to be done:

January:

• Continue packing items for storage

• Finish assembling all necessary toiletries, health supplies, and OTC medications

• Begin airing out suitcases & Brett’s sport coat

February:

• Send birthday gift to WenYu

• Finish packing all items for storage; address all the boxes

• Make a final evaluation of wardrobe items (what’s going with us, what’s not)

March:

• Order additional (“emergency”) supplies of prescription medications

• Mail all items for storage

• Begin washing all stored clothing

• Sell remaining furniture; move patio furniture into house and begin using inflatable mattress

• Begin deep clean of apartment for move-out

• Celebrate 43rd anniversary with a Day of No Cooking at three favorite restaurants

• Open mainland mail service account; close local post office box

April:

• Sell car

• Hold yard sale; take all leftover items to thrift store

• Purchase additional carry-on bag at thrift store for YaYu’s items; finish packing her things

• Celebrate Brett’s 72nd birthday

• Take all remaining unopened food items to local food bank

• Close Costco account

• Finish cleaning apartment; turn over keys and get back deposit

• Pack suitcases and carry-ons for travel

May:

• Purchase gifts for Airbnb hosts (local rum miniatures; Kaua’i Kookies; small passionfruit jams; macadamia nut chocolates; Anahola granola)

• Pick up rental car

• Pick up hard copies of medical and vision prescriptions from doctors

• Move to condo in Princeville

• Close local bank account

• Mail inflatable mattress for storage

• Depart for Philadelphia (we’re actually flying into the Baltimore-Washington airport and driving up to Philly)

Laura’s Rule of Lists posits that as things get done, more things will come up, items we haven’t thought of yet or remembered. There will also be a few surprises thrown in for good measure. However, if we can get all the above done on time, we’ll leave Kaua’i in good very shape!