You are currently browsing the monthly archive for December 2010.
Well, it’s getting harder to stay…
We are out of couches; down to a couple of chairs.
It's amazing all the JUNK you find as you are going through stuff. But there are no couches here!
Everett’s bunk bed has been sold; he’s left with a mattress on the floor.
Just a mattress in Ev's room
The guest room is empty except for odds and ends for donation and another mattress on the floor.
Just a mattress in the guest room
There are no dressers in the master bedroom…
No dresser for Alex & Everett's clothes
No bureau for my clothes...
Thankfully we have two closets, so there is space for clothes for now.
Thinning the wardrobe
The wardrobe is slowly witling down, and hopefully I’ll be ready to let go of another chunk so as to fit everything in my luggage. I’m now convinced that I will use two bags for the clothing and shoes. One will be for cooler weather and the other will be for warmer weather. That way I could potentially keep one stored on top of the car.
I still have more wardrobe thinning to do
Speaking of the top of the car…
Our departure date now depends on Thule (www.thule.com). We are purchasing a rack system and box for the car roof. Only, we seem to be missing a part for the rack portion, and they have to organize shipping it directly from Thule. It takes some time for Thule to ship the part, so we may be here a bit longer than we originally thought… So the short answer to the question – “When are the Gordons leaving Maryland?” – is right now, “I don’t know…” I promise to let you know when we know.
This whole process has been a lesson in Law of Attraction. We have intended on selling our things, and people have come into our lives that are looking for a deal on good furniture. We had the idea that some of this stuff has to be given a good home as donation, and opportunities to give our “things” away easily and lovingly came into our experiences. People keep asking us if we listed stuff on Craig’s List or had and Estate Sale. I have to say we simply keep following inspiration, and opportunity arrives at our doorstep (literally).
So, I have to believe that the missing Thule part is just part of the Universal Law of Attraction at work, and we will be on our way to Atlanta at the PERFECT time.
So I have a question for my readers…
What part of getting rid of almost EVERYTHING would be the most difficult for you? And what would be the easiest?
One last thing…
I decided on my last pair of shoes to take.
Official third pair of shoes (see earlier post)
Black Merrell Moc
Check back soon!
Jes
As most of you know, we are setting out on an adventure and we don’t exactly know what the universe has in store for us. We have decided to travel around spreading our arts across the country and exploring all that the world has to offer. We leave at the end of December to spend two months in Atlanta, and then we are off to who-knows-where. (We have some notions, but we aren’t certain about anything!)
Right now our house is half furnished and more is flying out the door as we sell and give away our “thought to be” prized possessions. We have sold our DVD (except the ones that are fitting into the one case we are taking with us) and CD collections (to know us is to understand how much of a commitment that actually is for us!!!). I have actually taken pictures out of albums and put them into photo boxes to take up less space. We have decided to only store up to three boxes and one guitar. Can you imagine your life fitting into a car? What a lesson this is in managing my STUFF! I’m getting to see first hand what I actually need, and it isn’t much! And of course this is so much easier than it was 8 years ago when we did this the first time. Now we have TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (she sings at the top of her lungs!)
My iPhone is my GPS, CD player, email, phone, scrabble player, weather and traffic checker, web browser, Facebook connector, camera (video and stills), and oh so much more! I can’t believe all the freedom it is giving me! I have my cool new computer bag that has a built-in chamber for my phone and I’ve got my entire business on the go!
But now we get to the part that every woman must contend with. What shoes can I bring? We have decided that everyone in the family (Alex – the hubby – adult & Everett – the son – 5 years old & myself) gets to bring 3 pairs of shoes. That’s no problem for the boys; they each only have three pairs of shoes! But for me… I’ve always fancied myself a low maintenance kind of gal. I bet there are people who know me well who would agree with that statement. It wasn’t until these last couple of weeks that I began to understand the pampered-girlie girl-with-products-clothes-and-shoes that I really am. I was shocked to see the enormity of beauty products that have collected in my closets, cabinets and drawers! I was aghast to find the amount of clothes that I never really wore! And lastly I’m afraid to admit that I filled two yard and leaf bags full of women’s shoes of every shape and color that I shipped off to donation!
So what did I decide to keep? Well of course I had to go shopping!!!! (I had no idea I was such a girl!)
The shoes on the left are the new Naot Maryjane’s that I bought. These will serve me as my dressier wear with anything shoes. The Keens are my can’t-live-without Spring through Fall shoes. The last pair will either be a lace-up or a slip on that covers my complete foot and will most likely be black… I may just take these temporarily ( I’m kind of wearing them out…)
These are my paint-spilled-on-them-so-many-times-so-go-with-it shoes…. The soles are worn down and the support is mostly gone, but I love them still. So unless I find these or something similar before the 30th of December, it looks like these will have made the cut!
So what does a Color Consultant/Artist/Body Painter/Henna Artist do on the road? How does she make money? Well, I hope you will follow along our journey as it’s documented here. There is great joy in this amazing journey, and I look forward to sharing it with YOU!
It’s great fun to support fundraisers that support the arts! I had the great pleasure of supporting an amazing photographer who is going to India to shoot for non-profits to help them raise money and awareness. Alison Harbaugh of Freckle Photography is an amazing photo journalist and it is her desire to work with non-profits to broaden the awareness of their cause through photography and support materials. What a great experience this will be for her and the non-profits that she will be working along side.
On Friday, December 10 th, Alison put together a silent auction and fundraising event to help pay for her expenses while she is in India. I was happy to provide henna for the event and raise $100 for her through donations from our henna customers.
India's on West Street in Annapolis donated some wonderful Indian fare!
I loved India when I was there in 2000. Yes there was the initial culture shock, but then once I let the heat soak into me, and got used to the pace; I loved being there! I look forward to returning some day. And I really look forward to the amazing photos Alison Harbaugh will be bring back in February after her return! I also look forward to working with other artists to help support them in raising money for their ventures!
A rooted tree with a moon was requested
bucketsofcolor.wordpress.com 