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Even a Trip to PriceSmart in Costa Rica Feels Like an Adventure
This tiktok video pretty much sums up our trip to PriceSmart. If you don’t have TikTok, I’ll sum it up for you. It took us an hour and 10 minutes to get there and we crossed something referred to as… Continue reading
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We’re Here! Now What?
After our long day of travel, we were all tired and hungry. Our lovely landlord Mike had bought us some milk, eggs and bread (much like what you need when it “snows” in North Carolina). The idea of cooking was… Continue reading
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Airplane Mode
Between the $35 Bloody Mary and the knowledge that we had successfully checked our bags and made it through security with all pets (and small children) in tact, my anxiety had decreased enormously. Now, we just had to board the… Continue reading
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DEPARTURE DAY IS FINALLY HERE
Here is a run down of how moving day went. An ungodly 4am wakeup. By 4:45 am the uber arrives and we are on our way to the Charlotte airport. Me, Kylie and the Bits in the uber. CJ (who… Continue reading
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Even More Chaos: We’re Moving Our Pets to Costa Rica
As I have mentioned before I thrive on chaos. That being the case of course we have a small petting zoo that needs to be relocated to Costa Rica. 3 cats (we actually have 4 cats but one will be… Continue reading
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Adios The Craftsy Life
If you know me at all you know that I most likely have ADHD, thrive in chaos and always have at least 15 projects going at once. I love trying new art mediums and am truly calmed by creating. That… Continue reading
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How to Eat an Elephant
I believe it is Desmond Tutu who said “there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” My cousin, Jill, recently reminded me of this quote as I lamented about the insane job it is… Continue reading
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3 Thoughts on our North Carolina House: Renting vs. Selling
Figuring this out has been one of the more difficult aspects of planning this move. What do we do with our North Carolina house? First, we considered doing VRBO. This idea was actually my favorite. Using the bonus room for… Continue reading
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Meeting My New Niece OR Move Prep, You Decide
I am thinking of this blog as a daily diary, documenting our move and the things we are doing to get that in place. It will be fun to look back on and if it can help anyone else thinking… Continue reading
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Becoming a Resident of Costa Rica
I’m no lawyer, okay well technically I am, but I don’t practice law in Costa Rica (or anywhere at this point and much prefer crafting then legaling). I am only touching upon this topic to try to convince my friends… Continue reading