So, I’ve read all the info and now have more decisions to make. I was happy to stop at one decision – go on another adventure. That’s good enough for me.
I wonder if Christopher Columbus had to do this much planning? Maybe life was simpler when they thought the world was flat! Haha, if it was maybe I could walk to the UK and save myself an airfare (plus arrive fit and thin).
Anyway, my enthusiastic Restless contact sent me all the information I need to ensure when I get to the UK I have a place to live, a job, a bank account, a sim card with great rates and won’t pay too much tax. All I need to do is decide which of these things I want and when.
Easier said than done - have you ever thought what you’d take with you if you moved to another country? Probably everything, right? What about if you were an International Woman of Mystery and didn’t know how long you were staying or where you might end up?
Ah ha, I have you now don’t I? Well I hope so because this is where I find myself bogged down and unable to move forward. It seems silly I know but I’m stuck on the problem of cost versus benefit.
Yes, logic versus emotion as I find myself weighing up the benefit of shipping clothes and other belongings at a reasonably high cost, compared to buying when I arrive?
If I don’t ship will I regret not having old favourites; and what happens to them? I can’t (won’t) throw them out and my storage unit is reaching overload.
I think there’s more to this decision than meets the eye. I remember when I returned to Australia, I’d shipped clothes (and souvenirs) from the UK to avoid carrying heavy winter items that I wouldn’t use, to Thailand.
When my boxes arrived it was like Christmas. Although everything was used, they were all friendly faces, some old Aussie friends and some I’d gathered along the way with happy new memories.
It was winter in Australia and it was wonderful to wrap myself in warm memories from all around the world.
Thanks for listening, upon reflection I think I’ll ship. Sometimes new things aren’t as much fun as our dear old friends.
Seems I’ll head back to the Restless website to organise my shipping.
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