Things are progressing fast in the relocation build-up. This weekend we packed everything that is going to be shipped, as the relocation company will come in a couple of days to pick it up. We couldn’t quite believe that it all fitted into 8 boxes! Granted, they are quite big boxes and we did use a couple of vacu-bags for the clothes/bedding, but still it feels great to know that we don’t need much ‘stuff’. We still need to sort out everything else – either to go into storage (mainly books), or ebay/freecycle the junk. I would love to have a yard sale but I’m not sure – we don’t really ‘do’ them in this country! Plus I think the snobby people in our apartment block might get a bit annoyed… but it could be fun! What do you think?
Alas, one of the downsides of moving is that my bizness will have to come to a halt, since I am not technically allowed to do any kind of work including freelance or my own business on my visa. It is kind of insane, but the US immigration system is all a bit complicated and scary, so for now it is safest to put the ‘closed’ sign up and think of something else to occupy my time. Every cloud has a silver lining though, and it will be nice to get back to my crafting roots without having to spend all my ‘make time’ on Paperleaf. For example, I am looking forward to getting back into knitting – I haven’t picked up a pair of needles for well over a year! And I think in NY there are lots of knitting groups so it will be a good way to meet some nice people. I also have an itching desire to have a go at embroidery after seeing Katie’s post, And I hope to spend more time on my photography. So all in all, I’m looking forward to new things, and who knows, once the dust has settled hopefully Paperleaf will be reinstated sometime in the future! In the meantime I’ll of course keep on blogging about my goings on in NYC – Craft In The City anyone? 
Soooo, with all that said, I’m having a little sale! I’ve got quite a lot of cards which I don’t really want to haul all the way to NY, and it seems a bit sad to pack them away in storage. So until further notice all of my cards are available at Etsy/Folksy for $8/£4.50 for 5, including p&p within the UK. Pop over and take a look!
Good luck with the move, lovely! x