organizing — Taking Route

Organizing The Never-Ending Expat To-Do List

It all started when I was feeling overwhelmed by my mental to-do list as we prepared to move overseas for the first time as a family. There were emails to answer, deadlines to meet, and people to see. There was a twenty-page visa application to complete, a college course to finish, and a baby’s arrival to prepare for. Not to mention the stress involved in sorting through every single possession—deciding what to take, what to store, and what to give away.

Travel & Moving, Reflections From AbroadMallory BrooksAugust 29, 2020to-do list, stress, organizingComment

Developing Your Professional Bag-Packer Skills

Sometimes I feel like all I do is pack and unpack bags. It is kind of a joke in my bio that I am a “professional packer of bags,” but it is also very true. I bet you have also felt like a professional packer of bags at times during your expat journey of traveling and moving across all kinds of borders. I bet you have spent a few weeks just shopping, sorting, organizing and packing those bags to head back to your host country.

Travel & MovingElizabeth SpencerNovember 7, 2019Packing, Moving, downsizing, organizing, movingComment

Creating Rhythms in an Unpredictable Life

Family & TCKs, Home & Hospitality, New ExpatHeather FallisJune 20, 2019balancing roles, expat life, intentional living, organizing, rhythms, slow living Comments