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Our third and hopefully last "nine month" plan :)

"Nothing important happens in life when one gets too comfortable" - is a quote that we came across recently and realized that it is the case with us. It is not a bad thing necessarily, but it is definitely the case. Life is quite comfortable and it is going to bring many good things in the future. However, there is one aspect of it that has been nagging both of us for quite sometime now. So we both did some soul-searching last month and decided to go for "it".

Due Date: May 31, 2008

First trimester plan (in progress)
  • Prepare ourselves and the kids for the BIG news.
  • Prepare the house for the BIG event.
  • PUT THE HOUSE UP FOR SALE :)
  • Take a deep breath and wait......

Second trimester
  • Research about/apply for schools
  • If house is sold, dispose of extra stuff and move into a temp apt.
  • (Hopefully) finish up the USC interview???
  • Take a deep breath and wait......

Third trimester (ONLY IF HOUSE IS SOLD)
  • Inform the school about the transfer
  • Take a deep breath
  • Complete final preparations
  • Take a deep breath
  • Shop a lot
  • Take a deep breath
  • Ship stuff
  • Take a deep breath
  • Buy a one-way ticket to HYD and get on the plane.

So, that's the plan.

All kidding aside, we are currently working on putting the house up for sale, hopefully by the third week of October and ONLY if that gets materialized we'll move ahead with the rest of the plan.

Ofcourse, (crossing fingers) we'll still be a family of 4.
- Vijayanil

Comments

Choxbox said…
man, you sure had me freaked out for a minute!
Vijaya. said…
choxbox: ha ha ha, that was the whole point.

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