My name is Audrey. I live near Atlanta Georgia but will soon be living in Brussels, Belgium. How exciting is that! I am the mother of two beautiful girls ages 8 and 11. I will be what is known as an "accompanying spouse". I prefer this term to "trailing spouse" as it bring to my mind the image of a caveman pulling his mate behind him by the hair.
We have known for more than a few days that we are actually going to move to Brussels. This means that we have had time to jump on the emotional roller coaster on which shrieks of joy and excitement can easily convert to screams of frustration and fear. It is perhaps a good thing that preparation takes some time. It gives me time to settle down emotionally while trying to sort, pack up and sell seemingly endless household items.
I am going to have my first ever garage sale (believe it or not). I am selling furniture on craigslist and basically giving away clothes. As I do all this, I realize that I appear somewhat clueless (because I am). I am enjoying being clueless because in this case it is low pressure. I know that whether I sell everything or nothing, I will be moving.
The problem is that I do not know when I am moving exactly. Working with a phantom date is bothersome. I am hardly the first to pass by these phases of an international move. I can use all the advice that I can get. Writing about the move and life overseas (real vs imagined), is my way of coping as well as documenting all the changes, surprises and pitfalls of this process.
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