Have I been gone too long?

I can't believe it has been so long since I've last posted. Our lives has been changing so quickly I don't think I've had a moment to catch up to mine yet. Not only did we lose a loved member of our family but we also lost our Pinky the House. The deal went bad -really bad. In the end I guess it just wasn't meant to be. So I've been hitting the pavement again and not much has turned up -yet.
Here's a little photo from the area I'm looking for a house. Let's call it an urban jungle and someone took a lot of time and imagination to carve out so many animals on this hillside!

The story of stuff

This video is just a teaser of a great little 20 minute film called the Story of Stuff. It is a really well put together film on where stuff is from and where it goes -my only critique of it is that it doesn't show you the pack rats in the equation. To view the whole film click on the link below:

Italy on Strike

I know most of you have no idea that right now in Italy there is a MAJOR strike. Everything is on hold and there is no fuel to be found. The store shelves have run out of milk and bread over here -it is really getting crazy. Last night when I tried to find a gas station on the way to a friend's house they either had 4 city block lines of cars or were completely out of fuel.

So here I am sitting in my house still purging things left and right (it is OBSCENE how much this international move is costing us) with not a hope of getting a mover here this week. Right now they are telling me maybe early next week. This is where it gets hard living here. It feels like there is always something to get you -fuel strikes, garbage emergencies, transportation strikes, water shortages, the list goes on and on.

Yes, it is a big PITA but on the other hand the upside of that is you learn to live day to day, you become flexible, you enjoy conveniences when you get it, you help out/know your neighbor more and you learn to pray for the best but buckle down for the worst.

So, I'll just keep packing -and when this place gets decent enough I'll take some photos for you! Until then keep some positive thoughts for our move -we're going to need it!