May has been a HUGE month for us here at Traveled Earth! Here’s a quick recap of the last 31 days:
- We reached our savings goal. As of May 1, we had achieved 100% of our original travel fund goal.
- We paid off our mortgage and student loans… officially debt-free!
- Our house sold! While we accepted an offer at the end of April, it wasn’t until May 4th that the conditions were taken off and the deposit was paid.
- We held a Boston Lee Day/Going Away Party – our “Last Hurrah” at our house
- We moved out of our home of 6 years (10 years for Mike)… we were married in the backyard, so it was kind of tough letting go
- We moved into our new temporary residence (Mike’s parents’ house), a whole block away from the old place
- We held a huge garage sale where we sold the majority of our worldly possessions. The result: another 1.5% added on to our savings goal.
- We relocated our cat to her new home with one of my work colleagues. This was heartbreaking, but it had to be done. I ask about her daily. She is adjusting well to her new home.
- My union took job action in its labour dispute. As a result, it’s been an emotional and stressful month at work and I have spent three unpaid days striking/rallying in Regina.
- We handed over the keys of our old house to the new owners. No turning back now!
- I cancelled my cell phone contract (which still had 1 year remaining) and got the company to waive the $300+ in early cancellation fees… cha-ching!
- We attended a dinner party with Get Up and Globe and Shahan & Donna-Lee, two fellow Saskatchewan couples preparing for their own RTW adventures.
Now there’s only 35 days and change until we get on the plane to Cancun. Can’t wait!
Mike and Ashley - Boston Lee Day
Awesome work guys – you’ve made some major sacrifices but they’ll all be worth it in July. 🙂
Thanks, Kieron. It definitely was a month of goodbyes, but I thought it would be tougher than it actually was. With the exception of saying goodbye to our cat, I haven’t really been that sad about the house or the stuff… after all, it’s just stuff. I’m mostly just excited now!
The countdown begins!!
I remember when we were counting down how many months until we left. Then it was weeks. Now we’re counting down days! Can’t wait!
The 35 day will be over before you know it 🙂
i took that pic!
You did… and it looks just like us. Thanks for letting us use it.