December Time Table!

I keep walking past my fridge just to look at the time table I made up and posted on the fridge. It's all about keeping your eyes on the prize and the prize is leaving Louisiana! I figured I would share it with everyone!


December 2nd - Final & class
Dec 3rd - Class, moving inspection & submitting our household application to our new duty station
Dec 4th&5th - Going through and getting rid of items we definitely do not want to take with us
Dec 6th - Final & class
Dec 7th - Class & tutoring
Dec 8th - Final day of classes & tutoring some friends
Dec 9th - Tutoring some friends & final
Dec 10/11/12th - Studying and packing up clothes & other necessities we will need for the next month
Dec 13th - Final
Dec 14th - Last final && finish packing and getting rid of items that I do not want going with us
Dec 15th - Packers come & we check into a hotel
Dec 16th - Movers come and start the journey of taking our belongings to New York
Dec 17/18/19th - Cleaning apartment
Dec 20th - Sign out of Fort Polk, Louisiana, move-out inspection & journey starts to Tennessee
Dec 25th - Head to Michigan
Jan 7th - Leave for Pennslyvania
Jan 8th - Arrive in New York & check into a hotel
Jan 10th - "Report" to new duty station and move into our house

The January time table is if everything goes right and we get housing right away, which I'm really hoping that that happens.

Now, after we submit our housing application for a house in New York and my husband officially signs out of Fort Polk, we will be put on the housing waiting list. As of right now, they told me that our wait is possibly one to two months for the area we want to live in. My husband and I decided that if a house is not available by his reporting date of Jan 10th, I will stay with his family in Michigan until so. There's just no reason for the three of us to live in cramped hotel room with a dog for an unknown amount of time. Especially when my MIL loves me and would rather us move in :)

I'm terrified that I will not be properly geared for the snow - car, clothing, etc. I'm pretty sure if and while it snows in Michigan, my husband will have me out learning how to properly drive in the snow, in my car, for a good length of time each day/night. I'm actively researching online for the best clothes, jackets and boots to wear. I like to be over prepared for such occasions. I'm a planner, as noted by the fact that I made out an organized time table and posted it on my fridge.

Also, this doesn't have all the other things that I need to to do within the next few weeks. Oh no, things like change mailing address, cancel certain services, mail things, etc. was saved for another list. Ahh, there's some serious enjoyment on my end when it comes to making lists!

** Update : I've decided to link this post and cross the dates virtually like I'm completing on my fridge!