Well, week one of minimizing and getting ready to beat feet is off to a rocky start. Good news we are moving some product with Karrasch Enterprises, performing transfers, and customers are calling! Down side, my website is jacked, and the domain server seems not to be able to get it together. But that too shall pass.

8/26/13
Ooops, fell off there and got distracted.

Anyways, we have started to clear out "stuff" from the house, the pile of "stuff" grows and we find ourselves excited at the prospect. At this point it is much like a game, who can get rid of the most and the momentum is picking up. Christine is gutting her wardrobe and has come out three times this evening with "look at what I am getting rid" piles, just as proud and pleased as can be. I sold my Xbox...a sad moment but I suspect it is the best thing for me. We made $300 yesterday on selling "stuff" we just don't use.

I submitted my resignation from federal service today! What a relief, sad moment, and stress all in one. While it is not the first time in my life I have left a job for the great unknown it is the first time I have left with no intention of entering the classic job market again. Christine said it best "Shit just got real." No doubt. Everything from here forward is because we either made it happen or did not make it happen. There is no trying, no hoping, no maybe. There is only to do...or as Jake might say "To quit does not exist." Not that it ever has, it just seems far more "real" than it has in recent memory...though I am certain there have been similar times in my past that have faded into the darkness.

So what are we doing to prepare to be "Location Independent"? Well, let me tell you what! We reached out to our real estate agent today to establish a timeline for listing, closing, etc based on our ideal sale date (8/31/14) and price. That date is the day we want the final check in our account and all debts regarding the house (and any others) paid to $0! Kim Herrewig is a stellar agent and has been very helpful since day one. Agnes, our friend who is joining us on this adventure, is also working through the woes of renting her place...or maybe even selling it. No small tasks indeed.

I also selected a new e-commerce shopping cart and web host tonight for Karrasch Enterprises, LLC. Christine wants to change the name....and reluctantly I agree. I acknowledged early on that no one can pronounce or spell my last name. But now it seems so far in that I feel like it will be a bit of a hassle, but then again it will be well worth it in the end when we have a cool name like "Google" or "Apple". Yet again her patience and good sense has helped us come through on the right side. When am I going to learn to listen to her?

What is next? Home renovations have to increase in the face of less money while not incurring debt...time to get thrifty and nifty. And I proceed full tilt toward Karrasch Enterprises, LLC DBA (unknown cool name...any suggestions?) becoming a really nice web site and moving all sorts of product because people love what we provide and how we provide it! Dag nub it.

To bed I go. G'night y'all.