{"id":4482,"date":"2011-03-29T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2019-07-02T19:36:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T23:36:39","slug":"moving-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/moving-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"moving plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

You wouldn’t believe how crazy life has been around here for the past few weeks… We had planned to leave for South Africa on March 31st, the same day we close the sale on our house. But fate had other ideas: we’ve had delays with getting our permits and now we’re not going to be able to leave for a couple more weeks.<\/p>\n


\nOur house… for 2 more days<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s been insanely stressful. I still haven’t recovered from my bronchitis (it’s been well over a month and counting), and trying to find a local pet-friendly hotel where we could stay for over 2 weeks without sending us broke was proving to be an impossible task.<\/p>\n

But, eventually, it all worked out for the best! Our lovely buyers have agreed to rent the house back to us until we leave, and the moving company were able to postpone our shipping container, so now we can stay put for 2 more weeks, together with all our furniture and belongings. How amazing is that?! I can’t even begin to describe what a huge relief it is.<\/p>\n

From a PlanetJune perspective, I’ve been preparing for the move by buying up yarn to take with me (thanks to everyone who’s donated to my yarn fund!) – now I just have to decide how much I can fit into my suitcase and figure out which colours I’m most likely to need for the next few months until our shipping container arrives in Cape Town… It’s not easy to choose from such a beautiful rainbow of shades:<\/p>\n

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\nA small fraction of the yarn I’ve stockpiled to take with me<\/em><\/p>\n

But our delayed move has given me a big advantage here too: I now have my photo studio for an additional 2 weeks, which is great news for my patterns. My plan is to get three or four new designs to the point of being completed and photographed while I still have the means to photograph them. Once we’ve moved, I can edit the photos and write up those patterns on my laptop, so there will<\/strong> be some new PlanetJune designs over the next couple of months! <\/p>\n

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\nA few mystery designs in progress<\/em><\/p>\n

Once those have been published, I’ll start working on a new batch of designs which will have to wait for publication until I have my equipment back and can buy new lamps (with South African voltage) and set up the photo studio again. It’s all a bit complicated, but at least I have a plan now, and I think it’ll work out…<\/p>\n

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A quick reminder:<\/strong> if you haven’t yet voted for the 2011 Crochet Awards (aka the Flamies), tomorrow’s the last day to cast your vote. You can vote for me in 3 categories, if you’re so inclined: Best Instructional\/Technical Crochet Book<\/em>, Best Crochet Video (Amateur)<\/em> and Best Crochet Blog<\/em>. I’d really appreciate your votes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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