We're getting there slowly but surely. We've been donating, Freecycling, giving, dumping and recycling like mad and, although we still seem to have tons of 'stuff', it is much less than before. At the moment, the house is on the market and we've had a couple of viewings, but in this economic climate, we aren't too hopeful and are preparing for having to rent out the house and all the hassle that entails - not least maintenance...
Anyway, I've been collecting clothes for the kids for the next couple of years, as apparently they aren't great quality in Malaysia, and those that are are relatively expensive.
We've had quotes from various removal companies but I think we'll probably go with Seven Seas (which were recommended through the forum on TES). The only issue is that they have standard-sized boxes and can't accommodate unusually-shaped or heavy items, like the dining table we were going to take. We'd let it go except we found it under a pile of junk at a market and restored it to its former glory. Now we've had so many good friends and family eating around it, we are loathe to let it go, but I suppose it is just a 'thing' and we shouldn't be so attached.
My maternity leave ends soon, so I'll be back at work in about 4 weeks and we really need to be sorted by then, as we don't want lots and lots of stress in the final days - certainly not with 2 kids and a long flight ahead of us! Speaking of which, we decided to go with Emirates and do a 2-leg stint rather than direct. This was mostly down to the fact that airlines offer 20kg per person, but Emirates offer 30kg. Also, they have the new Airbus for the first leg, and I've heard great things about how spacious it is. We had to book Fynn on as a child, rather than an infant, and then go through the palava of contacting customer services to ensure we got a skycot, but hopefully, it'll all have been worth it when we arrive on this side of sane in KL.
Getting pretty excited now!
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