I took a few things that reminded me of my roots, such as an old stuffed animal and a baby blanket that my great-aunt made for me. You’d be surprised how, when the adventure stops being all about your future, you start realizing that you are letting go of pieces of your past. We girls need a couple of real, comfortable reminders around us of who we really are. —Pamela, The Teagarden Group
I moved from an apartment in New York that was four hundred square feet to one in Singapore that was twenty-four hundred square feet—and I filled it with amazing Asian antiques. My antique wedding bed from Shanghai is bigger than my old New York studio apartment! —Joanne, USAID
We brought our two cats to Switzerland and returned home five years later with a Bernese mountain dog. He was 135 pounds when we brought him back to the United States from Belgium, and he had a huge crate built for him to travel in. —Diane, DuPont
LEGAL PAPERWORK
• Update your will and power of attorney.
• Convey your emergency contact information to your employer.
• Contact your brokerage house regarding your move and ongoing investments.
• Insure valuables.
• Forward your mail, and cancel subscriptions that won’t be forwarded abroad. MEDICAL CHECKUP
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