Packed and Ready to Go
Tomorrow morning I leave Atlanta and head to New Orleans on my first across country stop. It is bitter sweet leaving. I find myself oscillating between manic excitement and blind terror. Watching my friends and family well up with tears has been harder to take than I anticipated. It feels so wonderful to be loved and so heartbreaking to see the ones I love sad to see me go.
This morning, despite drizzling rain and frigid temperature, I packed my car to capacity. My artwork neatly stacked in the trunk, bags of clothes, and art supplies piled on top. What a strange thrill to see your life fit into the back of a car.
I took painstaking care to organize my food for the journey. As shown in my little drawing above my full list of food/cookware is as follows (left to right):
dish soap
clorox wipes
sesame oil
lentils (to be made in the rice cooker)
brown rice syrup
rice chips
avocado
white vinegar
French press for coffee
gluten free soy sauce
salt
puffed rice
rice cooker
lighter
camping stove
plastic jug with lid
carrots
juicer
propane for camping stove
frying pan
cooking pot
sponge
oregano
bowl
ladle
wooden spoon
kamut
quinoa
2 x forks
measuring cup
tarragon
coffee
box of oranges and bananas
stainless steel stackable to go containers
carrots
basmati rice x 2 10lbs
cashews
sunflower oil
olive oil
water bottles
I am nervous and prepared and thrilled and terrified. As Bob Dylan said now is the time to, "...strike another match go start anew." And that is exactly what I intend to do.