Overwhelmed...that would definitely be how I feel about this adventure. Overwhelmed with excitement, fear, joy, anxiety, and sadness. As we begin the process of packing up our things I feel a combo of attachment and detachment to these items (books, kitchen gadgets, clothing.,etc) and wonder how my life is exponentially going to change.
About half of my closet is now gone because all of those pieces were too big (a good reason to donate them), but now I need to buy more summer clothes...and by summer I now mean year-round clothes. How much do I bring? And what size(s) do I bring? As a plus-size person moving to a foreign country I have no idea what I'll find for clothing as I keep shedding this weight. For example, we'll be wearing a dress shirts from our organization and I'm already at the largest size available, which takes punches at my mental health. Honestly, there's just a general fear of being a plus size person in a foreign country. Yes, there are plus size individuals all over the world but what that means is different in every culture.
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Good news all you need is a good sewing machine once you get there. Taking is much easier!
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