I can't believe how far off my arrival date seems. Two months away! When I say it like that, it really doesn't convey how quickly it's approaching (although it seems like forever..) It helps to break it down though:
Only 8 weeks to get everything organized
7 more weeks of work
5 weeks until I have to meet again with my work experience councilor
Only 3 more official paychecks (four, depending on my last day)
2 days until my last final
Now it doesn't seem so bad! (especially when thinking about that pay check situation, eek!) One thing I would heavily recomend is to sit down and write down EVERYTHING that you need to do. My mom pointed out that I like to make lists in my head and walk around thinking about what I need to do, but not really getting anything done. So I sat down and wrote down whatever popped into my head, even if it was something that I knew wouldn't need to be done until right before I left. Here's a sampling of what I came up with:
Check on medical insurance (talk to school)
find passport and social security card
inventory clothes I'm thinking of packing
create packing list
talk to Admissions
talk to Financial Aid
Is my name on my auto insurance? (necessary is you are bringing your car to Disney)
My list is longer, and as I said I wrote down EVERYTHING. This way I can cross it off as I accomplish things; also it helped to see how much I still had to do. Since I'm over 26, I can not just lump onto my parents medical insurance. This is huge for me as I currently have coverage through my work, which of course I won't have when I quit to go to Disney. This was really one of the reasons I was thinking of not going, as it's really scary for me to because (among other fun stuff) I have OCD and I don't do well with major transitions. Leaving the place I have worked at for four and a half years really makes me nervous. On the other hand, I LOVE new experiences, so there was really no way I could pass up this chance. I'll figure out what to do with the insurance, but right now it seems a little daunting.
And now for your enjoyment! I LOVE this guy's video's. He even has one for one of my FAVORITE childhood movies, A Little Princess. :)
