My moving date is coming faster and faster.  At this point, the plan is that I will leave Indianapolis on Friday, March 26.  Working back from that, my last day of teaching will be March 25 (I'm doing final project reviews with my students hours before I move).  I'll be packing and unloading my apartment the whole week leading up to that,  my last day at the Athenaeum will be the Friday before, and I hope to have the Jeep sold before that.

I may actually have the Jeep sold already.  A friend from work is interested in buying it and I'll be showing it this Wednesday.  If she decides to buy it I'll be able to keep it until I'm ready to leave town and I won't have to pay for a spot to park it once I get to Florida.  The flip side is that I'll have to find a rental car to get me and my stuff to Florida at the end of the month, but I'm hopeful that a quick trip will make the endeavor cheaper.

They've hired my replacement at the Athenaeum.  While I'll still work for the Foundation on a very part time basis doing design projects, there will be a new Administrative Assistant starting this Monday.  I have a lot to do before I go so the next few weeks will be particularly busy as I try to get all of my stuff done while training the new person and managing the "stuff" that goes along with moving.

I don't anticipate packing being a major project.  I moved to Indianapolis with just two car loads worth of stuff and though I've added to my belongings since I've been here, there's a lot I don't need to take with me and I think paring down will a big part of my work.  I've already started packing a few of the things I'm not going to need the rest of my time here and I'm getting a more accurate idea of how much I'll really be taking.

Probably the hardest part of this entire transition is leaving my job at the Art Institute.  I've really found a part of my soul there and it'll be difficult to leave the students and the work that I enjoy so much - but I'm hopeful that I'll be able to get back into something similar after I move.  There are other schools and other art opportunities in Florida that I don't even know about and I look forward to finding them, and the work I've been doing here has been a great training ground.

As always, I'll try to update regularly on here and I welcome prayers (or anything else you want to send my way) - and I'm grateful that despite the changes in the world around us, God always stays the same.