And a packing we will go

 
Here's the latest info on what's going on in our action-packed fun-filled lives.

I am sure that most will remember my 'connect the dots' phase, where I had folliculitus. (Horrible horrible horrible. Emotionally sensitive, still hard to deal with, especially with the wedding about 6 months away.) Well, I never really thought about it, (considering I was told way back then that it could come back, and I have to be careful what kind of environment I put myself in longterm) but working at the car wash was probably a choice I should have considered more. Everything about the job is great, even in the super cold days it wasn't that bad, so obviously that says something about not only the job, but the people. (Amazing bosses. Really caring people.) BUT, (there's always a but somewhere) it's coming back. So, I was looking to leave my job - and already discussed this with my employers.
 
I can go on antibiotics right away for the folliculitus - I had to wait a few weeks because I was just on some strong ones to get rid of some pretty nasty sinusitus. But, the chemicals floating around in the air - and my getting sprayed in the face a few times a week - all not so good.*
 
THEN we had that uber cold snap (-50 ish with windchill is freaking ridiculous) and the car Chris was driving (Dodge Neon) started smoking and burning oil. SO, because we figure it would be better for me to break down in town than him on the highway (very spotty cellular reception), we are now spending more money with him driving my car to work. (Twice as much in fuel. Oy.)
 
We still need to make an appointment to get the neon looked at and find out what's wrong with it. Yay. (<- insert sarcasm back there.)
 
And the biggest of the news: after considering all of this and a bunch more other stuff, we decided on thursday that we need to move. 

So... spent today in Edson, went with Chris to work, and we looked at and got an apartment.
 
We will be moving in March 1st.
 
So... we now have a ton of stuff to do. On top of the other ton of stuff I had to do before we decided to move... oh well, now I get to prioritize. For instance, tomorrow, we will be taking care of finally taking down the christmas tree. Yes, really.

 
 *The chemicals in the car wash are environmentally friendly, but like all chemicals, are still CHEMICALS, and are still dangerous. I've been getting more and more sensitive to things, including allergies, and my athsma's not as mild as it was before. The list of things that bug me is getting longer by the day, it seems.
 

We now have a ton of cleaning, packing, minimizing and decluttering to do before we move at the end of the month.
 
So, yeah. We need to find boxes. Lots of boxes. Produce departments will be hearing from us, and soon.