To do list - 4 August

I'm going to try and keep a closer eye on my "to do" list as we get closer to leaving.  There seems to always be as many things to add to the list as there is to tick off.  New additions in bold

Buy a cheaper house - done

Sorting and packing up belongings for garage sale - done

Apply for Elly's Finnish passport- done

Sell our house - done

Arrange insurance for stored belongings - done

Open a UK bank account - done

Send remaining chickens to their new home- done

Suspend private health insurance - to be done the last couple of weeks

Arrange for our mail to be dealt with at home - done (thanks to J&J)

Arrange for mail in the UK - that would be Lynne

Book airfares - done

Ship belongings to UK - done

Rent out our new house - done

Arrange for someone to have the pot plants- done

Pack up our belongings and store- done

Sell Elly’s car (Mick's truck to be left at workshop) - done (my mum is buying it)

Book accomodation in UK - done

Book hire car in UK - job for next week

Transfer money to UK account - done

Work out what to do with our mobile phone numbers - done
Buy a caravan for temporary home - done
Set up bathroom for temporary home - done
Correspondence to arrive by email rather than post where possible - done
Return all borrowed items to their rightful owners - done
Type up list of stored belongings by box number - 50% complete
Cancel Mick's GST registration - done
Do our 2012 tax returns - in progress
Do tax returns for my mum and her partner - done
Do tax returns for my brother and sister in law - in progress
Set up my laptop with software to work from UK - in progress
Change bills and bank statements to come by email where possible - almost finished
Partition off area in shed to be rented out for storage - done
Find tenant for shed storage area - the ad is in the paper
Make sure all our favourite recipes are on my blog - in progress
Catch up with friends and family before we go - in progress
Go to New Zealand to see Mick's mum before we go - booked
Pack away the last of the belongings we're still using - last job
Make a list of what we need to buy on arrival in UK - done
Pack our suitcases - not yet
Buy a narrowboat - done, yes it is!
Boat survey - in progress
Boat insurance - in progress