One might think that after being a "we" for a little over twenty years, I would have this drill down pat by now. I'm guessing I make it all look easy, or easier than the reality.
I know I don't like to spend a lot of time moaning about roadblocks, problems, and the concrete boots that sometimes make getting anything done at best, cumbersome, at worst, bordering on impossible!
Keeping all the plates spinning requires a lot of paying attention. I'm generally pretty good at that and have so far avoided having any plates conk me on the head.
One of the things that caught me off guard, but didn't whack me on the head, was keeping up with my SmartPhone program.
Prior to leaving for the states in mid-March, I was reminded by my company that the terms of my agreement require me to mostly use my phone in the USA and since I'd been almost totally in France, my data would be terminated. I wasn't completely surprised, but was freaked out. We communicated.
Fortunately, I had 30 days and I was able to hang on to my phone and program until I returned to France from the states.
I knew I needed an alternative, so I began investigating French phones and programs available through Orange.
Fortunately, last week we became Fibre-Optiqued up here at the house, which means stronger and more reliable connectivity!
This week my neighbor and I went to the Orange Boutique at Leclerc in Villefranche and I was able to get all the pieces in place that I needed. We left with my new Samsung Android and a bag full of goodies. It pays to already be an Orange client.
With the house sold on Columbus Street, my need for communication and paying bills every month in the states is majorly reduced.
Even so, I was out early on my bike to Cajarc this morning to drop a check in the box at La Poste.
This should be the last check I have to send to the states to cover a last minute crisis. This time, to reattach the "new" blue roof the evening before we were going to final act of sale the following morning.
I still managed to have some fun and make the most of my morning time in Cajarc.
Communication is still important. As I continue to still sort out some of the final arrangements with banking, euros, dollars, and such...connectivity to the states through email, phone, and texting is still important.
While business stuff is reduced, there will always be my personal ties and connections that I treasure and don't want to lose.
Staying in touch takes work.
That's work and time I enjoy, especially when I can sit at La Pause with a Perrier Menthe as I write!
Happy Wednesday!
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