The Journey has 'Officially' Begun....The Paperwork Phase, Anyway!

I have taken the first step...I have mailed my retirement packet back to The Texas Teacher Retirement System to begin the retirement process.  Next step, I will make my application for a Turkish Work Visa next week.  We have already found an agent to lease our home, we will sign the papers and put it on the market in the next few weeks.  We have our travel documents in order (or will have as soon as we get our visas).  Now all we have to do is all of the packing, yuck.  This is the part that I REALLY dread, but I have a plan...I just need to implement it, and DO IT!  So that is what I will do....starting today.