Martha's Galaxy

Lives in the sticks, doodles and grows own veg and this is my blog...

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THANKS

Thanks for reading, hopefully we'll meet some day on New Earth x #LeavingPlanetEarth

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New Earth here I come, I am #LeavingPlanetEarth

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Well here I go with my final blog post on Old Earth.

I think I must begin by acknowledging the great adventure and opportunity that lies ahead of me. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and failure to jump would surely result in a waste of one. The current state of Old Earth leaves...

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Happy to see there's a fellow blogger heading for New Earth this evening.  At least I'll share an interest with someone.

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Adios Amigos... HELLO New Earth

Being in amongst everybody else is making me feel better we're about to set off any time now and everyone is happy, joking and laughing and chatting.  I think this is going to be good.  I'm starting a fresh, a new life, a new world but I don't have to forget about life before.  I'm excited. Here I go…

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Day 0

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Ok so, day 0 ..the day has arrived and it’s time for departure, it’s come around pretty quickly now it’s here.  How very precious every mundane moment has been today.  When I know it’s the last where I am comfortable and surrounded by what I know and I’m safe.  As you can maybe gather I’m feeling a mixture of excitement and terror at this moment.

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Any thoughts?

One Day to go.. What simple pleasures will you miss from Old Earth??

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One Day to go!

I thought it might be nice to take a little picture of something that will remind me of one of Earths simple pleasures, you know.. like walking barefoot on warm grass on a sunny day for example.

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Two days until my launch to New Earth #LeavingPlanetEarth

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Packing up my life - where will I buy socks?

Getting ready to go is.. not that simple.  As I've already mentioned I'm feeling pretty sad about not being able to take the cats, let alone the people I'm leaving behind.  I'm finding that difficult to think about, writing about it - I wouldn't know where to begin.  I suppose it also makes me wander if I will be missed?  That's a slightly depressing thought and not something I want to dwell on - it's also a bit strange because what - would I be happier knowing I was making lots of people unhappy? That also seems a bit strange!  I guess I want people to miss me but be happy that I'm doing what I want and even though I won't see their faces anymore that I carry them with me and will think happy thoughts of good times together.

I am literally carrying them with me as well as emotionally.. I'm going to arrive on New Earth with no clothes and a suit case full of beer mats, champagne corks, photographs, dried flowers and pebbles (collected off beaches) as mementos.

Normally when I'm packing to go somewhere I find difficult to know where to stop but at least there is the comfort that if you forget something, it will probably be fine because you can probably buy a replacement (you know, if you don't take enough socks or forget shampoo or something).  Where I'm going there probably isn't that luxury, in fact there probably won't ever be any more exact replacements.  All the carefully chosen products that has taken years of trial and error to find things that work for me (I have sensitive skin) and now I'll just be using some colonial mass-produced product the same as everybody else.  I suppose I could try and take enough jars of moisturizer to last me as long as possible but I should probably leave room for a few more practical things.

Am I really that attached to all these products?! Is this really a good thing??  What product are you most attached to?

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The countdown continues. Four days until I make the jump and I must say I have greatly warmed to the idea. Deep thought aside, I have been considering my travel essentials for the trip. It may not be a long journey but I would hate to be left twiddling my thumbs.

So here are my “8 Jump...

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But WHY can't I take my cats with me?  It seems very unfair to me that only people are allowed to travel.  Cats 'make a house a home' and so surely they will be of great comfort to many people as we try and settle into a new environment... ? no?

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3 Days left before I’m #LeavingPlanetEarth

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4 Days before launch.. yikes time is going VERY quickly!

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What is our new flag going to be on New Earth???

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Nature really is amazing.. who knows what kind of natural world will be out there on New Earth.. I hope the bugs aren't enormous!

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This really struck a cord with me as it reminds me of my granddad who used to tell us funny stories of his time as a mechanic during the war.  It was only later on I realised that this was only one side of things and how strong he was for choosing to focus on these happy stories.