If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1} Leaving Alaska {Part 2} Leaving Alaska {Part 3} Frugal Flights I’m almost always frugal, even when it was time for us to move.  We had originally planned to use our Alaska Airlines miles for free plane tickets and had enough for all 5 of our tickets to be completely free.  That would cost 62,500 airline miles, and we had plenty – or so I thought. It turns out that when Michael had to fly to Seattle last minute for the job interview that…

If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1} and Leaving Alaska {Part 2}. The next week was a blur.  The negotiating went back and forth on the house offer, but it proved that they didn’t have the cash portion they needed to buy our house. We prayed about the house sale and waited.  The only way we could pay their portion of the house sale was if we were getting a tax refund.  We waited on our accountant as the Tax Day deadline approached and jumped every time the phone rang,…

If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1}. From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 2} We had some rough days and prayed a lot. Tensions were high. We almost got hit by two different cars in two different incidents that were way too close not to ponder. I was driving to the grocery store to pick up some extra packing tape for the boxes and I was praying the whole way. Above, a photo of a poster I had hanging in my office in Alaska.  It’s a replica…

We’ve been gearing up for our minimalist move for months, and it’s finally complete!  We’re now at home in sunny Los Angeles, California, but the move was by no means quick or easy.  Luckily I’ve been taking notes and pictures throughout the whole process so I could share the story of our escape from Alaska to California! The first part of our story was the Minimalist Move, which was a transformational experience in itself.  The process was so emotional that my husband asked me to write about it so that we would remember the way it felt later.  If you missed any of the Minimalist Move story, start here: {Mobile…