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My advice is to keep yourself busy, hopefully with things that will assist you later on.
I'm in the middle of the process in Australia, and it's a looong one... I'm currently working overseas temporarily, so getting ready for that, and then doing it, kept me pretty occupied!
My plans for when I get back include finishing a Spanish course I started before I left for my stint OS. (There is a possibility I will be adopting from Columbia.) I'll also be doing some other courses - getting qualified in Australian Sign Language, and doing my first aid, sports first aid, and first aid for children certificates.
Also my house is VERY cluttered, so I've made the commitment to cleaning it out and getting rid of the useless things I'm holding onto, donating a bunch of clothes and furniture to charity, and organising my garage. That's going to keep me VERY busy!
And finally, it's coming into Spring in Australia now. I've recently paved my back yard, so I want to get my hammer and saw out to make some planter boxes, organise myself some pots, and get my garden established BEFORE the baby arrives and I don't have the time any more!
Rebecca
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Submitted Expression of Interest to DOCS, May 2005.
EOI Accepted July 2005.
"Parenting the Adopted Child" seminars, October and December 2005.
Now working on application-document hunting and losing weight to get a healthy BMI!!!
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