Moving Diary: Day 1 Manic Monday

I am going to try to make a blog post everyday about our move. This is so exciting and overwhelming I hope this helps me get organized!
So ladies and gent we our down to our final WEEKS here in Germany! So scary and exciting. Our house is highly coveted. We've had people come to our in the middle of the night stop us on the street asking us when we're ready to move. Obviously we are Americans and the locals know of what's going in the community so they're curious. I just don't like strangers knocking on my door in the middle of the night. I can recognize most of the people in our community so I don't mind talking to people.
Today we are getting rid of furniture we couldn't give away. We sold the beds and a lot of other stuff. So I scheduled a bulk pick-up for tomorrow. It's called 'sperrmuell'. However when I put everything on the curb people in the community are picking up quickly lol. I don't mind, I knew this would happen. We also donated a lot of clothes and shoes. I donated so much.
This is our first international move as a family and my and the kids first ever so I think removing the old and starting anew is a great idea. Even if we stayed in Germany we would do this though. I am still waiting for my steamer and make-up from ELF to arrive! This is frustrating. But that's what living overseas is like lots of waiting.
Tomorrow I have to do A LOT of cleaning and get everything organized for the movers and also another bulk pick-up this time with metals and electronics. We also have to sell our car. So there is a lot we have to do. Not to mention figuring out what we're packing and what we are not. We are lucky to have an express option. So we will pack things we need immediately there and that way we don't have to pack it. I hope we can pack the kids' bikes in the small baggage.