Staying Put

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you know that we’ve been plagued by issues with our house for about 2 years now. Bad trustee, struggle with lawyers to deal with trustee, water main burst, flooding, battling the insurance company, no kitchen for over a year, no floors, no baseboards…. the list goes on and on. It felt undoable and never … Continue reading Staying Put

Progress isn’t visible yet

Looking around the house it’s not clearly visible that I’ve been in the packing process for about a week now. There are a handful of boxes shoved in a corner here and there. Mostly it’s the shelves, drawers and cupboards clearing out of things we’ve donated. Yesterday we took a big trunk full of books down to the local library. Textbooks, dictionaries, novels, philosophy books… … Continue reading Progress isn’t visible yet

The Move: Anticipation

I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed about this upcoming move. I’m anticipating this huge, life changing event a few months down the road with little I can really do right now that will make a difference. It’s creating anxiety. My control issues are coming out in full force. I don’t deal well with ambiguity and waiting is the hardest thing in the world for me. Anticipation … Continue reading The Move: Anticipation