Moving In A Whirlwind

I want a simple life. . . a simpler life.

This move is part of the bigger picture.

Going through every item we own and deciding where it goes, keep it to use, keep it to pack away, give to a friend, Freecycle it, donate it to  Goodwill,  or just dump it, and then living out of boxes and in what feels like chaos for a couple of weeks is about enough to send me over the edge.

This move has consumed me and my family. I know it happened suddenly, all the pieces lined up and BAM on New Year’s Day we were moving in 13 days. We had been preparing and had some of the leg work of organizing our home done but it has still been an enormous undertaking.

Part of it is the job but the other part is me. I want everything to be “perfect”. I want all my ducks in row with nothing left out.  I also have 3 children and a life, so it is unrealistic. However, we have done a great job and we have been able to let go of some much “stuff”. Our boxes are pretty well organized and moving day tomorrow will be (hopefully) very smooth because of this.