Having lived in the same house with my parents for all my childhood (and some of my adult) years was a solid foundation for me. It gave me that one thing in my life that I could always count on. Home would always be right there at Dukharan Avenue and if all else failed, I could pack up my meagre belongings and head home for Mom and Dad to help me get back on my feet.
In fact, that is exactly ..read more
Unpacking and settling in – a long protracted process.
First let me give you the run down on what has happened since you heard I was sitting in a hotel waiting to hear whether we get a house or not:
We got in to see housing on Tuesday or so. They told us we could get a house near the end of August and not before and that they could set us up in temporary lodging. So of course, we told them ..read more
Flash of panic! Heart rate quickens, surge of a feeling of steel in my chest! I realize it’s August 1st and the departure date is days away. What is causing me more anxiety than anything else is the idea that come Monday night, because movers are idiots, we will have to sleep on the air mattress and will continue to do so until we get our house at some unknown date in the medium-range future. Air beds and hotel beds ..read more
So, our PCS (Permanent Change of Station) is underway. We are pretty much done here and just waiting for transportation to come get our stuff, load up the stuff we’re taking with, and hit the road.
Pretty much.
We decided we’d try doing what is called a partial DITY. Funny … it’s pronounced ditty. Do-IT-Yourself. What that means is that we chose to take SOME of our stuff with us; we estimate how much it’ll be in terms of weight, pack it ..read more
I feel SO tired and achy this morning. I know it’s because I am not used to working these hours. I know it’ll pass especially if hubby keeps his promise to insist we walk every other day. I know I only gotta hang on, hang in there, bear it out … but frankly, I just really wanna crawl back under the electric blanket and cry.
Why?
Well, 10 am to 6 pm is a VERY long day if you spend about half ..read more
And I am moving house again … and I tell you that it HIT me like a ton of bricks that this is my life now – moving house every 2-3 years is going to be an integral part of this new life. I never really thought about the consequences of this life before, because I had made up my mind that no matter what life threw my way, it was going to be worth it just to be with ..read more
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