I am beat. Thursday I met with the guy who is going to do some repairs for us. Saturday we spent two hours with our realtor. This morning I woke up at 5:00, wide awake, thinking about how much I have to get done around here. At 5:30 I thought, "I can either lie here thinking about it and have a stroke or I can get up and get to work." So, I got up. I had to spend and hour and a half at the Home Depot-like store. Yuk. Then it was over to Target, home, lunch, drop P at school, take 6YO shopping, drop him at a birthday party, pick up P, back to the Home Depot-like store, pick up 6YO, stop at the grocery store, have supper, collapse. P did the bath/bed routine while I cleaned up and now I'm ready to fall over. Oh, yeah, tomorrow is back to work. A friend is coming to town Friday and on Saturday 6YO will become 7YO and there's a party. My head is spinning.
We hope to be able to get the house listed by the third week of February, but that all depends on how fast we can get the work done. The stuff we've been procrastinating about for years. P decided in August 2005 that she wanted to redo the kitchen cabinets. Not done yet. The porch light hasn't worked for years. Gotta fix that. I swear, this morning I thought, "The hell with it all, I'll just stay here." For about a second. And, we're still waiting to get the bid on the new place. Nervous as - fill in your expression of choice.
I can't believe that - if all goes well - we'll be sitting in Fredericton less than five months from today, Canada Day having come and gone. Keep your fingers crossed for us. So much has to happen between now and then, much of it beyond our control. Oy!
Okay, off to have some chocolate pudding. Comfort food.
10 months ago
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Gosh, it seems like just yesterday 6YO was 5YO and now he's coming up on 7YO!! Damn, time really is flying.
Canada Day having come and gone with you being there as a family - Sounds great, doesn't it?!?
Hang in there, you are almost there!!
Your post brings me back to that same period of time for us, our final months in NYC, living in a pressure cooker. I would do the same thing: wake up at 5:00, wide awake, heart racing - and just get up and get to work. What else is there to do when you're so keyed up??
Calmer days are ahead!
Hi Mel, I feel for you. Maybe you need to focus on the smallest things first and do big things in between, I don't know if you I don't understand what I mean. When we were moving(it was different since Juan had to do pretty much everything, I was just helping him over the phone almost 98% of time) we did small repairs on day and one big task the other day, so everything seemed like it was moving together.... take it easy and enjoy the ride!!:-)
Ah, the memories! If you tackle one thing at a time you will be surprised how quickly you will eat away at that to do list. I used to work from 600am to about midnight while we were packing. Here we are, almost a year (March 2) after landing (yikes!) and we still have not sold the property in Las Vegas. We never would have thought that! We would still have moved to Canada when we did even if we could have known that. We wake up everyday saying "something really good is going to happen today!" and it always does.
I also found it helpful to remind myself, each step of the way, that we only had to do this (whatever stage we were in) once. Only had to pack up the kitchen once, unpack it once, apply for our SIN once, apply for health care once... not every day or every week or even every year.
Do this once, now it's done, cross it off, move on to the next item, do that once, cross it off...
It must be in the air. J and I spent the entire weekend on one bathroom project. It was a welcomed mental break from the stress of the application, even with the 3 trips to Lowes for more supplies! We have a new attitude toward getting these tasks finished and it helps to know we can work together. Waking up early with a lot of mental energy helps me devise a plan of action before I get out of the bed. Breathe. You'll be there before you know it.
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