Anxiety sucks. Plain and simple. Normally, I like to consider myself a pretty easy going chick. I like to be on time, I like to have things done in a certain way, but for the most part, I can roll with the punches. Except when it comes to moving.
I like moving. It's one of the perks that my non-military friends think would be one of the most annoying. For me, it's one of my favorites. My mom used to call me her nomadic gypsy. I think it is a title that definitely suits me. We get move itchy usually halfway through an assignment. We start to wonder where the next adventure will be and when we'll get to close a chapter and start a new one. This upcoming move has been a testament to my lack of patience and has strained my anxiety level. Everything has been done very last minute. The folks here have been doing things last minute and the folks at Hawaii have been sitting on things until the last minute. Had this move been a "drive-to-the-next-state-over" kind of move, then I probaby wouldn't care. However, this isn't one of those kind of moves (We haven't done a "simple" move in 10 years). We have 3 different packers/shipments for our house. We have 2 car shipments, a dog in quarantine and not a clue as to what awaits us as far as housing goes. It gets very convoluted and very complicated.
To put the cherry on top, we are down to one car (which Mark needs most days) and the kids are on summer break. The daytime temps have been in the 100s, thus creating no way to play outside without suffering heatstroke by just stepping outside. We have 10 days left in our house before we move over to the Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) for another 10 days. Yes, it's awesome that we get to move to Hawaii...but the process to get there is really crap.
Everything eventually will fall into place. We won't be homeless, our stuff will go where it needs to go and the dog is coming with us. I know that it will all work out. I just need to remind myself to "Goosefraba" every now and again and to try and take things with a grain of salt.
Inhale, exhale, repeat. Things will fall into place, they always do. Focus on working on the things you can control, and not stressing about the things you can't. There is no point and it's all wasted energy. Call me anytime if you need to vent. Love you and miss tons of bunches!!!
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