I haven't posted in a while. I would say I haven't had time but really, I have. So, no excuses.
We're here in NC now. Here's some recapping.
Everything so far has gone smoothly (knocking on wood here). The dumpster rental was perfect- if you need to do a clean out, I know a guy. Rebecca was an absolute godsend for her help packing the POD. The POD transport and delivery was seamless, the movers we hired to unload to the storage unit were great (so we'll hire them for the next leg, to the house), and we're pretty much settled into the condo for the time being.
We had lunch with our real estate agent (if you're looking to buy a house down here, I know a woman) and we went to see the house and it is UNDER WAY- the siding mostly up, the drywall mostly done!
Pretty siding!
Chris' new office!
Tucker and I approve of the kitchen and living room and entryway.
And this is where I'm gonna sew- complete with its own bathroom!
All the things are falling into place as we get closer- we'll be working on all the details of setting up utilities, buying furniture and appliances, etc etc etc soon
We have a doctor, Tucker has a vet, and we just scheduled a groomer and day care for when we're at the condo.
I'm getting my private practice up and running, too. Found a CPA, got an EIN, set up business banking, getting started with Headway, planning to get started with Alma later in the summer. Between my Life Stages clients and my NC clients, I expect to be back up to busy soon, but hopefully much LESS busy than I used to be.
In the meantime............
We're taking beach walks almost daily. We're sitting on the balcony, watching dolphins. I'm reading a lot. I'm snuggling with the dog. I'm sleeping in. This is most definitely what I signed up for.
Still isn't feeling permanent yet- just like an extended vacation. I suppose once we move into the house that may change? Or maybe not- maybe life, from here on out, is going to feel more like vacation. I can't predict or script life moving forward, and that's perfectly okay. I've spent most of my life trying to script and predict, which sometimes works and sometimes not. I'm going to move forward trying to be like the river (going with the flow) and like the ocean (ebbing and flowing with the tides) and like the beach (having grit- like the sand, get it?).
I do miss my friends, and am thinking about visits back and forth in the coming months. And it will be with a happier, hopefully healthier me- which is really the point of all of this change.
So today's theme is: Rolling with the Tide (sorry, 'Bama, not you- the ACTUAL tide).
