The last month is virtually a blur. There have been so many important events, purchases and recitals because the school year is ending. I have been floating above myself narrowly observing my life through this layer of stress that was consuming me. Would we get out of our lease? Can we? How can we? We did everything we could, offered all we had and thankfully due to the stability of our long time relationship with the management company and what little bit of faith I had left…we are there. Doing the right thing pays and we did not have to sacrafice our integrity.
We are on to phase two of our downsizing adventure. The extreme downsize. We have some odds and ends to clear up of course. Mainly, a birthday party to throw for my daughter so she doesn’t miss out while we are in limbo. But all in all we are preparing to move our stuff into storage for the summer and embrace our gypsy homeless holiday. The guinea pig and ol’dog in tow. We have the smallest cabin booked at a local RV park for the first 19 days. This is because my husband is still working in town. I have been so lucky to have had the option to opt out of work this summer which I embraced due to our unpredictably situation.
After that we are excited about our road trip back home to visit friends and family alike. We have about 10 more boxes to comb through in the garage. 5 are the kids’ old clothes and 5 are christmas decorations. I plan to pare both categories down to two. We have already thrown out the fake tree and look forward to shopping for a temporary real one when the season comes.
Beyond that we are packed. And what surprises me the most is the kids resilience. They are sleeping on their mattresses on the floor of their empty rooms. I have heard little concern from them about this. Feeling like we are on a gradual downward slope of which started as a great adventure. We encountered some challenging obstacles but I can see a clear path to the finish line and just want to enjoy the view from here on out.
If you are on a cliff somewhere out there, hold on.
Hold on, don't panic and breath.
I've been there and help is coming.
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