Today we begin our 5-day adventure of moving into temporary quarters... and hope to repeat the moving process by the end of the year [when the reconstruction of our other home may be complete]. The process begins with boxes of books, dishes, lamps, cans, tools... you get it... and bags of clothing and other soft stuff.We've reserved a truck with a 24' cargo box and are ready to get really sore. 7:00 am pickup to 7:00 pm return for the truck. Plenty of Advil in between.
Moving forces you to look at your accumulation and decide what is inertia [things that get stuck to your life] and what is intentional [things that are useful for the way you live].
Oddly, our present home seems more like the former. While there are innumerable fond memories here, I find little sentiment toward the structure. Our life has always centered around our family and this move brings us physically closer to many members of our family. Therefore, with the exception of moving away from many friends and neighbors [and my golf league], we have no reluctance to make this change... and we know that this will be a great home for the next family.
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