Tornados in the forecast!

Calm before the storm.  Oh wait.  It’s already been storming!  Know how I know?  The inside of my house looks like a tornado ripped through it 😐. Our first yard sale is tomorrow.  We hope it’s the only yard sale but will do another if necessary.  Stress is ramping up exponentially with each passing day.  Here is where I am eternally grateful for a marriage where we both recognize that the snapping and barking is not directly related to the other, rather the stress coming out sideways.  We both know it, recognize it, and for the most part are able to take a step back, breathe, get a hug, and remind ourselves that, this too shall pass.  Moving is never pleasant.  This move has been worse still as I am decluttering the entire lot of “stuff” we’ve been lugging around for over a decade.  The thing that keeps me moving forward is knowing that, once done, our lives will be *simple* and without a bunch of “stuff” to bog us down.  And ultimately of course, the knowledge that once settled we’ll know that the zen of watching the sunset over the Caribbean can be a daily activity if we choose makes every single minute of this pre-move stress worth it.