lots of packing…
So I am writing this post because I am currently overwhelmed and this seemed like a good distraction. I am overwhelmed because tomorrow we are leaving for Seattle for a week to spend time with my family. I couldn’t be more stoked about this but getting to tomorrow is daunting. Normally I am a pro at packing for trips. The reason I am overwhelmed is that the very day we return from Seattle we are moving into our new (new to us) townhouse. I tend to schedule travel around moving. It is never really intentional, but out of our 3 moves together as a married couple 2 of them have been amidst major traveling, the third occurred days after I landed on bed-rest with Bella and a few days before Christmas.
Part of the reason we scheduled this move for when we did was because I would much rather have as many transitions as I can overlap. So in the case of this move we will be moving out of our temporary housing with my in-laws, vacationing at my parents home, and then moving into a new home. The other big reason we decided to move on that specific date is because they wouldn’t hold the townhome for us any longer. So the 20th it is.
So now I am packing for vacation, and packing to move and trying to organize everything associated with travelling and moving. This whole scheme wouldn’t have worked if I actually had to pack a whole household. We have two rooms to ourselves at Clint’s parent’s house full of necessities and some kitchen and bathroom items. Thankfully all of that can be boxed rather quickly without much pain. The rest of our belongings occupy a storage unit down the street.
I am kind of at a stalemate of packing. Everything that isn’t currently packed is either too big for me to pack in my very pregnant state, or something we will need this evening and will pack just before bed. It’s that stalemate that leaves me a bit overwhelmed by the whole process.
More to come I’m sure…
