I wish I could say “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” because I’d grab the car keys and pop through the Holland Tunnel for a visit. (You probably have the Beastie Boys stuck in your head now too ha ha) However, I can safely say I don’t think I’ll be getting a good night’s sleep til moving day. This past week I’ve probably racked up about 30 hours…total ugh!

What’s happening this week with me, well here’s the short of it: still maintaining normal kid schedule/activities/life, trying to handle HSA president, getting HSA president info into some sort of order, new house inspection, girl scout leader’ing, preparing for girl scout camp this weekend (we signed up 6 months ago), still maintaining chef/cleaning lady/laundress/errand runner/gardener/pool girl/dog walker, starting to organize/pack, appointments for moving/flooring/painters, we had an open house (just in case), got the new RV, trying to make the transition as seamless for the kids and maintaining good emotional well-being with the big change, helping a friend through a difficult time and having my own personal conflict with someone close to me.

Phewwww…it’s been a HELL of a week! With all things I try not to let my exhaustion and stress transfer to my girls. So many times they feed right off of my emotional temperature and I am actively trying to just be the best support and comfort for them in such a transitional time in their lives. We aren’t trying to keep them in a bubble but this house, town, school, etc… is all they’ve ever known and it’s most important to me to check in on how they are. I know kids are resilient but this is my focus in the chaos of it all. If anyone has any tips or things that have helped them through a similar time pleasssse feel free to add them to the comments section.

For those that do not know yet, here’s the skinny on the move. We have had the inspection on our new house and it went well! The closing there is scheduled for October 20th. We are under contract on our current house and could not be happier for the family who will be moving in! They are lovely people and I think God hand picked them for this house’s next occupants. We’re scheduled to close on our current house October 30th.

Here’s a little Heather factoid, my least favorite thing is the gray area and we are immersed in it in all directions right now. Even with my personal conflict happening this week, it still feels completely gray. I’m not an anxious person but this has given me so much anxiety it’s making me crazy. I truly believe that I will be A LOT more myself when we close on both houses and the what could go wrong parts are over. I don’t necessarily want to leave here but I’m ready for the gray to be black or white at this point.

At the inspection of the new house, I got to watch the realtor add the under contract sign to the for sale sign which was super exciting and a WOW it’s real moment. Also, yesterday was probably the first of many of our lasts here, the last swim in the pool (a chilly one at that). Today, I packed our first box. It’s so bittersweet and emotionally conflicting but as I’ve been saying all along, I know that we are doing what is best for our family and are looking forward!

Under Contract in LV

First of many lasts in BT

First Box Packed…5 million more to go