Up and Running!
After a long month of moving and trying to settle in, I am once again 'Up and Running'!
I have heard, and been told that moving is one of life's biggest stresses, along with divorce and death... Wow! Many people move on an annual, or semi annual basis. Along that thought pattern I also began to analyze why it is that I move on an almost annual basis. I could think of only this; that I have been searching for somewhere I feel is home.
To me, home had always been my Great Grandmothers home. When she passed I was once again searching for somewhere that I would now begin to build that stability and that sense of 'home' for my children. There was always an initial excitement when I would move into a new home, however that excitement quickly waned with the rigors of moving and settling, figuring out the home was either too big, or too small, the cabinet space was too little and other mindlessness!
Moving this time, I wonder if my excitement, now in its second month, will waver... I'm really not sure. However I have found that my garden is a calming area for me, and that the chickens are a constant source of jovial laughter and excitement, for both me and my two dogs! I haven't had the 'too big' problem yet, and have found that the space is very comfortable! So, fingers crossed, "NO MORE MOVING" .
Being settled means so much more than unpacked, at least to me. It means that year after year, celebrations and hard times, there is a stability, a consistency that both myself and those I love can count on. I had this sense growing up, Grandmas house was always there. No matter how long you had been gone or how many miles you traveled, down good and 'bad' paths, you could always come home!
My Grandmother taught me well, and so I will leave you with this sentiment, one my Grandmother held to both in word and works;
'Home is where the heart is'.
UKVos 11/07/2012
I have heard, and been told that moving is one of life's biggest stresses, along with divorce and death... Wow! Many people move on an annual, or semi annual basis. Along that thought pattern I also began to analyze why it is that I move on an almost annual basis. I could think of only this; that I have been searching for somewhere I feel is home.
To me, home had always been my Great Grandmothers home. When she passed I was once again searching for somewhere that I would now begin to build that stability and that sense of 'home' for my children. There was always an initial excitement when I would move into a new home, however that excitement quickly waned with the rigors of moving and settling, figuring out the home was either too big, or too small, the cabinet space was too little and other mindlessness!
Moving this time, I wonder if my excitement, now in its second month, will waver... I'm really not sure. However I have found that my garden is a calming area for me, and that the chickens are a constant source of jovial laughter and excitement, for both me and my two dogs! I haven't had the 'too big' problem yet, and have found that the space is very comfortable! So, fingers crossed, "NO MORE MOVING" .
Being settled means so much more than unpacked, at least to me. It means that year after year, celebrations and hard times, there is a stability, a consistency that both myself and those I love can count on. I had this sense growing up, Grandmas house was always there. No matter how long you had been gone or how many miles you traveled, down good and 'bad' paths, you could always come home!
My Grandmother taught me well, and so I will leave you with this sentiment, one my Grandmother held to both in word and works;
'Home is where the heart is'.
UKVos 11/07/2012
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