Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hi Holli, Its hard not to get discouraged on bad days. I feel your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi Holli, Yeah, I understand that you do things because you can, and that they are exhausting/not too good for you. I am like that too. " Better to do a bit more than to be a ´feel sorry for me' kind of person " . There is really no solution, and I am not going to say take it easy, because I am sure that you feel good about managing the move and hanging up things. I would, it's like a kick; I could do it! I hope your symptoms will disappear really fast now! And then time for a new challenge, maybe? Good luck, Beata in Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Holli, I understand and empathize totally. We put our house on the market on Aug 3; had a contract to sell Sept 3; closed on the sale Sept 30; moved out of state Oct 4; closed on a new house Nov 3; and, started the move-in process on Nov 4. A really compressed schedule! We had been in the old house for 19 years and we sold or donated a lot of the stuff we had. It was still good stuff, but we wanted " new " . Well, one of us wanted new stuff. Selling a house, looking for and buying a house, shopping for furniture and stuff, etc., is physically, mentally, and emotionally tiring. I/we moved a lot because of the military. Way back when, when I had no clue I wasn't a normie, I always used exercise to burn off the stress. This move wasn't quite so easy. But, almost 3 months after the move-in, it's almost complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 See, I knew you all would understand, thanks! We went into escrow on this house Nov 21 and recorded title on Dec 31 -- 15 minutes before unlocking the front door for the movers! Ack! I know that stress accelerates things almost as much as physical punishment so I know that is a big component. I tried to be good. I hired a moving crew for the first time in my life. There are 7 of us (my husband and I and our 5 children ages 15-10) who are all pack rats and had been in one spot for 6 years. I spent all of November trying to convince my family to " freecycle " a huge amount of stuff (freecycle.com is a site where you can find folks who need the stuff you've got or want to give away stuff you need). I also made at least a dozen trips to Goodwill. Oh, I didn't even mention that my husband invited all of his poker buddies for a New Year's Eve party the day of the move. I just shook my head and told him that was fine but not to expect me to be the hostess. They were all cool with that and we actually had a great time. Thanks for the empathy! Holli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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