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Welcome to my site and my random rambles and photos where I am figuring out the autumn phase of my life.
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Week One (opens the original)
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This is it. The last week. My child is settled at University. Boxes are strategically located with a plan of what last minute items go in each. Each day left has a list of tasks to be done. At the moment it feels like I have everything under control.Saturday I had a good packing day. Sorted out items I can’t take with me to leave for my cleaner. Dragged two heavy bags of expired food to the dumpster. Sunday I had another area or two to work on but I hit a wall. A mental wall. I reached the end o
Week 2 (opens the original)
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I have been writing this in my head for days but as soon as I sat down…poof! I have no idea where to start.I have turned 60, finally. I have been waiting for this birthday for a long time as this is the year my military guard retirement starts.My child left for the University of Oregon on my birthday. I had no idea their going would leave such a large hole in my soul.The packing continues. I am panicking because my re-occurring nightmare (for decades) is that it is time for me to leave on a depl
Week 3 (opens the original)
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Today is the first day I am feeling like myself. All last week and over the weekend I had a virus or something. I didn’t feel that bad but I certainly didn’t feel good. Mostly I had a headache and felt exhausted. Really exhausted. It scared me and I started wondering if I would be able to finish the packing. But today I am feeling much better and ready to resume the task.Here are the numbers I am living with:Six = number of days until my birthday, the big 60Six = number of days until my child le
Week Four (opens the original)
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Flipping the calendar to September seems to have made all the difference. The packing feels under control, the weather is ten degrees cooler (still in the 90’s of course), lists are made and items crossed off. A few items have been sold freeing up space to stack packed boxes. Football starts soon. I bought some new make-up which I really like. I have never been a big make-up wearer, especially here in the heat but I want to have the option of looking a little more alive when I want to. (See my n
Week 5 (opens the original)
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I am writing into a void and I am trying to be okay with that. I am not commenting on other posts or trying to make connections in this time of turmoil. I don’t have the mental space to work on building a community which is kind of a bummer because now is when I need that community. All in good time.This week doesn’t feel any closer to the move than last week. I am packing and trying to keep up with day to day life. I am very glad I dropped down to three days a week at work. I posted a few items
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