Moving ... the only way to get to the next place (July 5, 2022)

 I counted the other day, I've moved:

18 moves
12 times in the last 27 years. 
11 US states, some of them multiple times
1 foreign country at 2 different times for a total of 10 years... the 8 years in our current house is the longest I've lived anywhere as an adult.

Shawn has moved more because he was in the Air Force over 5 years before we got married. And now we're preparing for our last military move, 5 years after Shawn's retirement from the USAF... we're using that last benefit at the end of its expiration date. We're coming back to the US to begin the next chapter in our lives - more on that later... 

So here's my thought for the day - Moving sucks!

Originally I called this post "Moving never gets easier..." but the thought is more nuanced than that. There are many things about moving in the military context that stay the same, especially from overseas. 

• Sorting stuff - Household goods, Drop shipment, Going with us, Give away, or Throw away
• Staying present
• Packing out
• Shipping cars
• Saying goodbye
• Preparing for a new reality
• Unpacking 
• Making a new life

We are in stage 1 - and doing this 11 times together we know what needs to be done, but it's too soon for some of it... so we process, a little more every day... and we wait.

Because when it gets in full swing, it will be ... what it is... 

... which is the only way to get to what's next! So I'm keeping my chin up and looking forward - into the future - and it might be hard, but it will be great!

Hugs,

Deb

(c) Deb Luther Teagan  July 2022