Looking forward to Settling in

This move is kind of stressful.  Then again, what move isn't.  It seems like just the idea of moving is putting strain on my friendships, my ability to homeschool, and everything else.  Finances are going to be tricky this month.  I'm ready to have this whole thing solidly over.

I'm not sure how long this move will last.  It could be a short time, or it could be quite a while.  This is the way things work whenever you live with another person.  Either it works out, or it doesn't.  If they don't (and there's a small part of me that really hopes they don't), we're looking forward to being out on our own again.  We're looking forward to living without room mates, just our family and no one else.  Our messes will be our messes again, and then there's no question as to whose fault anything is.  We know it's ours, at least one of us.  It's all a part of the family unit.

Still, as much as living with other people is stressful, I think it's been a good experience for us.  It not only solidifies the idea that we really do want to be out on our own, but it's given me insight as to how other people do things.  Living with other people and in this last case, another family, I've been given a pretty good view on how other people live their lives and make things work.  I've taken some cues of things I need to change for the better.  I've found some things I hope to shoot myself if I ever catch myself doing.  All in all, it's taught me a good deal about myself, about other people, and about life.

In this case, I'm just looking forward to settling in.  I'm looking forward to having a place I can call home and knowing that it won't be dropping out from under me in the next few weeks.  I'm looking forward to stability.  I want to have my feet on the ground again without another move hanging over us, at least not until we're ready for it to happen.  It will give me a chance to be me again.

Once this move is over we'll be able to settle back into routine.  We can work on homeschooling on schedule.  I can plan events again because I won't need to worry about moving.  I can actually use the internet whenever I want or need.  I can take more time with my family.  As a side benefit, moving to where I will be, I'm going to have a huge advantage of being closer to a lot of what's going on in the world around me.  I won't be so isolated.  I'm really looking forward to it, and I can't wait for all of this to be over.