I cannot believe it has been over a month since I first opened this blog and posted! I've had some "aha" moments since that last post and have started to pull myself together and quit whinnning. In my own defense, I have to say that I am not the complaining type!
Some "aha" moments...
~~~I do like our new home! I thought I didn't, but I realized that I just miss my home in Illinois. I loved that house with all its space and color and shiny hardwood floors. I knew that a home out here in Southern California (in our price range) would be much smaller, but I welcomed the idea of downsizing and having less STUFF and less to clean. When I came face to face with that lovely reality, I balked! It didn't help that the home we chose to rent was filthy!! We wanted this home because it had the most square footage, lots of windows which meant plenty of light, and location, location, location! We can walk to the town center (grocery store, several restaurants, bookstore, gym, etc.) And, we were told that it would be PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED, before we moved in. That aside, this is a great little home. We are still packed in, but that will only bring us closer as a family right?!!
~~~Transition takes time! Duh, right? I had this grand idea that we would instantly assimilate to this area and it would feel like home almost immediately. After just 6 weeks, it doesn't feel like home yet to me, but it has potential. I have to share...my husband had been away on travel for a week and when he arrived back home he walked in and said, "It's so good to be back in my own home." I don't know why, but that just made me smile. I guess just knowing that it feels like home to him and it's a place he is anxious and happy to get back to, makes everything better.
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