And so it begins...

The stress of moving is one that I don't think anyone wishes on their worst enemies. The stress of moving overseas, and figuring out what can come (basic necessities) and what can stay (literally almost everything) is hard work. On top of that is the normal amount of trying to organize rooms so that when the movers come in they don't screw anything up.

I began going through B's toys today. I recently went through them before Christmas so I knew what I was dealing with, however, I wanted to put aside the toys that are not coming with us to Japan so that I had one thing marked off of my check list. Not to mention I was putting away new toys at the same time. The problem is once I started, I wanted to somehow blow through the entire house tonight. New Years Eve and I am in the mood to re-organize my life, go figure.

I had to force myself to step away. My house is a mess, the tree is covered in presents, the kitchen hasn't seen a clean dish in over a week, and my floor needs vacuumed more than anything. I start school again Monday and it's two classes and all I can think is I am working full time, taking two classes, and trying to move at the same time.

*deep breaths* shall be my new mantra this next couple of months. The good news is, K is leaving first and once he leaves the "moving" part is pretty much over. After that it's just me and B and my mom's basement (I invited myself, but I know she doesn't mind :P) moving only myself and my son and our limited clothing will be 100 times easier than moving K and the entire house.

That being said, I will probably be spending the next few weekends going through my stuff. I want to box up some things on my own that I don't feel comfortable letting movers touch all over and basically just toss things in boxes.

My OCD is having panic attacks, but I am forcing myself to just breath and keep going.

That being said, if anyone has the urge to just vacuum my entire house and clean my kitchen, you're welcome over at any time. I will be somewhere in the house frazzled and organizing piles and piles of stuff.