One Month Later

It's been a month now that we've been in the apartment, and things are starting to feel fairly settled. Most everything is out of boxes. The kids' play room and bedroom are both all but finished. (Just have earthquake-proofing to do -- and hanging pictures, if we decide to do that.) We've acquired a new dining table (thank you, Craigslist!) and made the required trip to IKEA. And only four weekends have gone by since we moved in!

There is still a lot of work to do, especially at the old house. Still have to finish moving out, to start with -- lots of stuff to go into storage and to get rid of -- and then we'll need to decide if we plan to rent or sell the place. But considering that we're working on KT (kid time) which means that much of the work has to happen on the weekends, and considering that S was out of town for one long weekend and we lost much of another to the luxury of celebrating his birthday.... we're not doing too badly.

I have to keep reminding myself of that. I knew it would be a long process. But it's hard to look at the calendar, realize it's nearly March, and comprehend the amount of work left to do. But a month into our new home, many of the worries I had about the move have all but disappeared. It's working out remarkably well. Fingers crossed -- may that continue!