the flower bed

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
- Henri Bergson

I've heard that two of the most stressful things are divorce and moving. Add a new job, major travel plans and massive debt and I think I've got 5 of the top 6 going on right now.

I started a new job/career in March, then bought a townhouse shortly after. Four days after we move in, we head to Europe for the World Gymnaestrada in Austria. We're taking an extra two weeks to visit family in Norway, and when we return, I have 2 weeks vacation before I go back to work. I'll miss the pay cheques, but the time off will be good to really get settled in our new home. I plan to buy a lot of new furnishings, and the kids are happily planning what they want in their new rooms. My daughter is thrilled that she'll have a walk-in closet, my son is angling for a TV of his own, and I'm looking forward to my new en-suite, which is easily as big as my current bedroom.

Before we move though, we have to clear out 20 years of accumulated "stuff" in our house. There's far too much house and yard for me to take care of, and it's time to move on, anyway. Life doesn't remain still, it constantly changes, and you either adapt or you're left behind wondering what happened. I've done my time wondering what I'm going to do with my life - now it's time to act on all the decisions I made and see where they take me.

I hope I like it there.

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