I just told my husband that the past couple of weeks have been the perfect crossroads of home, family, and LIFE stress. We moved. My son got a stomach virus for the very first time. (I’m not really great with “sick.”) Then I got sick. My crazy dog is losing his mind in this new house and won’t sleep. There are stairs. There are boxes. There are Christmas cards to send out. More presents to buy. Christmas cookies to bake. Teacher gifts. And on and on and on.
I really am living hour to hour. This is so unlike me. I am a planner. I’m super organized all the time. But I just can’t catch up. I take it one box at a time. I take it one school obligation at a time. I’ve been to the store almost every single day to buy something I forgot when I went yesterday. I haven’t even had time to make a proper list!
When I was sick I abandoned coffee and wine for the entire week and I swear that sent me a little out of whack too.
I also just colored my hair back to its original dark blond. (Isn’t there a rule NOT to mess with your hair when you are in the middle of life change and are all stressed out? Yes? Well, I really just wanted the 2 hours of alone time at the salon.)
One thing I have realized is that living hour to hour is basically LIVING IN THE MOMENT which is actually a good thing for me. It’s something that I needed to work on and I’m working on it without even thinking about it.
Last weekend our new neighborhood had a holiday party in the clubhouse followed by trolley rides to look at all the lights. It was Saturday evening and there was SO much to do around the house but we just had to forget it all and go. I mean, it’s Christmas time! The kids were so excited. We had hot chocolate and cookies. They sat with Santa. They made a craft. We rode the trolley and looked at all the awesome decorations. We sang Christmas carols in unison. We met our new neighbors. The kids met new friends.
We lived in the moment.
It was awesome.
