Well, I've spent the last two weeks sick as a dog, only to get better in time to move to a new house. As if I even needed to breathe.
Honestly, I don't have much to speak of in my life this week, aside from the fact we're moving into a new home. Even though our official moving day isn't until Saturday, I've already created enough turmoil to keep myself busy with no breaks. Frankly, I had considered moving more boxes this evening, but I'm glad I didn't- not only because my legs are so tired and achy, but because I totally forgot out posting here in this blog. In any case, I'm hitting the sack the moment I'm done posting this- I'm TIRED.
But if there's one lesson of the week I've been able to gleam thus far, it's that nothing will make you question why you keep things quite like moving does. I can't number how many boxes I've either loaded up or moved, where I've asked myself, "huh, I totally forgot that I had that..." It's one of the best times to reflect and ask what one really needs. Although moving is a tedious thing to be sure, in a way, it's a rather gracious act, if you look at it from a certain point of view. There are countless individuals and families who experience terrible accidents, such as house fires, floods or worse, and are left afterwards wondering how they would've prioritized things differently. If they had time before things went down, what would they have kept?
I won't be coy, the idea of being in that scenario is one that sends shivers down my own spine, because I know there's a number of things (probably most of all my home server setup) which I would be devastated if I lost. A simple house moving provides us with that high ground perspective, which is easy to miss, in which we should ask ourselves, "If this was a house fire, would I have a plan? Would I know what to prioritize? Would I be ready?" I don't know if there's any good answer to the last of those questions, but I hope that, when the day comes when I have to make some difficult choices fast, I'll be as ready as I can be.
But yeah, it's gonna be a wild week, between work, moving, and going to my brother-in-law's graduation. Wish me luck, as I wish you luck, stranger, in your many (or few) endeavors this week. Until next time, see ya!