MOVING!

    Well, here I sit. My apartment is a mess; I have some things packed, some things sitting out to decide if they should be packed or given away, and other things sitting right where they usually sit waiting for me to do something with them. I have just finished a really busy week-end at work, I have a chest/head cold that is making me miserable, and I am overwhelmed!!
 
    I have no family in town. Some of my friends (that live locally) work, and others are trying to help a young couple from church move to their new house this week also. In fact I am going to spend two hours later today helping pack this family up, as the young mother just gave birth to her fourth little one last week and the other three are all pre-schoolers, so she is a little overwhelmed herself!

    I thought I had until Friday May, 2nd to get things moved. I had arrange for a few men from church to come Friday to move the furniture and boxes to the new place. But today, due to a misunderstanding with my wonderful landlord, I discovered that the day I need to be out is Thursday. So now I have contacted those who were going to help me on Friday to see if they can change it to Thursday...I left messages, since no one is answering their phones today. They are all probably helping move the others who are moving this week...I am so thankful for my wonderful church family.

   Life has a way of changing suddenly! I think that is a good thing, as too much time to think can create anxiety and confusion. And honestly, I am pretty good at handling change. That is why I excel at my crazy on-call weekend job. I usually can handle the crazy and unexpected changes that occur during my 48 hours of on-call and routine home nursing visits. Of course this last weekend was crazier than usual, hence my cold. Or maybe the weekend seemed crazier because of the cold trying to break forth...

   Well, I need to get back to packing and moving. I just needed to communicate to the world out there before I unplug my computer and move it to the new condo. Oh, yeah. Did I tell you that I am moving to a two bedroom condominium that is along the beach? I can watch the waves from my front and kitchen windows. I can hear the surf. I can walk to the beach through a small sand dune area. My walk will be closer to the beach from my apartment then if I parked somewhere in town and walked to the beach. I will miss my beautiful view of the Rogue River but I think I can handle watching the ocean as it rolls in and out all day, every day, day and night!

   If you are in town and want to come by and help, feel free to join me!