Moving Mountains

After 18 years in the same place (a place so big we rattled around in it) we have sold our house, downsized and are in the process of moving the new econo-sized household to a town home from a large three bedroom detached single family home.

They say is that moving is amongst the most stressful things you can experience - along with changing jobs and the death of a spouse or family member.

Ain't it the truth!

The logistical nightmares, moving out of one place and into the next...it's a wonder there aren't 'boutique' concierge-like services (like a wedding planner for instance) who coordinate all the people, companies and parties intertwined and take care of the loose ends like the postal address, changing your driver's licence, car ownerships, letting three levels of government know where you've gone, rerouting mail, notifying the home heating company and electric company, changing newspaper deliveries, marshaling real estate lawyers and agents, negotiating add-ons and deletions days and times with the movers, a never-ending list that seems to keep growing daily as you suddenly recall yet another detail you've not yet looked after.

Back to normal soon though. This is only the beginning of the downsizing. I may be moving again in a year or so and there is no way I can afford (in any sense of the word) to bear this burden again. As poet Charles Fisher wisely believed, too many possessions can weigh you down. And the burden is crushing me at the moment. Rest and recuperation will be sweet.