August 1, 2013 - Stuff, lots of Stuff

My husband's aunt has moved many times in her life.  We were trying to get some advice from her regarding real estate and moving and the only thing that she and her husband would give up was that we should "try to get into your forever home sooner than later so you don't have to move again."
I now understand.  Gone are the days when I could pack all that I owned into the minivan and drive to the next place.  Gone are the days when I enjoyed sorting through my stuff.  Somehow, in the past couple of years, I have turned into someone who is more resistant to change and wants things to stay more or less how they are.
However, I refuse to unpack all of the stuff that we brought because I do want to move again.  I think that I would actually prefer to do so sooner than later.  It isn't that I am not grateful to have a rental house that is clean and has great landlords, but more that I know this isn't what we are really looking for long-term. Part of me wants to eliminate about half of the stuff that we brought through a yard sale or donation.  Somehow, in the process of moving here, some items multiplied like Gremlins.  For example, I now own 5 bottles of windex. There is a room in our house now that is just full of boxes... oh, and the dog crates managed to fit in there too. 

This day was rough.  I had to get work done for my job, and I had work to do for my family.  My husband wasn't around much at all today because he is working nights and slept at his aunt's house while I spent about 9 hours with the movers.
I am thankful that our parents are near and could pick up our son for the evening hours until I could get over to get him.  I am also thankful that they have a hot tub because I worked some muscles that don't typically get much action today.