The countdown begins

I thought months ago, or perhaps I should say, my ego, decided July would be a good time to move. Just enough time to enjoy a bit of San Francisco summer and say goodbye to friends, and just enough time to settle before child number two's birthday, August 1 and enjoy rest of summer. Hello ego, didn't you get the memo... After finding just the right house and getting into contract, I watched all the timelines slide into oblivion. Now we sit, well past the 45 day close still in San Francisco and only a vague estimation of when the move might really happen. I've relaxed into uncertainly and breathed into what will be. Maybe that was the lesson this time. I have two more weeks of shuffling papers and sorting out old shampoo before I put the final items into boxes. The added bonus I must remember to add back into my so called regular life post move and sans moving is the purge. Not the spring cleaning (or in our house chinese new year) type of purge resulting in a tidy house filled with cupboards of good intentions. I mean the purging of all that is not serving you now. Not keep those thing you might want or need or have a random use for some day. Let it go to someone else who needs it. Maybe it all lies in committing to having less. Still contemplating that one. I'm all planning and details while running the summer camp program for my three. Daily adventures are a must. Bonus if we can squeeze in a last visit from an old friend. I get the feeling the small people in the house are done saying goodbye to everyone and maybe there is a lesson for us all. In my family, when we leave my grandparent's farm, after much photos taking, hugs and chats, we wave to each other in the driveway and out into the road(well really it's a highway) until no one can see each other. Maybe that's what we are doing now, soaking in the last ounce. Or perhaps the little people think it just a long game of moving and they are ready to play house. Maybe we all need to work on our patience... Deep cleansing breaths all around as we move forward in the cue while waiting our turn