It is not really neglect

I am not really being neglectful of my blog.  I know it appears that way.  But I am not.  It is that I am living in survival mode.

I am moving.  In 9 days!  9 days!  The truck will be here and packed.  And with any luck I will be half way to my new home.

I went to my new town and found a place to live.  I swear I didn't eat for 4 days during that process.  I am an emotional eater.  When I get freaked I eat.  But I went soaring past that point to the point that food was no longer desired.  I have never turned down ice cream before but I turned it down several times. 

But I knew I would calm down once I secured a place to live.

I saw 1, 2, 3, ...8 places.  In one day.  The town I am moving to is a small town.  No apartment complexes.  All the apartments were in houses.  Some were nice.  Some were... well I would have been embarrassed to ask money from people to live there.  After 8 places thought, I was able to make a decision.  I forked over all kinds of personal information and a bunch of money and I secured the place.

And I felt so much better.

Well, not really.

The second day I went back to the town to talk with the school.  I needed to get her in school.  But I couldn't.  Because I didn't have an official address yet.  Right now, in my current town, school starts at 9:15 am.  I drop her off at 8:45 am and then I drive to work across town and start work at 9:00 am.  In the new town, school starts at 7:50 am.  I can drop her off at the school as early as 7:30 am.  Which is good because I need to be at work at 7:45 am.  Yikes!  I am not even out of bed at 7:45 most days now.

But then the panic set in again.  I need after school care.  When Ladybug first came home I researched day care centers in my town.  There were just over 300 centers in my town.  300!  I have finally found the resource in my new town.  Took several phone calls and hours online.  There are 5 day care centers (which also do after school care) in my new town.  5!  Oh yeah, life is about to change.

This week I have stolen a few minutes at work to start calling those places.  The good news is that they all have space.  The bad news is I can't get her enrolled until I am up there.  I will have 2 days between moving in and starting my new job.  I hope that is enough time.

I have arranged the packers (not of the boxes, just the truck).  I have arranged for the truck (and managed to talk them down $185 off the price). 

I need to shut off utilities.  I need to hook up utilities.  I need to register my car.  I need to get a new license.  I need new tires on my car.  I need to change car insurance information.  I need new health insurance.  I need to pack.  I need to clean.  I need to withdraw Ladybug from school.

I hired my replacement at my current job.  She starts 2 days before I quit.  So I must train her during my last 2 days.

And now I am worried.  What if I suck at my new job?

Mean Mama