Well, the last few weeks have been interesting to say the least. As mom of this crazy crew, I've had the unenviable task of downsizing our 2500 square foot home, (which is packed to the gills with 10 years of hand-me-downs, toys, mountains upon mountains of clothing, keepsakes, decor for every holiday imaginable, and the byproducts of my very sad twice-weekly love affair with Target) to a more manageable 400 square feet. It's truly appalling how much "stuff" you can cram into one house. There have been moments in the last few weeks where I could have earned myself my very own episode of Hoarders...well, minus the Hoarder's cliche 68 cats, and canned foods that have gone all puffy.
In all seriousness, I never imagined when we said "let's sell everything we own and travel the country!" that it would be one of the hardest things I've ever done. Both physically and emotionally. We have worked harder in the last few months, packing, garage selling, moving things to storage, organizing, etc. than I ever imagined we would have to in order to get this whole process underway, but the hardest part is the emotional side of it all. For example, a few nights ago I found the baby Boppy pillow I used for all of our babies, and made the mistake of smelling the stupid thing. You moms all know what happened next - it smelled like baby lotion still (or at least my emotions told me it did) and I had a good long ugly-face cry in my kids bedroom, hugging a stupid $19.99 baby sleep-positioning pillow from Babies R Us that should probably hold zero sentimental value to me, but boy, did I dig some up!
But, in spite of all that, it's only made me more ready to get this show on the road. It's taken an insane amount of work but now almost everything is in storage or has been sold, and we are almost ready to begin our crazy adventure! I'm starting to get seriously excited. Let's go already!! ; D
- Molly
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