July 21, 2008

Completely Overwhelmed

We’re moving on Saturday and I feel like we’ll never be ready to go. I am completely overwhelmed with all of the crap we’ve accumulated over the last five years. I don’t even have time to go through it and get rid of things, because there just isn’t time to do anything but throw it in a box and send it away.

Besides a little help from Lil C, I have had no help with packing. I can’t even tell you how much I miss my best friend (the most amazing kitchen packer I know). She helped me when I left Pittsburgh many years ago and I’m about ready to overnight her a flight ticket so she can fly out and help me again.

Although I packed up much of the basement and loaded it into the van for yet another trip to my parent’s house tonight, there is still so much more that needs to go and I just don’t know where to even start. I’ve found myself wandering from room to room today, feeling on the verge of tears and like I’m drowning in packing peanuts.

Literally, because the girls thought it would be a good idea to dump all 4000 of them on the dining room floor today while they were playing "Marshmallow store." I was too overwhelmed to do anything but calmly tell them they better pick them all up and now before "Mommy has a complete and total melt-down." I’ve also found myself murmuring, "There’s just no way" and "I can’t possibly do this" all day long.

Something tells me that the rest of this week will only get worse. The only bright spot is that I’ve managed to recruit some wonderful young guys from my dojo to help us out on Saturday. For their help, I will be eternally grateful.

Hmm, I wonder if they’d come help me pack too.

Just kidding guys. . .

. . . or not.

I feel terrible even writing this post because my blogging friend Lisa is going through something much, much worse right now. Please go visit her and offer what support you can.