If you recall, we sold our home and moved to a 3rd floor apartment less than 3 months ago. Our lease was for 15 months as we were under the impression that the company my husband works for would not give us a relocation offer sooner than 12 months. So, we unpacked a lot of stuff (3,000 sqft home to a 900 sqft apt) to make it feel like ‘home’, by hanging pictures and setting up my grandmothers hutch with all sorts of stuff inside. The place was looking great and had a couple small parties here and meet a few neighbors.
Well….. now it is time to pack it all back up again! My husband said ‘no’ 3 times to a transfer offer and the company kept making the offer better and better to get us to move. Knowing it would take more than $4,000 to get out of our lease and the extra cost of living as well as state income tax (we are not use to), they finally gave us an offer that we took.
I have never been to the location we are moving to. My husband has been there for 6 weeks now, helping out the store while negotiating the offers as I did recon and research on my end several states away. Our taste is about the same in what we like, so I feel comfortable with his decision.
The duplex we are moving into will not be ready until Sunday, so our new adventure to move will begin with Friday packing the rental truck. He will drive that with a car in tow and I will drive our pickup truck with a car in tow. We will need to stop 1 or 2 nights on the road to our new destination. This move is to also be temporary (2 yrs), so we will be at it again before we know it!
I have been very fortunate that my tummy has been very good. I have bags of my supplies that I will need to take with me, to keep me going. It’s not like we are going to be pulling into a Jack In The Box for a smoothie anytime I need with what we are hauling! It’s more like truck stops for gas and find what I can that is GP friendly as well as all the other restrictions I have put on myself so that I continue to feel better!
The food journals have helped me. I have found more trigger foods and understand my body’s needs better. With a much better management plan designed for my body’s needs, I am doing okay with GP. The ‘stress’ factor is still a very big trigger to a GP attack, which sometimes can be avoided. I will be looking for a PT job at our new location and will test how well my GP management is doing! Honestly I don’t think my body is ready for that, but I also feel that I need to at least try and figure out my limitations.
My body was able to allow me to move dressers, tables, chairs, boxes, hutch, storage pantry and many other items during the last few days. Only a few times were I got so dizzy that I could not focus on the steps and almost broke a heirloom. In all this, my husband is still a blessing. He gives me time to ‘rest’ and waits for the signal that I can go again. These extra few days we were not planning on having, have allowed me to take a much slower pace to the move and that too has helped a great deal. It is hot here and that also takes a toll on our GP bodies. The apartments all have 9′ ceilings, so the stairs are a little odd. There are 25 steps from the base to the second level (long and narrow staircase). At the top is the 2nd floor hallway. No place to rest and a tight corner to the next set of steps. There you will do 1 case of 12 steps, then a small landing (8′ x 5′) and another case of 12 steps. I have lost count in how many times I have done this ‘stair master’! Enough, since my legs feel like jelly at night and start to shake.
When I get time, I will certainly post on how the adventure went as well as tips.
Wishing you all a happy tummy day!!
On Thur (8-08-2013) we will be shutting off the Internet, so I will not be able to ‘chat’ with you all until we get it hooked up at our destination.
