I am a little overwhelmed by the idea of dejunking/tossing stuff from my house.  I want to toss a lot but I’m not sure what to do with some of it and some of it I’m not sure whether we’ll need it again or not.  EEK!

I know that some of my cookbooks are going to my mom.  I have lots that I never use and they take up space that could be used for other things.  I have loads of scrapbooking supplies but I rarely (if ever) scrapbook.

It is almost paralyzing when I think about how to go about tackling it all.  I have fantastic intentions but then when it comes down to actual action I freeze.  Then I think about the phrase my friend always uses.

How do you eat an elephant?

One bite at a time.

Which bite do I start on?

Do I prime the bedrooms first?  When I’m priming them do I shift the girls all around so they don’t have to be in the paint fumes but have to live “on the go” until I’m finished?

Do I lighten the clothing load?  What do I do with the ones we need to get rid of?  What if we move somewhere that requires much more in the cold weather wardrobe department?

School stuff.  What do I keep?  What “might” I use?  If I get rid of something and we turn around and need it again I’m going to feel rotten.

All the stuff in storage closet and garage, what the heck do I do with that???  If we go overseas we aren’t going to have the kind of storage space we have here so a lot of this stuff won’t be able to go.  We have curtains stored from various houses that we aren’t using here because they don’t fit the windows.  I can’t rid of them though because they may fit at the next house.  Ugh.

This gives me the feeling of needing to hide my head in the sand and ignore it until I have no choice but to face it.  But that leads to waaaaay too much moving stress that I don’t want to have to deal with.  Especially if this is a BIG move with enough stress of its own.

I am well aware that this post is rather whiney but I don’t really have much else to talk about right now.  Steven’s medical clearance appt was rescheduled for the first part of January due to a paperwork issue.  I’m wondering if the “what if”-iness of it all will subside a little when we get the list of bases to choose from.  Or will it not go away until we have orders in hand and know where we’re going.  Even then there will be lots of unknowns to face.  I have to make myself stop and slow down.  I remind myself regularly to Be still and know that He is God.  I have to quiet the chaos in my head and listen for that voice.  When I don’t, I have an utter mess in my head.

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