Farewells

Farewells are happening. I posted online that we were moving and had a few friends contact me to arrange farewell meetings. I was able to enjoy a late lunch with one friend of 13 years on Friday. We couldn't believe it's already been 13 years! She just had her daughter a few months ago... we will miss each other but I've promised to get in touch around the holidays. Tomorrow and the next day I see two more friends. Little awkward with the pandemic on but we're trying to commune with caution.

Today I said farewell to my favorite provider of all time. My psych ARNP that has been taking care of me for the last 3-or nearly 3-years. She reflected on my intake during our last appointment this afternoon and said that I was fresh off ECT with hardly any working memory and completely flat expression. SO much has changed she says. She's very excited for the hubs, BB, and me to make our new life in Utah. I cried. But said I will send Christmas cards which she was happy to hear!

In other news the house is getting to the "mostly packed" phase with odds and ends making up awkwardly packed boxes now instead of the more thematic and neat boxes of earlier. Friday we wake up early and start the moving process! Saturday we will move into the new house down there. BB is excited and lets me know that even though he'll be far away from his friends and cousin and grandma that he can still call them.

My sibs weren't too concerned with goodbyes this weekend. We had a family BBQ yesterday and said farewells until Christmas. All things aligned we'll be back north for the holiday.

Oh! I finished a stitching project that I didn't intend to finish... some of the cross stitches turned to half stitches and it's not perfect but here ya are-my "Not Our Monkeys" reminder to not take on everyone else's stress. "Not my circus; not my monkeys." If it's somebody else's mess I am not responsible and don't need to through myself into an abyss worrying about it. Something like that... hopefully it makes sense to you all as it does to me!