Many things, including this blog, were put on hold for the past week while I was busy packing boxes, making runs to Headstart or the Saint Vincent de Paul center with donations, and sorting through the last possessions left at the house as we prepared for closing.
I look on the successful sale of our home in this difficult economy as a grace. On the market for just a little over two months, our home was purchased by a young couple as taken with the park-like backyard as we had been twenty-eight years ago, and handing my house keys across the table to them was a joy.
Getting to that closing, however, in the three weeks from contract to sale, was not easy and included a hastily put together garage sale, endless phone calls and emails to determine what should be saved and what could be given away, and dividing what remained of jointly owned goods.
For weeks after work, I grabbed a fast food dinner and drove a half-hour to the house to help finish the job. No time for blogging or much of anything else. Now that the sale is history, I can return to “pre-sale” routines. The additional boxes sitting in my bedroom and living room waiting to be sorted through and repacked can be dealt with at a relaxed pace. I still need to find a full time job and catch up on writing projects, but with no more trips to the house or working into the early morning emptying it, my load is lightened. As I told a friend, I can see a light at the end of this tunnel.
Current changes in my life have not been easy. They require perseverance, faith, sweat, and sometimes tears. Support of family and friends have enabled me to keep going when I have felt like giving up. With gratitude and hope, I can happily say this particular challenge has been successfully met!
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