I feel like the common theme in my life has been moving. Moving from one place to another, moving from one mindset to the next, moving from one chapter to the following- the key in my life is to keep moving. I’ve been moving since I was a kid. I feel like children who grow up with parents in the military are used to moving, and grow accustomed to it. It becomes a common thread, and a path they must continue.
Our family just moved back to NC after 6 years in Minnesota. It’s been interesting. I can’t say I ever want to plan a move across the country again, but now that we’re here in North Carolina… I have the itch to plan the next move.
It’s like this. After a woman gets engaged, she starts the sometimes short, sometimes long, but always intense period in her life where wedding planning consumes her every free moment and thought. From ribbons, to flowers, to cakes, to yes, even photographers, a newly engaged woman thinks about all the details – constantly. I was there, I know, I did it too! But… after the wedding day has passed, and all the best laid plans have come through… there’s a quiet after the storm. Almost as if the woman has become addicted to the constant planning, she’s looking for the next thing to plan. I’ve heard people call this the post-wedding let down, or blues. I experienced it after our wedding in 2007, and I feel like I’ve got the same thing now that we’re at our goal.
So what am I doing? Well, I’m planning the next stage in our family’s life: finding and moving into a house! Hopefully, someday soon, Dan and I will find a nice place, with room for an office for me, and a workshop for him, where we can let our plans rest. Maybe then, we can pick up the next plan- a plan for a vacation.
Moving – it’s symbolic of so much for me. Moving means forward progress, it means growth, and it means change.
And it’s exciting to be able to share it with my family, friends, and clients!
Warmly,
Kate