…. actually, my parents would probably be the first to say that I’ve never liked change. I prefer my home, my favorite restaurants, a job that I am secure in. Good friends.
Here’s the trick: I want to like it. I sometimes crave it. I get bored by the mundane. Then it happens and I sort of freak out.
Temporarily. Because one thing about TCK’s: we adapt fairly quickly to a new environment.
And all of that is fairly general and maybe not true. So let’s unpack it, shall we? Here are two true statements:
“I like change.”
Brandon will tell you that I am always thinking about changing things about myself or my environment. In the first few years of our marriage, anytime he left town I changed either my hair or our living room (on more than a few occasions, both). I got bored with how things were. Once Jamie came along, nap time was frequently filled with me scooting stuff around in the living room. (Maybe that’s why he sleeps so well).
“I like to leave.”
I feel lost when I’m stuck in the same place all the time. I’m actually sort of ashamed by how little I have used my passport in the last few years. So, I’m not even going to tell you the number. But I crave travel and new experiences.
So if the two statements above are true, why does this move have me freaking out? Well, the truth is, I only like change and excitement when it happens within a comfortable environment.
And the trick with a move to a new place is it means new friends, new home, new patterns, new grocery store, new favorite restaurants, etc. Combine with the fact that I am not a (mostly) full-time stay-at-home mom, and we’re living in a temporary apartment and I think my mind is sort of freaking out.
Or it was. This week I’ve started to feel some normalcy. How do I know? Well, I rearranged the kitchen counter today (I don’t have a whole lot of options for redecorating right now). Yesterday, after the grocery shopping, I tried a different way home.
It’s baby steps people.
But, luckily I’m taking those steps with a pretty cool baby and a husband that rocks my socks off.
Confession time over. Time to go look at a house we might buy.
(Simply)Laugh 
Change can be challenging to us, and as we age, it becomes even more difficult; we get comfy in our little ruts. Uncle Joe and I have been here on the ranch for almost 27 years now, and when I’m away from it for more than a day, I get true homesick symptoms. But I’ve always been a “home body”. It’s where my comfort zone is. That said, there’s so much “out there” to investigate and with that beautiful little boy of yours, sharing new experiences with him and your husband will add so much to your life and THEIRS. Where ever you are is “home”, as long as you all are together. Much blessings to you all!
Love, Uncle Joe & Aunt Mary