Clean House

I know this is going to make me sound like a flake but, seriously, how long is it supposed to take to move? I am so frustrated by all the clutter we have collected over the years and it is taking FOREVER to move out of the old house. We literally have been moving for a month. It seems like so many of my friends are super neat and organized and moving for them would be pretty straight forward so I'm not feeling like anyone really gets the magnitude of our move. I am a "daughter of" stuff collector and Andy is a "I might need it later" stuff collector. That paired with three children we sure have a lot of stuff. We decided not to move a LOT of stuff to the new house, sort of a fresh start and a hope for a more organized and less chaotic life. That is fine and dandy but its the physically going through things, sorting them, and getting rid of them that is taking so long. Papers, clothes, electronics, crafts, toys, etc., you got it. Stuff.

I think in a way God is doing the same things in our lives. He is trying to clear out the junk and the stuff so our lives will be more focused on the really important stuff. At some point, all the stuff you hang on to becomes a burden and then OH MAN it's time to clean house. And cleaning house is a painful and slow process. But hopefully we will be saner in the end and we'll be better people for it.

But for now, I am going crazy :)