Hey ...
I'm having one of those freaky, stressed-out moments and just need to vent a bit!
Half of me is melting down badly at the thought of actually abandoning everyone I know and love here in SA and going to live in a foreign country where it will take a good while for things to start feeling like 'home' again - and having to support a teenage daughter through the same process! You know those moments of self-doubt .. am I making a huge mistake? Is this the right thing? I'm going to miss my family and my friends soooo much ... etc etc. On top of that is coping with having my 19-yr-old son leave home for the first time ever to go live in the UK for a year ... he's not the outgoing, confident, go-getter type and although he is keen, he is also nervous about how he will cope on his own - and so am I (naturally!)
The other half of the stress comes from having only five weeks left before we fly out - and in that time I have to cope with working until a week before we leave, getting through Christmas and New Year, family goodbyes, job farewells, selling off an entire household, packing up those things we are taking (half a dozen boxes), finding accommodation on the other side - AND still waiting for my work visa / daughter's student visa to be approved. Yikes!
So I'm just a bit freaked out and shaky today - thanks for letting me vent ....