My mind somewhere else
Shifting into the unknown
Excuse my absence
Life changes have opened a window to the unknown. I’ve lived in my family home since 1986. Circumstances require a move to the big city at this time. The journey has been wrought with uncertainty, searching, overwhelming stress and accepting second best.
Blogging has taken a side seat. A heavy fog surrounds my mind even though the skies in reality are crystal blue. My creative spirit is sadly on hold. This is the first week since last year that I will not be participating in Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge.
My blogging friends may see me sporadically, but I don’t foresee a clear mind until after I move the end of June. Life changes require attention. Happy blogging to all!
Stuff and what if... 
I’m sorry to hear that life changes are making you put your beautiful creative spirit on hold. I wish you a peaceful transition to your new home.
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Thank-you Trisha. Peace will come! 🙂
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I wish you a quick and painless move! I don’t like to say “I understand what you’re going through” because I don’t, but I can say I can relate because our house is now for sale too and we’ve been doing the real estate dance for so long, I’m exhausted and ready to move already… good luck and can’t wait to hear about the new place 🙂
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Thank-you, Laura. Appreciate your empathy. Yes, moving is emotionally exhausting. Good-luck also in your future move. 🙂
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Life comes first. Hope the move goes well, and that heavy fog lifts soon x
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Thanks, Al. I’m sure to write another limerick when the fog lifts. Trying to keep my sense of humor. 🙂
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It does help, even if it’s not always easy x
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Oh geez! I’m so sorry for you! Moving is never a pleasant experience but especially so when it’s unwanted and unexpected. Hope it all turns out for the best!
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Thank-you, Marissa. My house sold really fast and then it was a whirlwind of looking for a new home. Found an apt. in the city last week. Now it’s downsizing and packing to come. Not fun!
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Oh, that’s pretty crazy! Yes, you can never tell with the sale of a home but usually there is a lot of time waiting for everything to go through. Oh well, at least the house sold!
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It was certainly a surprise and put me in scrambling loop to find another home. I do have a place now out of sheer luck. Like you say, Marissa, I thought I had lots of time. to
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Oh, well good that you are more or less settled. The actual act of moving is always stressful though.
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It certainly will be. I can already feel it. Ha ha!
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Wishing you well. I hope I never need to move again! Sympathy, empathy and fortitude zooming across the oceans to you. ❤
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Thank-you for the well wishes, Sandra. Fortitude is my middle name. Ha ha!
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A good luck with the move. Hope you can settle quickly in your new home ….and get back to writing .
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Thank-you, Helen. I’ll have lots to write about when this transition is done with. Hope is my companion. 🙂
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I wish you all the best.
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I hope you will find a way that you are feeling good about. Life sometines take a twist and you have nothing to do but follow. I wish you the best and welcome back whenever you feel like it, we will be here waiting for you!
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Thank-you, Lena. You are so right about life taking twists and all one can do is go with it and hope for the best. I’ll be back! 🙂
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all my best to you during your transitioning
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Much appreciated! Transitions can be stressful when dealing with the unknown. I trust all will work out. 🙂
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Hope some of an adventure spirit can kick in for you as you relocate. I identify with the unexpected and unwanted move caused by husband’s unemployment. But it did turn out well and we spent five years in a place I would not have chosen but I have been left with wonderful memories. I’m glad it happened. Hope that will be your outcome.
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Thank-you, Oneta. I’m happy that your unexpected relocation had a happy ending. I know mine will also, in the end. 🙂
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One more thing. Thanks for telling us what’s up. We will be waiting to read the good and the bad which comes your way.
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Many stories to come. Ha ha!
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Sometimes, I just have to shake my head and say, “Plot Twist!”
I wish you smooth sailing through this move.
Moving is so hard, especially if you are a packrat like me. I hope you aren’t! Letting go of an old part of life is difficult and laced with grief, even when the new life is better.
Good energy
Mary
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Thank-you for your support, Mary. Yes, I am a packrat also and I’m going through 30 years of stuff and downsizing to an apartment. No grief at this point yet, other than I will be missing my beautiful kitchen and bleeding hearts. 🙂
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Good luck Olga, moving to a big city is always hard. I left rural life for big city university at 18 and have yet to escape out of it. Catch your haiku moments as they happen!!
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Thanks, Denis. Actually at 19, I also went to the big city of Toronto to attend university, stayed for 10 years and then returned home to my small community. My new big city home is Sudbury which is 40 minutes from here and I’ve visited many times, but I’ll miss the quiet life, the peace I have experienced here and having my own yard/garden. My love of the haiku will re-emerge. 🙂
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The letting go and transitioning in any stage of life can be difficult – more so as we grow older. There is more to relinquish as we age and horizons seem less distant than in our youth All the best in this move – may it widen your creative & emotional horizon. 🙂
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Thank-you for your wise words, Joseph, and well wishes. 🙂
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Life is full of changes, some welcome, many not so desirable. One step at a time…best wishes.
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Many thanks for the well wishes! Yes, one step at a time. 🙂
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Hope all is going well with your downsizing and move–not an easy task especially on short notice.
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Thanks for the well wishes, Janice. It’s been a stressful process, but all is well so far. By the way, I’ve been having problems with my comments posting. They keep being sent to bloggers’ spam folders. I commented on your last haiku. You might want to check your spam. 🙂
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Two of your comments were sitting in my spam folder, a place I rarely visit. That must be a real nuisance for you..though fortunate that you discovered it was happening! I’ll reply to your rescued comments. Take care.
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I hope the move goes smoothly, and you settle into your new home quickly. You may find you prefer living somewhere smaller – you’ll have less to clean, and no so far to walk from one end of your home to the other 🙂
I may sound as if I’m joking, but since I downsized I’ve been much happier with my living space.
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Downsizing is an amazingly enlightening experience, Jane. I discarded more than I kept. Still have boxes around me, but it’s slowly getting there. Having no couch is annoying, but it will come at the end of the month. Found this comment in spam. I’m still having problems with my comments not posting. Hmmm! 😦
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Me too – except they are posting, but going into to spam folders, which is probably what’s happening to yours. Thanks for unspamming mine.
I got rid of almost everything I owned about thirty months ago, and took a summer job on a holiday camp. When I came back I started all over again, and it probably did me good. You realise how much junk you’ve accumulated, and how unnecessary most of it is 🙂
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I got this today after asking for help and I hope it works. (Please use the form here https://akismet.com/contact/ and select this:
I think Akismet is catching my comments by mistake.)
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Thanks for that – I hope it works too, although I messaged Akismet before, and then WP told me the problem had been solved.. but maybe I was just unlucky. I’ve filled in the form again. Who knows, maybe this time…
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