I'm so afraid right now.....

 Good luck on the move today! My thoughts (if not my muscles) are with you!

Good luck Glenda.  can  you get your GSD's to help?  The basenjis refuse to do anything that seems like work, but the malinois always likes to be helpful.

I think I survived.  Not totally sure, but I think that I still have a pulse.

The dogs didn't help.  But, they didn't get in the way either, so I'll take it.

Because of the size of the truck and the fact that I wasn't constantly in the truck supervising how stuff got loaded and maximizing the space we had to make a third trip to storage yesterday morning.  We didn't get over here until around 4:30, and then had the freezer to unload and repack with the food.  Everything is fairly well set up and in decent shape right now.  There are a few odds and ends that I need to find a home for, and the guys are over at the house finishing things up.  They didn't leave until almost 2.  Some hurry to finish up.  I bailed on them last night...sent them back over without me.  I didn't want to leave the dogs alone, and I was pretty sure DH wouldn't be able to figure out where to put the seemingly endless stream of last minute stuff that keeps showing up!  Plus, had both of them been better prepared, there would have been far less last minute stuff to deal with.  DS didn't even finish PACKING his room until yesterday afternoon.....and 95% of his stuff was already packed by me!  So the boys are over there taking the last of the stuff to storage and bringing the last few things (I HOPE) over here.

I'm bruised from head to toe....took a good crack to the forehead from a piece of my desk and had a two day headache, right at that spot, my right leg, from the top to the knee looks like one LARGE bruise, but is actually a series of intricately placed individual bruises.  My left arm is the worst of the arms.  Good thing that it's winter and no one is going to see arms or legs!  Poor DH would get busted for battering me.  Not sure that anyone would believe that boxes and furniture did it!

BUT, I slept through the night last nite without waking up with an anxiety attack, and for the first time in a week, haven't needed chemical help to start the day.  The campground is actually very peaceful.  We're the only ones here so very quiet.  The dogs were not so sure about pottying on lead, but then I realized what was going on and pulled out the long lines....bingo, problem solved.  They got a good romp this morning and will again this evening, and in between, I've got a tie out, but for the most part, they're pretty happy to just lay around and veg.

 I'm glad to hear you're still among the living!  I don't envy you, and will continue to send job vibes for you guys!  Things will settle into a routine before you know it!

I know how rough moving can be and considering the circumstances, I hope you're giving yourselves huge pats on the back for handling this as well as you have. I truly hope that you get some positive news on a job (or 2) very soon. I'm glad that inspite of all the turmoil, you've been able to hang out on idog. We'd all be worried sick if we didn't hear from you.

Take care of yourself and give some time for everyone ( you included!) to adjust.  There's a light at the end of the tunnel and I promise it is NOT an oncoming train.  Speaking for i-doggers everywhere, we're just glad you have internet there.  And like I said, Colorado is nice this time of year.  (Okay, well, it will be next month)

good golly, I'd think you guys would be tired of listening to me whine by now!  It was really wonderful this morning to NOT need meds to slow down an anxiety attack.  The last week had been pretty bad.  Every morning like clockwork, the symptoms would start.  This morning, nada!

On the plus side though, I popped up with a shingles outbreak on Sunday and have b een so busy that I forgot it was there!  And, it's almost gone now, so moving has been good for that!  The upper arm jiggles sure lessened with all the lifting too!

I'm thinking that this being Easter weekend, there won't be a lot of folks up here to snow mobile, so things should stay relatively quiet and that'll give the dogs a little more time to get used to the usual campground noises.  It's so nice though not to listen to someone UNDER me having sex or screaming at the top of their lungs fighting.

And, I think you guys *might* be proud of me.  I wiped out the fridge.  Period.  DH did some vacuming and cleaned the bathroom and wiped things down, but I did NOT clean *** and span like I normally do.  And, I didn't clean the darned oven!  When I moved in I got not one, but TWO disguisting ovens.  DH cleaned the one downstairs before the first bunch moved in, but MY ovens aren't disguisting, just a bit used.  I'm feel kind of wierd that I didn't do walls and windows and all, but, dang it, I cleaned mastiff slobber off everything when I moved in.  And, I get a little chuckle knowing someone might have to get up off their tail and actually do something.   SHE wants to move upstairs, so SHE can do more cleaning......but, based on the one time I was down there, she won't.  Hehehe!  Not MY problem anymore!

glenmar

It's so nice though not to listen to someone UNDER me having sex

Not touchin that one.

LOL!  Let me rephrase that.  On the story below me, having sex.  The bedroom is right under the bedroom that I used as an office and let me tell ya, the times I heard them were very short and then they'd fight.  I've heard of "make up sex" but pre-fight sex?  Gosh, I don't know how people deal with living in an apartment.....

I admire you for having such a sense of humor at a time like this. The best of luck to you.

You can let stuff make you bitter or make you better.  I don't like moaning and groaning (not much anyway) and I'd rather be better than bitter any day of the week, so........

Wow.  Yet another really GOOD nites sleep.  It's cramped and furry in here, but gosh, I am sleeping so much better.  No mid-night wakings with anxiety attacks, no mid-night wakings at all.  And I'm sleeping LATE for me.  That's really a nice change.  And no need for chemical assistance to keep the anxiety attacks at bay first thing in the morning.

I'm actually really enjoying my morning walks with the dogs....minus of course carrying a bag of fresh, hot, steaming poop.  If they go early in our walk, I'll just bag it and leave it along side the path and snag it on the way back to take to the dumpster.  I don't want to cut their romps short for doing what they are supposed to do.  But, it's so peaceful and quiet here and so nice to get out and walk first thing every morning. 

Glenda, I'm glad to hear that you've made the move out of that house and are on your way to settling into a quieter (although more cramped) routine.  Having less space will be no big deal now that you're feeling more rested, have some privacy, and aren't being affected by the "toxic vibe" coming from those other people at your old house.  Just keep trying to approach this like your pups -- they're probably thinking, "hey, this is a strange place requiring some adjustments, but I've got my food, my walks, a cozy place to sleep and an affectionate pack around me, so everything's okay."  I know that's easier said than done, but it sounds like some positive things are already making themselves apparent. 

As for having to do more walks on-leash, that will help all of you - the fresh air, the exercise, the time to think quietly as you stroll (even if you do have to carry poop bags!).  I know someone who had the opposite switch -- she used to have to walk her dogs for potty breaks due to living in an apartment on the second floor.  Now that she lives in a house with a fenced yard, she does far less walking, and she put on weight.  Your body and your anxious mind should really respond to the morning walks - especially now that the weather is improving -- at least it's not October and you're not facing a long winter ahead!

Still sending good thoughts your way -- and I'm glad to hear you're hanging in there, bruises and all!!

glenmar

I'm actually really enjoying my morning walks with the dogs....minus of course carrying a bag of fresh, hot, steaming poop. 

Ah... that's the life...   Just wanted to stop by and let you know that I'm still thinking of you and your whole crew and sending positive vibes for good things to come...

Glad to hear that you're getting settled and having some positive results (Yay! for good night sleeping).  Still wishing you the best.