Hello friends it's been a while since I have written an piece. Well today I am going to share my experience of shifting and relocation. Hence this topic.

This is my personal experience and my thoughts,I am sure many of you will be able to relate to this.

I recently shifted my permanent base to National Captial Region. It has been a journey. Well to start this is my own house so I have been busy with builder , handing over, possession, registration…the list is endless. 

During the whole process only one thing I was thinking,  once I shift things will be ok and undercontrol. I kept repeating this to my self like my daily affirmation  “once I Shift…”

But when finally time came for shifting, I was frozen all of a sudden I was not sure of things. For a week I was worrying about how will I start packing. I delayed and was in denial …when I was able to pull my self up and I started packing, I could not detach myself from things and was agian in turmoil what things that keep what to give away or through. Every item had a memory and  story behind it. It was such an emotional experience…after which trust me I did not do anything for two days…I kept avoiding it.

You will be surprised that during the initial stage of segregation I was still hording most of the things. I had perfect reason for keeping it.

It may sound weird but I had to call my sister for help and it was she who was able to discard and throw away things terming them as junk.

I was so grumpy, irrational and annoyed…I literally faught with her every day calling her insensitive, spendthrift , careless ….but finally after lots of fights , tears and arguments we were able to bring down the count of boxes from 95 to 35…so you can imagine…

It was a day filled with anxiety and high stress the day we were suppose to shift. Packers and movers arrived and things were to be packed …I realised it was a mammoth task to be done…by the time we packed and moved it was already early evening and all of a sudden I was feeling very sad and low.

Luckily the packers and movers shifted things unpacked things but I was so lost and exhausted or rather drained that I just made them keep things randomly. Justifying myself that I will rearrange things again.

Next few days were nerve wrecking yet slowly slowly it gave clarity and acceptance that this is going to be our new home.

In next four to five days we were able to make things around functional. Located plumber, electrician, carpenter, dhobi, grocery store…etc etc…

The main adjustment was to our surroundings to shift to suburbs has its own challenges as all our friends and social circle is in town, everyone needs to start early for work, don't know the area ….it looked like an daunting task to adjust and I felt very angry and questioned our decision to move.

The breathing space was our morning and evening walks with our dogs. 

I am still in the process of adjustment and understanding things but this has been a rollercoaster ride…

I have grieved loss of old memories and place have adjusted to place, people and accepted the new change…it will take time but I am good for now…

With things settling in and routine coming I was able to relax and enjoy the new house.