"Fear is the beginning of getting to something better!"

This is the saying that resonates in my mind when big changes are coming my way and boy do we have some this year.

We recently found out that we will be moving to Singapore for my husband's job. What an amazing opportunity for ALL of us! Yet, with change there is always some fear. Well, atleast for me there is. My hubby is still traveling a lot and is busy with understanding his new job. You know him, ready for anything and adventure is his middle name! Obviously, he is so ready that if he could he would move us all tomorrow! Our daughter is excited, but I am sure that she doesn't understand that we will be leaving our home and our friends/family behind. I am ready for an adventure, yet I see all of the things that need to be done. If you know me at all, I have a tendency to dwell in the detail and get overwhelmed. I have promised myself that I would "keep things in perspective" and not "over plan". Although, with a move like this, planning is not only essential, but necessary. So, I have pulled out all of my project management skills and am putting together my moving plan. Thanks to the help of some friends who have moved in the past (thanks Darby) I have come up with a pretty comprehensive list of things to do.

So, besides all of the things we need to do, there is so much more that goes with a move like this. Talk about emotions! At first I was excited to tell everyone, but I am finding that on the days when the focus is on telling friends; I get emotionally "heavy". It is happy and sad all at the same time. Lots of things to fill people in on and repeating the same information over and over again brings everything to reality. Not that I am trying to avoid reality by any means, but trying to keep things calm and in perspective means you have to gage what you can handle in a given day. I have had friends embrace the excitement of the change and have had others become tearful, sad, and maybe even a bit angry at us for leaving. That proves for a lot of things to think about and deal with inside my head. Which brings me to the point of this blog.

This blog is to allow me to communicate with many as well as have a place to vent, explain, and communicate what is going on and how I am feeling about things. So, take what I write with a grain of salt. Most likely I will be writing in a stream of consciousness. We love all of you who are reading this! Thanks for being our friends; you are the best!