The Freak-out Stage

Today was the first non-work day when everyone else in the family wasn't off and it didn't start pretty. Aside from the 'Baby Girl' aka Maple the Collie-Lab mix mistaking the upstairs for a collection of port-a-johns, it just wasn't much fun having to wrestle with the impending nature of my departure. In some ways, its kind of like being a kettle on the fire, if you keep expelling steam (obsessively talking with anyone who will listen) you'll be fine but if you try and seal it up you're simply going to explode. I am confident in my decision and am daily becoming more prepared (read: packed) but damn if the first step isn't a doozy.