Moving On

After debating back and forth and some serious thinking...

We have officially put our house on the market.

 

It's time we've moved on the bigger and better things.  Mainly bigger.  As a family of 5 now, we've outgrown out house.  We've run out of space.  Storage space, living space.  And the kids aren't getting any smaller so the space issue isn't something that is going to go away.

My commute into work in the mornings

Our commute is hell.  The hubs and I both commute about 60 miles one way into Atlanta. The drive is killing us (and our cars).  We spend so much time in traffic commuting back and forth, we are losing so much precious time with the family.

My commute on the way home in the evenings

I literaly run in the door from work, try to cook something half way healthy for dinner, while reviewing and doing homework and playing referee to 3.  We eat dinner, then I clean up, the kids do chores, get showers and we maybe have 10-15 minutes of free time to sit down and actually enjoy time with the kids, playing a game or reading a book together. My kids will only be kids once and I want to be there for their childhood.  I feel like I'm wasting good quality time with the kids while sitting the car. 

And this is basically how I feel about it every day.  It Sucks!!!

Not only do I miss time with the kids, but I miss the time with my hubby and myself.  I spend 3 hours a day sitting in my car, plus my 8-9 hour work day.  That's a lot of time away from home, just on a normal day.  If we moved closer to the office, I could actually have a conversation with my hubby face-to-face while not trying to multi-task.  I could actually find time to go to a gym or not get up at 4:30 to workout. 

The positive reasons to move are numerous and I am really excited about the possibilities in a new house and a new location.

But for all the excitement there is the scary thoughts too.  I'm super nervous to move to a new area.  I've lived within a 15 mile radius of my childhood hometown my whole life (with the exception of college).  I know all the good and bad places to eat.  We are connected to the kids' schools and our church.  We are established with the local recreational sports leagues.  We will have to start over in so many area of our life in whatever city we move to. 

Then there is the impact on the kids.  They are really excited to move into a new and bigger house and all the potential that comes with a fresh start.  But it's also heartbreaking to see them upset at the thought of loosing friends.  It's hard for them to understand that this is the best thing in the long run.  I know that it's only gonna get harder as the school year ends and the sale becomes official. 

With all the feelings and mixed emotions that are floating around our house right now we just have to focus on one day at a time and make the most of what we have here in front of us at this very moment.