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Change is Disruptive, Duh.


Just finished our big move from Park City, UT to Mars Hill, NC (by Asheville).  Long story of why we moved, but lets just say that, why not change everything while we are at it.  Plus, my wife wanted to try to live in this area after being in Utah for 30 years.

We still have our house in Park City (we are not fools mind you), that we have rented out.

(From the www.cosmichappycardass.com card shop in Asheville, NC)

So, lots of changes and we are still working out the last misc items that need to be addressed.  The first thing I noticed is the misc bills for switching.  Fixing all the small things in the old house being rented out and all the things to fix / change / add to the new house to make it more of our own.  An example of this is the light fixtures, the yard, the matching towels, yada yada yada.  Well it does come to an end and after a couple of months we are just about there.

Now comes the time to get into a routine.  Not the same old routine as the weather, locations, tasks have all changed.  For my wife, not too much different as she is a writer and her routine is writing.  Mine is a bit different as I've left work (not missing it for a second) and working on a new, somewhat related routine.  Lots to be worked out on this front and I'm working it out.

A factor that makes setting a routine difficult is that both me and my wife are here at the house most of the day or together when we are hiking, etc.  This is new and so I need to setup time for myself in getting things done.  This should get better when she starts up a new book as she just wrapped up her copy edits on her last book.  This should allow me to work on my projects.

All this is a round about way of talking about change.  Be it at work, personal or home.  When making changes, try to make it hard to fall back to the prior things that you are changing from.   Make it so are aware if you fall back into old habits that you no longer want.  Signs, locations, patterns, people, times, etc.  Try to create a supporting framework that keeps you moving forward.

For me, so much have been changed that I'm forced to keep moving forward, there is no other (or wanted) behavior.

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