I have to say I’m more excited that anxious. The anxiety definitely rears its ugly head and can be rather overwhelming at times. But I’m getting better at managing it. While I’m aware of what we’re doing and that I can take actions that will help position us for a smoother reentry (someday), I’ve realized that there’s some stuff I simply can’t do now for that reentry and I need to live in the now. As my mom would say “let go or be dragged.” And I’m doing that with some success.

Today I’m full of excitement. What’s triggered that? Laundry! As I sit here sorting through all of the boat linens and folding them up, I’m realizing that hopefully the next time we’ll be using them will be when we moved aboard Atlas for the “3-Year-Trip.” (we’ve been calling it the 3-year-trip for the last 5 or 6 years now and both boys know it only as such). That’s pretty exciting to me! Mostly because it makes things just a bit more real. This is definitely happening. Soon. That’s something to get excited about and celebrate. So I am.