In about 8 1/2 hours, I will walk out of this office for good. I will unload my truck, head home, and we will load it once again and head up to a new house, new college, and Monday, to a new job.

It's a process I've undergone many, many times in my life. Although most of my other moves have been somewhat more tumultuous, I have to say, orchestrating a "smooth" move isn't any easier. We've had the school squared away for two months, the job squared away for one month, and the house squared away for two weeks. A week and a half ago, we got the electric turned on, and this past Monday, we had the water turned on and set up our PO Box. We've moved up the major appliances and furniture, as well as some clothing and food, so we're not moving into an empty house (although we still have a LOT of work to be done at that end).

But it's the idea of CHANGE that's hardest. I'm a creature of habit. When I walk into one of my (regular, of course) favorite restaurants, the wait staff can usually predict what I'm going to order. The styles of clothing I wear, the way I walk, the way I write...all predictable. I eventually adapt to any environment, but I get far too comfortable with the status quo sometimes, so shaking things up is a good thing.

Oddly enough, I'm also a spontaneous person. But see, spontaneity is a temporary thing. If we go to a music festival, we're back to the same old same old at the end of the week. If we road trip out to Amarillo, the same applies.

I've given myself the weekend to "settle in". I'll need it. I need to get the right feel of things before starting the new job.

I hate change!