Imminent move: feeling a bit wobbly

[Casey]

We're moving next week: I know it's a good move for us, but I'm feeling a but wobbly all of a sudden.

We've been here for 11 years, so have made lots of great friends. I feel like I've been doing non-stop farewells and leaving parties for ages, and the week ahead will be even tougher. It's a long distance (600 mile roundtrip), so realistically 95% of the goodbyes are forever!

The dc are teenagers, but seem to be taking it in their stride. (New schools are sorted).

Jus me who's wobbly! (I work ft now, but haven't actively started looking in the new place, as I'd like the summer off to get straight.)

Any tips for handling the next few emotional days?!

What's the reason for the move? Presumably it's a hell of a good reason, and you've thought long and hard and are completely convinced you're doing the right thing? So that's what you can hang on to - it is going to be really hard, a huge upheaval, but you have very good reasons. And with skype, FB etc the world's a much smaller place - those goodbyes needn't be forever.

Thanks. Yes, lots of good reasons; it will be good.