Moving

Organizing & Preparing for Your Move

With posting season upon us, many military families are getting ready to pack up their lives and take on adventure, have an even longer than usual ‘to-do’ list, and stress about a lot of thinigs you have no control over. I tackle this by taking control of the things I do have some say or control over.

May is a great month to spring clean and get a ton done before the movers even come to assess your home. The important thing is that you pace yourself and have a realistic schedule for sorting house and your lives.

The most important thing, during this busy and stressful time, is to take care of yourself. Make yourself a priority, do something selfish and self-serving for yourself each week and model the importance of self care for your family.

Don’t look at moving as a sprint because it is a marathon. When you pace yourself and take care of your needs as well as your own, you will be better able to manage your move and support your family too.

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Megan Egerton

Megan Egerton Graham is the author and creator of the While You Were Away www.whileyouwereaway.org series of books and programs. She has taught every grade from Kindergarten to grade 12. Her specialists are in Guidance (Deployment) and Special Education (Behaviour). She has been a guidance counselor for several years and now works as a Principal for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. Megan has taught on military base schools and is a military wife and mother of two. Her husband continues to be an active member of the Canadian forces. She has also written a Deployment Handbook and Reunion Handbook for the Canadian Forces and continues to work with Military Resource and Readiness Centers, social workers, deployment support co-ordinators and school liasions both in Canada and the US. She travels around North America providing support to schools, military bases and personnel working with Military families. She is continuing to write books to strengthen and develop resilency within military families. For more information about her blogs, books and resources go to: www.whileyouwereaway.org To submit a tip write to [email protected].

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