The Agony of Waiting

If you know me, you know that I was not born with patience. It is something that I have had to learn and develop over my many years on earth . . . and I'm still not good at it. However, I do have the uncanny ability to manifest whatever I want, usually when I want it or should I say, when the Universe is ready to provide. Is that the same thing? Hmmmm . . .

Anyway, this week is going to be amazing. We close (or as they say in Portugal) we "get the deed" to our new house on Thursday, February 20th. It will be nice to have closure on this as it has been going on for many months. Almost 5 to be exact. But that's okay. Our real estate lawyer, Emilia, has been amazing and she has had our backs from the very beginning. We trust that she has ensured that everything is in order, so that when we finally do arrive, we can settle into our new home without worry.

When the going gets tough (and believe me, it has been tough) I imagine driving up to the house on a beautiful sunny day, taking in the scenery, and walking through our new home. I can't wait to paint, buy new furniture, and basically put my interior design skills to work. When I'm not gardening or bike riding or enjoying pastry at the bakery just a short bike ride away from our house. Slow living is the name of this retirement game . . .

We also close on our commercial building in Beaver Dam on Thursday. It's going to be a hellava day! One more thing to let go of as we clear away the old to make way for the new. Having my business in Beaver Dam was a dream come true. I met so many wonderful people and enjoyed helping them with their life's journey through my Reiki practice and crystal shop. It's bittersweet, but all roads lead to Portugal!

This last week has not been good to me. I've been quite sick with the flu or whatever this is. I'm on the mend, but it's taking it's sweet time. And yesterday, Brian came down with it too. The joys of sharing! I've always had a vulnerable constitution, but I keep pretty healthy despite getting sick whenever I slow down. I've been going at it since September (when I went on the Camino de Santiago ~ amazing!), traveling back and home again from Florida, getting the farm house ready for sale (which meant a lot of decluttering, organizing, packing, cleaning and painting), getting paperwork done for our visas, and just generally trying to keep my head above water. It will be worth it in the end, I just have to keep my eyes on the big picture.

And so it goes. We travel to Houston in early March for our visa appointments and then it's a matter of waiting (in agony) until our visas are approved (notice the positive vibe there?). We'll be busy with more packing and decluttering (do I really need to take 3 silk poinsettia plants with me?). And we hope to make a short trip to visit family and friends (more on that later).

So for now . . . até mais! (see you later).