New Year, New Beginnings...

Happy Diwali! I felt so removed from Diwali and the traditions this year being in Scotland. I felt like I was just going through the motions as my mom gave me daily reminders to: turn the lights on, light candles, and say a prayer.  And I was a tad homesick when my brother emailed me their Rangoli creations that I missed out on:

Today, the start of the new year, I got another reality check. The moving company came to our house this morning to survey how much "stuff" we are transporting to Dubai. As we showed him each room, closet, nook and cranny, it finally sank in: I'm moving AGAIN. These international moves are quite stressful, especially when you have to set up bank accounts, figure out housing/utilities, residency visas, alcohol licenses (more on that some other time), and driving license requirements.  Didn't I just do this 8 months ago?!?! I know I shouldn't complain, and I'm not, but it's just overwhelming since according to the calendar, we are moving in 6 WEEKS! Between now and then I have 3 more AWA events to plan and a 12 day trip to Texas and Vegas. So 6 weeks just became 4. Stress central, population ME!