I think one of the most challenging things about a move is establishing a new rhythm – the flow of a day and how it fits together to make everything function well. We seem to have the breakfast and school run working well in the morning, but I’m not sure that anything else has quite settled into a rhythm yet.

Establishing that daily flow is definitely being hampered by things like the pool people working on the pool, us painting cupboards in the evenings, preparing for Eli’s birthday on Saturday, the general long list of things that need to be done to make this our home, and just figuring out simple things like how we manage our grocery shopping.

I rely on that rhythm to get my work flow right, it helps our kids pace themselves, and brings sanity to Donné’s day.

I know the rhythm will come, but right now it feels more like a topsy turvy downhill roll – it’s fun, but at the end of the day we’re all a bit tired. Overall though, given all the things that are going on, and a reasonably big life change, I think we’re doing pretty well.