This article was originally going to be titled Phase III, after I wrote Moving Mom Phase I and Moving Mom Phase II, I was going to relate how my mother was adjusting to life in Charleston, SC, and I had planned to write about how we had worked out all the kinks of her relocation here. However, in December, I brought my…
The title for this article is a bit quirky. What I am really writing about in this still-new year is that if you are actively living and experiencing new people and events, you can have some new “likes”, “dislikes”, and “never-again(s)!”
Due to college/career,adventures, and my Army Reserve obligations, I (and later with my husband) have lived in over 15 places for more than three months. We just moved again last year to Stono Ferry, SC; moving is definitely a joint never-again. However, the location for our last move was strategically chosen because my husband loves golf and plays and understands the game very well. One day I went with him to the practice range and after a few drives myself with great coaching, I was hooked. We now have an activity that we can enjoy together individually and as a couple as life allows.
“Moving Mom” Phase II, consisted of flying to Pennsylvania to finish packing Mother’s items, load the truck and set up Mom’s new room. As I mentioned in Phase I, I have the benefit of a wonderful sister who had taken time off from work to help Mom in culling her items; separating what to keep, sell, donate or give away.…
This series of articles will detail the experiences I’ve had moving my 88-year old mother into an assisted living facility here in Charleston, South Carolina. My objective is to be humorous, practical and to offer some lessons learned. The move happened in phases and I will describe Phase I as the suggestion that she consider moving. For years I never…