Today I took the first step in making this place my home. For Christmas my mom got me this beautiful canvas print sign that has our last name on it and the phrase "Home is where your story begins" on it. That got me into the mode of decorating. Basically, I started to put up pictures. I put up all the pictures I have that have been sitting in the drawer of our entertainment center. I took down my Christmas tree and decorations yesterday, so today I also started cleaning and organizing the house and doing a ton of laundry. I got a lot done today and the feeling is amazing. I feel like I am getting a handle on this whole thing and that I am actually making this place my home, despite the deployment. Funny thing is that this is the fastest I have ever hung up pictures in a house before. Our first place we were in 10 months before we moved and I didn't hang a single thing on the wall. Our second place I decided to start decorating with 8 months left on our tour. Our third house it took me over 18 months before I started to decorate, that was about halfway through the time that we lived there. This is now our 4th house and it has only taken me 8 months to get to decorating.
Progress. It is the best feeling in the world when you are moving forward and not backward. It gives you a high and makes you feel like you can accomplish anything. Progress makes me feel like I can do this. Like I can make it through this deployment and kick it's butt. So, here I am, kicking deployment's butt and moving forward... one step at a time.
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