Home Sweet Home: the one week rule

So I have been getting back into LOST.  In the first season one of the main characters-Jack, who is a surgeon, is explaining to Kate how to deal with fear.  He talked about how he was operating on a girl.  As he was sewing her up he split some sack of nerves or something and he got really scared so he allowed the fear to take over for five seconds-counted them out- and then continued to sew her up and she was fine.  Later in that same season as Kate is getting chased by the smoke monster (i swear it is a sweet show despite how ridiculous it sounds) as she is hiding she starts counting to five and masters her fear. 

In the past week I have realized-yet again- that one shouldn't allow one self to freak out for at least a week when dealing with transitions/new phases etc.  It's seriously magic.  By the time you get through a week you realize that you have a routine-you've already delt with a "monday" and know what to expect, and suddenly it's not so scary and you wonder what you were freaking out about in the first place. 

For example: Moving in and getting used to a new neighborhood, home, life plan (in my case) etc is a lot to take all at once.  It's amazing how alien a place can feel/look when you're not used to it and suddenly the littlest things can freak you out.  Add on top the fact that I am adjusting to the fact that there is no more school/strict structure to my future (until we get a 2nd car and I find a job).  Pretty heavy stuff since I tend to not do well with little to no structure.  These were all the feelings that I was having a week ago.  Close to tears all the time and feeling vulnerable.

Now here I am a week later: we're pretty much all moved in (pics to come soon), and the apartment is feeling more like home everyday.  We've gone to church once-it's really close- and luckily the ward was really warm and inviting.  A young couple even invited us over for dinner and games afterwards which was way more than what I was expecting. 

Today Cody had his first day at Exxon and even though it takes a lot more effort than I normally like-I can make my schedule structured and make myself a daily routine until I can start something more permanent.  I want to start practicing the piano again, pick up composing again, read, work out every day, get better at scripture studying, and start researching different job opportunities that I can pursue.  Plenty to do.  

So when you start to feel yourself freaking out when faced with a new transition etc. just take a deep breathe and say to yourself: I'll wait a week and then, if I still want to, I'll freak out then.  I gaurauntee 90% of the time you'll find that after a week you'll be fine :)