There are all kinds of marathons

There are all kinds of marathons, aren't there? Traditionally a marathon is a 26.2 mile run. Been there, done that. Maybe not as an elite runner but I have completed 15 real marathons. Then there are marathons that we use to describe continuous episodes of entertainment, such as Friends marathons or NCIS marathons and so on. And my bout with breast cancer was a kind of marathon. Covering the distance, completing the task and winning the fight.
But what about a new kind of marathon? Selling a house while trying to pack a lifetime of "stuff", moving to Maui and moving one's children's household goods and "stuff" 2/3 of the way across the country. And delivering a car to one of those children 2/3 of the way across the country. Not a traditional marathon in any sense of the word. But an ordeal of minor epic proportions. Giving up a life one has lived for 40 plus years is going to be quite a change for me. No job, no children to take care of, not even a pet. Just a small condo on the beach in a delux resort to keep me and my husband busy and happy. Oh, he still will work, he does tax work. And I will help him when he needs it, but I kind of feel like when we move there it will feel like hitting the "wall" at mile 19 in a marathon. Whoa! Can we do this successfully and happily?
Stay tuned to hear what it is like to give it all up in suburbia and move to paradise....