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New Beginnings

Posted on 24. May, 2006 by Kelly C in Your Home

New Beginnings

What do you think of when you think of a new beginning? Your first job, getting married the birth of a child? Those are the most common but there are some we may not think of.

New beginnings too many people mean moving into a new house, for kids it’s starting a new school, for adults maybe starting a new job. All of these options are ones lived each day in the military. As with the seasons, these new beginnings come at certain times.

It is traditional for most military families to move at certain times of the year. The plans start early in the year. Spring cleaning takes on a whole new meaning when you know you’re house will be packed up in less than 6 weeks. As June approaches, the kids are getting out of school, vacations are being planned and moving vans dot the streets. It’s moving season, the beginning of a long summer of trucks, good-bye picnics, road trips and wondering what the next place will be like.

Time once again for a new beginning. It’s time to unpack, set up a new house, and visit the new schools and the new job. Get to know the neighbors and find things to do in the area. It’s the beginning of a new adventure.

As summer fades into fall, the beginnings start again. It is the second phase of the year, the beginning of cleaning, for those moving in November and December. Soon the moving trucks will dot the new street and good-byes will be said to long time friends and some you’ve just met. They are off to their new beginning.

It’s a cycle that does not end. If it sounds a little chaotic, it is. If it sounds a little lonely, it very much is. But it is also an adventure; each move is a new beginning. A chance to start again, meet new people, see new things and experience a part of life you may not have had the chance to see before.

New beginnings are not always obvious; sometimes we have to look for them.