Time of Transition - August 2007

When I returned from Switzerland, I found it challenging to get back into the routine of my day-to-day USANA business. I had filled my schedule with tutoring clients on a summer program, and spent most of my days driving all over Oakville and Burlington, while packing my parents home in Oakville. This was a time of transition and of emotion as well. My parents had decided to sell our family home in Oakville to live their dream of driving an RV around North America. They had been testing out the idea for over a year and knew that they could now do it. The challenging of emptying a house that had been our family home for 16 years was upon us. I spent the better part of my time packing and throwing out much of what had accumulated over the past 29 years in Oakville. We ended up going to the dump with over 700 lb of "junk" to be disposed of - this is after a garage sale and selling much of the furniture. I was also in transition, since I was going to Salt Lake City at the end of the month and I still hadn't found a place to live. I quickly chose what I thought I would need in my new home, and put everything into storage. I temporarily moved in with a friend, to give me a month to figure things out.

We had a large gathering in the backyard, one last time, to see Louise and Jerome off on their adventures. It was a great party - we had about 50 guests and the party went well into the night! As we said good-bye to our home in Oakville and to our parents, for the time being, emotions ran high. It happened so quickly, I moved my bed into my friend's place on the Monday night, slept on the couch in the house for one last time til the movers arrived the next day to move what was left into storage. The following day, I was in Salt Lake City and Jerome and Louise were on the move!