Recently I relocated.  It was local, it happened fast, and it was exhausting.

I relocated my home office from my basement to my main living area.  This involved a dozen trips up and down a very narrow windy staircase to move my phone and computer equipment, hundreds of files, books, software on cd's, and more.

Not fun but the move was necessary.  My nanny who watched my three young children just gave birth to her first child, a beautiful baby boy.  So she is temporarily off duty, recuperating and entering motherhood, and I am working and "playing her fill in" until she returns.  To do this, I needed to be on the main floor of my house so I could watch and take care of my 2 1/2 year old as I work and also keep an eye out for my other two young children when they come home from school.

So, I have been in my new environment for about 1 month now.  I am enjoying the interaction with my children and am admittedly more tired at the end of the day as my schedule is more robust.  I am getting used to the change and I have done this before, but something is not quite right.

I am still adjusting.  My new office doesn't feel quite the same.  Although I gained some great advantages in my move- window views, kitchen access (not sure if this is a plus considering my increased waistline), and no stairs.  But I still feel a bit out of whack.  I still go to grab a file, a book, or a stamp, and find myself looking in the wrong drawer.

I know that feeling will change.  I will get accustomed to my new surroundings and it will be alright.  The day will come when I will finally find the right place for my motivational pictures and I will hang them on my naked walls.  I will then be at home.

Real estate buyers who move across town or across the country have these feelings too.  I know. I have been there.  I have moved frequently; at last count 25 times (the majority of these were in my childhood). So when emotions run high, and it seems like your buyer is going loco, remember that it's not easy to move.  It's not easy to relocate no matter the distance.

Even if it's just up a flight of stairs.