must do's in coming weeks

AUG:
Prepare House:
 ??? Joes intentions??? 
Pack away & secure.
Rates.
Tidy boats, sell cat. 
Prepare Boat: 
Buy, fit auto bilge pump. 
Preparation Transport:
Repair Land Rover.
Service Trailer, tie down points
Buy cat carriers, vax cats 
Preparation Mowing:
Cut to finish
Complete olives Veda.
Advise customers. 
House Ownership:
Liaise Super
Liaise Lawyer; pay fees
.
SEP
Wk 1: House settlement.
WK 2: House sitting PH with pets 
Begin rebuilding house.

OK, that's the stock standard Jobs List out of the way. Easy hey, just work at each one to completion then tick it off? 
Well no its not easy, beyond the significant physical turmoil is the emotional adjustment to not living with Joe, the strain of maintaining my boat at Avalon, juggling the pets welfare including managing one cat with contagious leukaemia, and finally getting myself through a major life change. I am really conscious that the drawcard of the move out west is to embrace the peace and serenity of it all. I suspect that I'll be dragging a whole lot of baggage & I don't want to screw it up. 
So, I have options. I can get to work on what I can do immediately. And I can look for shortcuts, like simplifying some things. 
Aboveall I need to pay attention to process; keeping hydrated, well fed and fit, keep things moving & grease the wheels to help everything along, write or otherwise keep a check on my feelings. 
The major variable is Joe, his work and training requirements, and the way he routinely  explodes, sabotages and personally attacks me at times of strain. This is a major threat to my happiness and ability to manage almost every stage of the move. I need to be vigilant to any threats from him. 
The worst case scenario is I break down on the trip out, the cats get sick or injured, the boat sinks.
The best case scenario is the truck runs well, the cats handle the changes, the auto bilge pump keeps the boat floating, Joe completes his training and enjoys regular work and we all have a lot of fun. If its going to work, I need to work at addressing problems ahead of time, keep fit (positive) and keep focus. 

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