This is not quite as dramatic a move as the relocation to Orkney was, but I am still moving out of this house, and I have tenants moving in.
Later this week I leave for a three-month tour of eastern Canada, getting home at Thanksgiving. Rather than leave the house empty, two of my nephews are moving in. So as well as booking all my stays in 5 different provinces for the next 13 weeks, I am packing enough clothing and gear to get me through a hot Ontario summer and a cool Maritime fall, AND getting the house ready for the boys. Never a dull moment.
(This all would probably have easier had I not spent last night sitting drinking wine with the neighbours until the wee hours of the morning.)