Moving is just sooo distressing, and I think it's in large part due to the fact that everything feels upside-down and out of place, on top of just the stress and physical exertion of it.
Meanwhile... life goes on for everyone else in our surroundings, and their needs and personal crises don't "suspend" just because we're in the middle of moving.
Last time we moved, our biggest effort (right away) was to get the bedroom as close to perfect/finished as possible, so we had a place to retreat to where we could shut the door to the rest of the place and rest and just forget about the rest... sortof. It helped.
You'll find your own way... but not having to look at it all is one way to relax a bit.
Glad your MIL's surgery went well!
You wrote my heart out again. Only someone who has moved a lot can truly understand this hassle.
I wished for no extra stress besides moving but everything was thrown at me at once because life doesn't pause for others like you said.
Now that I have a bigger space, I wish to do something like that with our bedroom too. I'd be happy to learn some tips if you have some.