…even if my psyche hasn’t gotten completely on board with the idea.

When I said that it looked like Boot Camp all over again, a friend said “well think of it as a boot camp for the new phase of your life”.
That makes sense.
It’s also about the same length too; the key point being it has an ending.
I can usually handle anything if I know there is an end to it and time to recover afterwards.

I could get everything I’m taking in one bag if I wasn’t packing for Keegan as well.
I’m allowed two bags so the second bag will be food/water bowls, grooming tools, her glucosamine “treats” with her chew toy she takes them from, and her food.
I think I’ll also toss a soccer ball in for myself.