Sorry about your sad news! Change will do you good! Pixie dust and good luck with the move . . . I moved 3x in 3 years . . . not fun!
Set yourself a goal . . . I used to get up in the am and make 10 boxes and I just said to myself . . . they MUST be packed BEFORE you go to bed . . . that way it wasn't so overwhelming!
When we moved from NJ to FL, we just put our stuff in storage and rented a short term furnished apt . . . with foreclosures and the market there are plenty to choose from . . . we only had to sign for 3 months at a time . . . which FLEW by . . . but we got to know the neighborhood and decided we liked it!
I just recently purchased a house . . .