Dealing with Change

Recently, Master changed his job at work. It wasn't a massive change. He isn't doing anything different, just doing the same thing for a different group of people. Unfortunately, it does mean that things will change around here in some fairly substantial ways. As someone who has a hard time with change, its made me a bit anxious about what the future is going to hold.

One thing that will change is how often Master will be going away. We have been together for a few years and in that time he has only gone away a handful of times. I know this is unusual but it has been really enjoyable. We haven't had to deal with any long courses, any deployments or more than one lengthy training exercise. He hasn't even gone into the field much. That's changing. He was away all this summer and now he's leaving again for a month or so.

It's quite likely that he will also be deployed at some point in the near future. That will likely mean going away for at least six months to somewhere in the world where some unpleasant things are happening. We still don't know where people are going to be sent or when they will be sent there. I also don't know if Master will be going or if he will be one of the guys who gets to stay behind instead. I'm trying to stay calm and not borrow trouble but it's hard.

I know that I am capable of managing the household when Master is away. I have dealt with this kind of situation before and have a basic idea of what to expect. Likely it is going to get easier to deal with when I have more information about what is going on and that is what I am trying to focus on. I know that serving him is going to involve making sure everything is kept running smoothly and that the household will be ready for him when he gets home.

I just need more information about what is happening so that I can start figuring out how to cope with everything.