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Dear Mary,
I was nervous about the home study, too. As it turned out, it was the easiest part. Prior to our social worker's first visit, I spent several days cleaning our house. My husband asked me if I thought she was going to inspect our home with a magnifying glass. Actually, I did. But it was nothing like that. She didn't even open the drawers, just took a look around. She asked a lot of personal questions, but in such a way that it didn't feel intrusive at all. We actually looked forward to her visits. As far as space is concerned, we live in a small, two-bedroom house. (No kids. We are adopting because infertility treatments failed.) We told our SW that we'll convert the office into a nursery, and she was fine with that. The paper chase does not have to be stressful. Just take it one step at a time. Look at the little progress that you do every day.
"Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps." -Helmut Schmidt
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