Isn't it pretty to think that transitioning from one home to the other and then back could be an easy process?
I just remembered why I avoid going home often: withdraws for weeks when I get back to DC.
After being in San Diego or the Bay Area . . it usually takes me a few weeks to get used to (and be happy) in DC.
While this is a feeling that I've generally come to expect, I feel like it's never been this bad before.