Travel is always tough. Just packing up for a family trip half-way around the world is stressful for me, so I can't imagine having to plan for a longer time period like you are doing. Makes me wish I were rich enough to have fully furnished houses in both places so I didn't have to worry about packing.
Glad to hear your dad is getting a bit better.
Funny story. I could barely deal with my own shit as we packed up, so I refused to help my husband pack as I didnt want another squabble or him ask questions constantly. 'You're a grown man', I said. 'Pack your own bags'.
Anyway, this morning we were unpacking at my mother in laws and I kept pulling out his tshirts. TWENTY FRIGGING TSHIRTS he packed. Twenty! I would NEVER have let him pack so many.