July 2008
Monthly Archive
Still Getting There
Posted by Administrator on 12 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Random Noise
We are slowly but surely getting things set up and in order here. We have been enjoying the lake, the pool, and the new TaeKwonDo school. All of these things, however, also seem to slow down the unpacking process. Plus, you know how it is once you get all the main things you need unpacked and it seems like such a chore to finish those few lingering boxes of things you barely use anyway? That’s where we are. The office is completely set up and decorated now, and I am pretty happy with how it all came together in a daring combination of colors. Everything else still needs a lot of work. I have ideas but am looking for some pretty specific items. Plus, I can’t bear to spend much more money this month…even with that handy stimulus check supposedly on the way. I still have a lot of stuff flying around in my head that had me out of sorts. I hope to get moved into my school office this week and am thinking maybe that getting back to work will occupy the voices in my head (really it is mostly my voice with a few others thrown in).
We are home…it just doesn’t feel that way.
Posted by Administrator on 05 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Random Noise
We are at our new house in our new town, and we finally got Internet access back today. Yippee for Facebook, online shopping, and blogging. I am having a really hard time with this move. I don’t remember having such a hard time with a move since I first left home after college. I am all a jumble of thoughts and emotions as I try to sit down and think about all I have done and look into the future. I am trying to come to terms with my new identity, regaining the parts of myself I love but let slide away in the past few years, and trying to see into the future. A lot of people I know struggle with this period in their lives. I am not sure why the year after completing the Ph.D. is so emotionally turbulent for so many people, but it is. If you know why and can help guide me through this struggle, I would appreciate any words of wisdom. Maybe our minds were so focused on a single goal that when we lift our heads up out of the sand and start to live a new life, we basically have to start over with a new vision of who we are. Maybe we have trouble fitting into our old lives and yet are not sure how to fit into our new personas either. At least that is how I can best describe my emotional turmoil at this very moment. I don’t have any answers, but I hope it all starts to settle in and become clear over the next few months.
Moving Day
Posted by Administrator on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Random Noise
Tomorrow is moving day. As could be expected, the process of packing and purging has been unpleasant. And there is always the wrench thrown in at the last minute to keep things interesting. I guess my next post will be a few days away from our new zip code.
I never thought I would say that I would be sad to leave, but in the last couple of months I became part of a wonderful circle of friends that I am very sad to leave. Last night I got to go out on a date with two hot young men (friends of mine) and two of my girlfriends. We ate a little, drank a lot, and laughed a whole lot more. I had so much fun and am glad that will be my memory of leaving this town.
