I just realized I still had this mostly empty blog that I had started WAY back in December. Ah, December... seems so long ago right now.
Thought I might give it another go... we'll see.
Its now April, and I feel like I'm a completely different person than the girl who started this four months ago.
Let me try to catch you up quickly;
(This part is boring but necessary.)
December- Shortly after my last posting, I did indeed get a job AND an apartment. Thank god.
I fell in love with my little house online, then saw it in person, loved it even more, and then made a huge email and phone effort to get it. Just because I wanted it. Fortunately my landlord is fabulous. She ultimately decided to give me a chance. Understood what it feels like to start over in your 30s. Told me I could have the lease before I even had a job. Thanks Jay! You made this whole thing possible.
If there was a catalyst to this change in me, it started with getting back out on my own. This house- consider it the base layer of the cake that is my life.
Fortunately fate smiled on me once again, as I landed a decent job the same week. By the time I moved in mid-December, I had a week to get settled before I started working full-time again.
My great friend Chrissy came down with Jeff and they brought all my furniture and other stuff (well, most of it anyway) and of course, Spot the Cat.
Jeff turned right around and left the same day. Eh, for the best.
Chrissy stayed a whole week. Unpacked every single box with me. Made my new house into my home. Can't ever thank her enough.
Spot hid in the guest room for the first week.
January- getting back into the swing of working every day. Paying my bills, meeting a few neighbors, spending time with my family.
February- switch from day shift to night shift in a totally confusing turn of events I'm still not sure how to explain. Nights were initially strange but tolerable for the most part. I slept a lot the first few weeks trying to regulate my schedule.
March- Now fully switched over to the night-time schedule, I find I can sleep less during the day, and still have free time to get other stuff done. Start trying to get back into old hobbies- my drawing, painting, calligraphy, everything I let slip while I was - the old me- I lose a few pounds eating less and being more active. Try to be less serious and more relaxed about my outlook. Find that I'm happier than I have been in years.
Laugh a lot.
Decide I will try online dating. Or at the very least, online friend-ing, since I still don't know anyone local, friend or otherwise, and can't meet people working these hours. Also, remembering my long term history of shyness, especially in crowds, parties...
That brings us to now.
Haha, wait til you get a load of this.
