I'm such an inconsistent blogger, I sometimes wonder if anyone is still reading! But just the same, I like writing for the sake of writing sometimes, so I'll try to get back into regularly putting down some of my thoughts.
I guess the best place to start is personal. After years of hyper-long distance love, my guy is moving to Chicago. It didn't hit me fully at first, but my excitement and joy keep building as his arrival gets closer. I know that I'm likely to have some characteristic existential crisis - about being in one place for a while without the assurance of regular travel (which is both awesome and anxiety-inducing), about living with a long-term partner again (also both sweet and scary), about the general "what now?", now that I have the stability to focus on other parts of my life. I want to build a more normal life with my guy while keeping our flexibility and craving for new adventures - it will be wonderful to take off to new places together instead of traveling around the world to see each other, and it will be fantastic to know that we'll call the same place home. I'd love to take my career aspirations more seriously and figure out what I really want to do next, to take better care of myself by getting into a healthier routine, to cultivate deeper friendships, to become more involved in my community, and to get back in touch with my creative side. It's the start of a new phase, and I can hardly wait til he lands here in a few weeks and we begin, officially!
I guess the best place to start is personal. After years of hyper-long distance love, my guy is moving to Chicago. It didn't hit me fully at first, but my excitement and joy keep building as his arrival gets closer. I know that I'm likely to have some characteristic existential crisis - about being in one place for a while without the assurance of regular travel (which is both awesome and anxiety-inducing), about living with a long-term partner again (also both sweet and scary), about the general "what now?", now that I have the stability to focus on other parts of my life. I want to build a more normal life with my guy while keeping our flexibility and craving for new adventures - it will be wonderful to take off to new places together instead of traveling around the world to see each other, and it will be fantastic to know that we'll call the same place home. I'd love to take my career aspirations more seriously and figure out what I really want to do next, to take better care of myself by getting into a healthier routine, to cultivate deeper friendships, to become more involved in my community, and to get back in touch with my creative side. It's the start of a new phase, and I can hardly wait til he lands here in a few weeks and we begin, officially!
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