New work.
New house.
New name.
Trying to settle into all of that.
I remember reading once that moving, changing jobs, and beginning/ending a marriage rank right up there with among the most stressful things in life. All at once? Killer.
It helps that I love my work and am really excited about the new house. It helps that the weather is getting cooler. It helps that the dog is getting older, and is giving glimpses of the the lovely-behaviored boy he promises to be - when he gets a few more months [years?] under his collar. It helps that I've figured out that my name is [formally] Dr. Maiden Name plus Married Name or - if they can't handle both names - then Dr. Maiden Name. NOT Dr. Married Name. They still call me Dr. Not-Quite-Married Name. They can't even get that right. It's close, mind you, but not right.
sigh.
Anyway, looking forward to moving into our 'castle'.
Wondering what I'd have to do to get the gardens to look like this.
I may be shutting this site down. I think it might be time to stop speaking personally - but anonymously. It's something that bothered me from the first, but it was a good outlet during a tough time for me. We'll see how my thoughts go. I'm thinking about it.Meanwhile - this weekend is all about packing up my studio and getting ready for the movers to arrive to start packing us up on Monday. Tuesday, we should spend at my folks house - they're out of town, and our bed will be on the moving truck - and Wednesday we should move in and spend our first night at our very own house.
whew. It's been a long, long, long, LONG road. The end of a long ending and the start of a new beginning.
I can hardly wait.
1 comment:
What an exciting time for you! Congratulations on the new castle (is that it in the picture? It's lovely!) and everything! And, best of luck...
I remember how hard it was being MaidenName-MarriedName at my first job. I remember the librarian responding to my library card, "Oh, so, you're one of the hyphens in the English department." Most students referred to me by my maiden name which was fine with me.
As far as shutting your blog down, I would miss it. But, I would also understand. It's been tempting for me, too. It's tempting to start all over... New beginnings and all that.
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