Life Update: We’re Moving!
First let me say it’s huge for me you’re able to read this update here. I’ve been planning the launch of this site for a long time. Like a real loooong time.
I’m talking the number of posts collecting dust in my drafts is embarrassing. For one reason or another I haven’t been in the space to fill this one here appropriately so I held off - for a WHILE.
Some of you know I’ve worked full time as a pharmacy operations administrator for a few years. In that time I’ve juggled baking, crafting, solo-parenting and trying to get my footing in the ever evolving world of Instagram. Well, it’s very apparently not easy and the dominator of that balancing act has always been my full time job.
Until now…
10 weeks ago I took a leap and submitted my notice to resign from my job!! Partially because there are some life changes at play that made that make sense, but mostly because I’d gotten incredibly tired of circling the proverbial hamster wheel and finding myself too tired & short on time each week to enjoy what pieces of my life that job left up for grabs. It was costing me more in sanity, creativity & joy than my job would ever have been willing to pay me.
Last Friday I clocked out of corporate America, God willing, for the last time. Ya girl is officially a #CorporateDropout.
I had a friend ask me yesterday (over a lunch I wouldn’t have had the time for last week) how I was feeling about it all. To be honest I feel good. There is some anxiety around the loss of perceived stability shifting under the surface but I’m currently excited & busy enough to not be overwhelmed yet.
One of the things keeping me immediately pre-occupied is purging and packing up our apartment. In just two weeks we’ll be toting most of what we own to Connecticut, which will be my first permanent move out of state as an adult. The only state Solana has lived in. Away from our friends, family and all else familiar. I haven’t sorted all my feelings about this one just yet.
Why Connecticut?
Fred, who will now forever be called Father Sunshiine , works and as a result of lives in Connecticut at least 3 weeks of every month. While we’ve navigated the two households and long distance family dynamic over the last few years it’s worn out it’s welcome. So we’re finally check reunifying our family off our wishlist!!
In the last week or two I’ve entertained thoughts about how we’ll fill our time once we get to Connecticut. Being home again this summer and being the new kid on a new block is a little unnerving. But we’re not so casually adding house hunting to our plates and I anticipate that being incredibly time consuming in the current market. So far - new “job”, new state, new home and I know someone came here hoping for an announcement of a new baby and I wouldn’t want to disappoint.
But sadly I am, hahaha. Our family is growing but by one more….. degree!!
After too long to disclose I am once again registered to return to school this fall to finally finish my bachelors degree. It has been so very long in the making and with so much forward moving momentum in my life right now the timing just feels right. At almost 33 I know what I want to be when I grow up and am so excited to be taking steps toward getting there.
Preparing for these changes over the last couple months forced us into a space where we were able to be present to enjoy some pretty special moments with our friends and family. I’m so eager to share some of those with you and will be working on some dedicated space here for them!
In the meantime I know there is so much I’ve missed happening with and for everyone and I’m so excited to get caught up! Tell me something you’ve been excited for, working on, pushing through or celebrating either in a comment below or join the conversation here!
Thank you for reading..
xoxo
Alise.Marie