I realized earlier today that I had enough thoughts to put together any entry into the ol' bloggy blog. Life has been a whirlwind of change for me lately. I would be lying to say that it has all been a smooth process. In keeping true to my nature, I chose to make my move to Milwaukee truly as complicated as I possibly could. This includes moving in multiple phases (3, assuming I can move all my goods at one time, otherwise we are looking at 4+), adding a far away dog show with way too many obligations to way too many people, squeezing in a last minute camping trip, and waiting to organize the room I was leaving behind until precisely the last minute. Additionally, my car decided that now would be a good time to start acting up after seven steadfast and wonderful years such that last minute diagnostics were required and still continue to be an issue. I would be remiss to neglect to mention how certain aspects of dog breeding have also created an atmosphere of warfare lately, because certainly when one is on the precipice of a life-altering move or career change, they should engage in futile arguments with narrow minded individuals of which one can never win using logic. Also, I thought this would be a good time to switch birth control methods, sending my hormones into panic mode, replicating the death spiral of a kamikaze pilot. And lastly, I also presumed that the best time to quit smoking is when your life is in complete chaos and you have been uprooted from everything you know to be true. Yes, welcome to the world of an air sign. :)
However, in light of all this chaos, I have had some really profound moments that lead to some blog inducing thoughts. One of those thoughts was how easy it really can be to remove some stress from your life, even when faced with said precipice. One such method is deleting people from your life (e.g. the Facebook) and simply stopping communication between yourself and them. Simple. Effective. Instant win. Another method is to just drink a beer and think about how good you have it and how much better things are going to be in a short amount of time. But perhaps my favorite method for reducing stress is spending time with my mom, and just being really frank about how almost none of the bullshit that bogs us down even matters. When these such conversations occur on the eve of those life-altering precipices, you allow yourself the ability to free your mind before jumping. Free minds grant you the freedom to enjoy the view.
Week one of city dwelling and commuting and working 8-5 and learning the equivalent of Mandarin if you have never bought a home and trying to impress the new bosses and team and trying to be a good roommate and sleeping on a floor and waking up around 6 and ALL THE OTHER THINGS that come with this move is nearly behind me. I love it. I am being challenged at work finally and I am thriving. I am learning things way ahead of schedule. My only frustration is not being able to learn more. I love being among the beautiful old buildings and gorgeous views of this city, yet still near parks and rivers and the lake. Milwaukee truly is beautiful. Moving and starting a new life has also forced me to eat better, due to lack of funds, energy, and time to do otherwise. This makes me extremely proud which in turn boosts everything else.
The romantic side of my life has also been extremely interesting lately, but definitely not in any productive manner. I have decided that, for the benefit of everyone else, I will be starting an anonymous dating blog. Since it's anonymous you won't know about it until I am rich and famous, but I will tell you this: if you stumble across a blog that is written by a 20 something in Milwaukee that makes you laugh your ass off and doubt 95% of what the writer is sharing, you may have found it. It is that ridiculous.
