Now What?
It’s the last day of my first month in the same place.
I love my new, tiny studio. I love the small fenced in courtyard outside of it even more. I’ve done everything from watch shows to sort papers out there.
It’s nice to wake-up and know where I am. It’s nice not to have to pack, unpack, and repack constantly. It’s nice to be able to use things that don’t fit in a bag – most notably, my large computer monitor! It’s nice to be on the same time-zone as friends. It’s nice to be able to make some food myself (like hand-whipped cream and strawberries!)
This month has been about enjoying these and other nice-ities of not traveling. It’s also been about the busy-ness of getting settled. It’s been about taking care of the little things that you need when you have a home – like buying a desk and paper towels. It’s been about saying yes to a lot of lawyer work and getting it done. It’s been about organizing and automating finances and developing goals in that area.
Between the nice-ness of stability and the busy-ness of getting settled, I’m just now beginning to grapple with THE question that has undoubtedly been hanging out in my subconscious for some time: now what? Now that I’ve completed months of traveling without a home, now that I’m settled in my new place, now that I’ve caught up with (almost) all my friends…NOW WHAT?
I don’t know [yet]. I do know that there are some that I’m not happy with. Work is not sustainable. Friendships need some expansion and adjustment. Dating needs to begin. So I’ll start there and I’ll do my best to draw on one of the skills I sharpened while traveling: the ability to operate and enjoy myself in an uncertain environment.
I think it’s also worth noting that I’m not unhappy. To the contrary, I’m happy enough to identify areas in the status quo that need improvement and to believe that with work from me, they will improve.
