Living in the Moment

22:23, as I start this post. Unusual for me as of late. I've always been a night owl, but recently I've been driven by a sudden need to take better care of my health, which has led to me going to sleep earlier. A simple fix, but not always a simple one for me. It really requires me to put myself into a certain mindset, it takes lots of preparation for me to go to sleep.

Tonight is a little different. I've spent all day doing different preparations for moving. We itemized all of our donations today, thank goodness - they are taking up half of the guest bedroom. I went in and packed my office today, and I'm so happy that I did. I was avoiding it but as I was stuck here on duty and Nick was off at parties, I didn't really have any excuses. A few Law & Order episodes later, my office was packed up into three boxes, I had gone through every file, cleaned off all the surfaces and prepped everything for someone to move in. I'm a little proud of myself for all of the prep - I made sure that things were welcoming - changed the password on the voice mail, made sure the binders were labeled. It was a lot more than anyone did for me.

I'm excited for this change. I'm exited for a tiny apartment - less stuff, simpler living. We can finally, I can finally live in a place where we've made it our own. I haven't felt at home in a place since I lived in my May St apartment. We've already got several different floor plan possibilities courtesy of having an man who designs buildings as a husband, and we've got a list of furniture that we'll likely be purchasing from IKEA next Sunday.

The job is hopefully going to be as fantastic as I'm anticipating. I've already gotten one surprise - they are giving me a phone, an iPhone to be exact, and it might even be a 5. Siri and I will be able to chat all about my college students. The Marito (Hubs) immediately stated that he hoped they bought the Miranda Insurance. He's got jokes, even if they're correct. The office looks great, and the people that work in it are almost too good to be true. For once, for the first time, in a long long time - I feel like I'm where I should be, that I'm going the right way. There are questions, there are things I still want, but right now I'm feeling pretty content with life. Even a life currently surrounded by moving boxes and Tupperware.