the good and the bad
a woman i work with and really appreciate told me that she heard somewhere that moving is the second most stressful event you can endure. second to child birth, in fact.
i told her that i plan not to ever know if something can be worse than moving.
but i now realize that as unhealthfully as i used to deal with anger, i do the same for stress. i just ignore it, push it aside and trudge through whatever it is that i need to do. and i'm getting older and feeling the results of this method. i took a car load of stuff down to athens on a set of four days off that i finagled by working several days straight on either side of the break. I woke up after an unquiet sleep at 5 and drove down and stayed up straight through until 4am. nerves i guess.
and the stresses of taking up cohabitation bubbled to the surface. i know i have to get rid of some stuff. a lot of stuff. stuff that i've collected becuase it was simply too cool to pass up. but now sits in a bad or box in a closet or on a shelf, waiting to be donned to a new audience who'll apprecite its coolness. i've decided i can keep only the things that are oh-so cool AND that are functional in my life.
to that end, i found this awesome place where a bunch of people rent out booths and sell their vintage treasures. i pretty much have enough stuff to fill up a small booth right now. and if it turns out to be financially helpful, i can still satisfy my bargain hunter instinct. all the fun is in the hunt, you know. it's great to have treasures, but you can have only so many that matter at once.
and rob has promised to learn to make space for me despite all of his new cleaning habits. he makes his bed compulsively. and does laundry weekly. i'm not really sure what to think. is it the same boy?
and, joy of joys, i've gotten a job in athens!!! i'm going to be a pastry maker. i'm pretty excited about learning to make some tasty baked goods. and about the extra bread at the end of the day.
i also just feel like athens is going a great place to call home.
i happened to be in town for a house show and des ark played. i was stupidly giddy about it. and she didn't let me down. i felt empowered by her hairy pits as well.
oh, so exciting.
much love,
k*
i told her that i plan not to ever know if something can be worse than moving.
but i now realize that as unhealthfully as i used to deal with anger, i do the same for stress. i just ignore it, push it aside and trudge through whatever it is that i need to do. and i'm getting older and feeling the results of this method. i took a car load of stuff down to athens on a set of four days off that i finagled by working several days straight on either side of the break. I woke up after an unquiet sleep at 5 and drove down and stayed up straight through until 4am. nerves i guess.
and the stresses of taking up cohabitation bubbled to the surface. i know i have to get rid of some stuff. a lot of stuff. stuff that i've collected becuase it was simply too cool to pass up. but now sits in a bad or box in a closet or on a shelf, waiting to be donned to a new audience who'll apprecite its coolness. i've decided i can keep only the things that are oh-so cool AND that are functional in my life.
to that end, i found this awesome place where a bunch of people rent out booths and sell their vintage treasures. i pretty much have enough stuff to fill up a small booth right now. and if it turns out to be financially helpful, i can still satisfy my bargain hunter instinct. all the fun is in the hunt, you know. it's great to have treasures, but you can have only so many that matter at once.
and rob has promised to learn to make space for me despite all of his new cleaning habits. he makes his bed compulsively. and does laundry weekly. i'm not really sure what to think. is it the same boy?
and, joy of joys, i've gotten a job in athens!!! i'm going to be a pastry maker. i'm pretty excited about learning to make some tasty baked goods. and about the extra bread at the end of the day.
i also just feel like athens is going a great place to call home.
i happened to be in town for a house show and des ark played. i was stupidly giddy about it. and she didn't let me down. i felt empowered by her hairy pits as well.
oh, so exciting.
much love,
k*