back into the bag

[rivet]

I am re-coiling from my space once again, like a spider unweaving her web or Mary Poppins reversing her entry. Art off the walls, things into boxes, rooms genericized and scrubbed of my presence so that I am only a memory here. I've done this so many times, but it still surprises me how quickly I can revert a space from 'mine'. A tiny bit sad to

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[tatjna]

I feel a bit weird about you having a partner you're planning to cohabit with, and I haven't yet met him.

Not that I'm your mother or anything, but it speaks of a distance that is unsettling.

[rivet]

I feel quite similarly on this issue. I burned through my NZ trips dealing with the house last year rather than having fun and connecting.

My job is a bit on the ropes right now, and I'm afraid to take any more time off beyond this trip, which was scheduled 6 months ago. Of course, the decision about whether or not I have a job after my contract is up in August is unaffected by my presence at work, and I'm stressing over something totally out of my control. I'd like to bring him over before Christmas, but I don't know if that will happen. But the plan is definitely to come over for an extended stay at Christmas.

[tatjna]

I am hoping to persuade Dr Wheel that we need to go to Seed this year. While not exactly an intimate catchup environment, with you I don't think that matters.

[rivet]

That would be fabulous :)

[randomdreams]

Hey, happy birthday!

[rivet]

Thank you :)

Re-coiling

[edm]

As a reframe, the flip side of it being easy to revert a space from "yours" is that it's also easy to make a space "yours". (Maybe "packing in" is not as quick as "packing out", but it's still comparatively quick -- compared with, eg, how long you're there.)

I share tatjna's weirdness about the idea that you have a partner that you're planning to cohabit with -- but in my case I feel like I also skipped the chapter where you had a partner, and that they are called Jasper. So congratulations, BTW.

Ewen

PS: Happy Birthday!