Maybe I'm just a slow learner, but I'm realizing that life isn't ever NOT in transition - and it drives me crazy! From 2003-2005 I lived/hitchhiked/walked/backpacked in 20-some different countries. I was constantly on the go, from one adventure to the next. I have been living in Chicago for a year and a half now, the longest I've been in one spot in like six years. And despite my permanent residency (became official two weeks ago when I finally got an IL drivers license), the transitions have not subsided. I think I'm giving up on the saying, "As soon as this season is over I'm gonna finally have _________ (time, energy, money, etc.) to do ___________ (relax, rest, start xy, hunker down on yz, etc.)." Plan B: Get used to it, and make it work.
Moving from sunny San Diego to sunny-ten-days-a-year Chicago, having three jobs in ten months, being single for five years and then dating, which led to getting engaged (fyi the worst experience of my life and don't recommend it to anyone), which then led to marriage (great decision), and moving, and living with a female, and sharing a bathroom with a female, and a bed with a female, and on and on...with a female. Many have been fun and exciting changes, but still push the limits of my emotional reserves. Most recently, I started a new work schedule, my wife went back to school, and the two-week countdown for the Fall quarter of VLI is on.
Stability. Routines. Consistency in relationships. Maybe a weekly soccer match. Regular chats with God. A date every weekend. A sweet TV show to get attached to. These things sound so good to me. I just need to come up with a way to do them while being in transition.
Any ideas?
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I recommend either The Office or Ugly Betty to get attached to and if you don't have tivo, a vcr works fine. Pick a time to watch it and make it happen! :)
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