Ch-ch-ch-changes!

Today was my last day at both of my jobs.  I had been working at a library and a bookstore (do you notice a pattern?) for several years.  My fiance and I are about to move to a different city for school and just an overall new adventure as we've both lived in our current state our whole lives.  Leaving my jobs was pretty sad because of the great people I met and got to know while there, but at the same time I really am quite anxious to just get moved and settled in our new home.

However, as I'm sure many of you know, there is a certain amount of stress involved with moving.  While yes, it is for the most part exciting unless you're being forced against your will to move, like a child whose parents have made the decision to relocate and the kid doesn't want to leave his or her friends, it also involves a lot of work.  I have been forced to manage my time in a way that I must get everything done that I need to have done before we leave town. 

Unfortunately, I have never been the sort of person to handle stress particularly well.  My body reacts in two very distinctly opposite ways regarding high levels of stress.  Either I become so anxious that I can't sleep at night because I am unable to stop thinking about everything I need to do and I work like a crazy woman to get everything done or I become so overwhelmed that I hit shut down mode...... today I was in the latter frame of mind, aka horribly unproductive.

However, tonight as I wind down from my last shifts at my jobs I am feeling like I will now have a little extra free time to tackle the things that need to get done; one thing at a time.  I still have five days before we leave so I know that it will all work out and be done, but for now I should probably just close my eyes and get a good sleep so tomorrow I can have a productive day.  With the help of some very strong coffee.

Hello? Is Anyone Out There?

I find myself realizing that somehow, for some unknown reason, I have created a blog.  Despite my technological ignorance beyond Facebook, YouTube, and the almighty IMDB, I apparently stumbled my way into this situation.  Call it a desire to chronicle thoughts and experiences, a sort of therapeutic journaling that coincidentally will be accessible to the entire internet community, or an outlet for a 25 year old woman to have a designated spot to dedicate to her love of writing that will touch on all of her diverse interests and experiences and inadvertently inspire her readers.

But, lets be real.  As glorious as that all sounds, I'm really just attempting to break into the internet community beyond Facebook and my newly created Twitter account (still trying to figure it out....) to form a foundation for my writing career, and I figured that this would be the most logical way to do it.

If anyone out there is reading this, thank you and come back again soon.