This post is about how I've been feeling over the past years and I go in phases where I'm super happy where life has taken me but the biggest disappointment has been in my careers (or lack there-of). But, I'm not going to focus on that today. I'm making a mental decision to be happy with where I am because life has given me so many new opportunities that I can't keep being depressed about certain aspects in my life when I have some pretty wonderful ones I wouldn't trade any day for anything.
We found this great row home in an awesome neighborhood that we have been living in for a year. It's an end unit, great neighbor, nice, however small yard for the dog and walking distance to great places. Well, the landlord tells Dave about a month and a half ago that he wants to sell it. Ugh, there goes our great place and we have to move again. But, wait! He tells us he'll sell it to us for a pretty great deal for the neighborhood. Now during all this Dave also is waiting to hear about whether or not he got this position out in DC. I like being the voice or reason and taking one thing at a time so we decided to buy the house! Of course 2 days later we hear we're moving to DC! I have nothing holding me here so we're taking this adventure while we're young to live in the nations capital! Really looking forward to it. We're buying this house and moving all within a month!
I have felt stagnant so I'm itching to go ASAP. I've been going on all of these interviews and haven't been chosen for the job and I feel it's God's way of saying "No, you're going to have an adventure. It's time to take a different route than you planned for your life." I think that has been the hardest thing for me. I had this great plan for my life and yes, I've had many wonderful things happen, but it hasn't worked out like I wanted it. I clearly wasn't taking the hints with these smalls gestures God was giving me so he had to make them a little larger like going to DC.
During this time of my plan crashing and burning I get upset because I can't control what's happening and I miss out on all the wonderful little things happening around me everyday. I give control to someone else and I like control so why am I not taking control of my own happiness and living the life I have (a pretty darn good life at that)??
I just read a blog about traveling young and yes, it is expensive and yes, the plane rides are long but how wonderful it is to experience new things and talking with people about what you experienced because I feel everyone wants to travel and they are truly interested in your experience. So, this blog opened my eyes, yet again, to loosen up, enjoy this wonderfully annoying yet beautiful ride of life. Starting with spending all our savings on a down payment and traveling across the country with a 90 lb dog and cat in the back seat to start a new adventure in the capital. So, yes fellow blog writer, travel... but at whatever age and for whatever reason! (And appreciate every little moment)
