Use this blog as a journal of thoughts and account of daily life as opposed to solely being about my adventures in coveting things I can't afford! While all of that has its place and is very much fun to read, I'd also like to keep things somewhat more substantial, so as to make myself post everyday, even if it's just something little.
So there we are; a vow. I will post everyday for at least one month, beginning now, July 27, 2009. It may not seem like a large goal but it is for a number of reasons. The most pressing and visible is the fact that I am moving to Boston this coming Friday after spending almost a decade in New York. I am very nervous about leaving the only city I truly feel at home in, but am excited for the new adventure and feel very firmly that however much I may still love New York, it is time for a change, and I am moving into a beautiful house in Jamaica Plain with my wonderful boyfriend and our three dear friends.
The second reason is that a little over a month ago my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer. It is treatable the say, and he has started chemotherapy and radiation but was hospitalized this week when he began to spike a fever. It might not be any big deal or it might be something serious so they need to keep him there until they know more. It has been a very frightening several weeks as I, like everyone who has a sick family member never dreams that this is a possibility.
Thirdly I will need to be travelling back and forth to NY the second and third week of August for friends birthdays and a wedding, respectively which can make posting tough.
Historically I have not dealt well with change, and moving to a new city while dealing with my dad's cancer is going to be quite a bit of emotional upheaval all at once. I know that I can deal with it and have found that the practice of meditation and yoga are wonderfully helpful for times like these. I hope to begin a serious practice upon my arrival in Boston and have staked out two potential yoga studios, here and here.
That same sort of grounding is what I am hoping that a daily commitment to writing here will also give me: a chance to reconnect with myself in between all of the busy, hectic moments that moving brings, not to mention the stress and strain of an illness in the family.
Also sad: my camera is missing! I took it out with me on an expedition to Brooklyn Bowl and the next day I couldn't find it again. It is very sad. I am also certain that I have lost my passport but that for some reason, is less perplexing to me. Hmm...
Also: realizing that I can't play the "student discount" card much anymore as my Sarah Lawrence ID is from an NY-based school and might not fly up in Boston. Maybe they'll all believe I take lots of weekends home?
So in closing I am excited by this challenge!
*good night*
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