So, it's been ages since I've posted, and absolutely everything has changed here! I found out in mid May that I'll be moving to Memphis after having been offered a job there (nothing writing or editing related, but a great opportunity at a really cool place—and, hey, there are always opportunities for freelance writing on the side!). Almost immediately after getting this great news, I went on back to back to back trips—first, a visit to see my cousin and her husband and then spend some time with my grandmothers; then a trip to Memphis to visit my boyfriend and find an apartment (took us three days of non stop, all day searching, but I found a great place!); then a mother-daughter trip to Rehoboth Beach. Since then, it's been all shopping and packing and getting schedules figured out (figuring out how soon I could move, when my parents would be around to help, etc.). I finished up at Macy's at the end of June, and while I'll miss my amazing coworkers, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ecstatic to leave the world of retail. The front room of our house is looking less like a family room and more like a storage unit as I stack up my stuff in there and my bedroom is getting more empty by the day. My parents will be helping me with my move and we'll be loading up a UHaul truck in just a few days, so it's crunch time now. I'm getting a little nervous as my move in date gets closer, but I'm so incredibly excited to be starting this new chapter in my life.
It may seem silly, but one of the things I'm most excited about is the food scene that comes with living in a city (particularly in Memphis, which has a pretty fun restaurant scene and some wonderful food). I'm super close to a really nice Kroger, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's (a HUGE step up from my quite average local grocery store here in my current town), plus there are a bunch of weekend farmers markets and plenty of restaurants. I've been stocking up on kitchen stuff and I'm already worried about how to fit it all in the kitchen of a one bedroom apartment (I'm already planning on putting a shelving unit in the dining room area to help store everything), but I am so excited to cook in my new place. I work wonderful hours and get off of work earlier in the afternoon, so I look forward to cooking more often, especially now that I'll have a set schedule (having an ever-changing schedule made cooking on a regular basis incredibly difficult here). John is also completely on board with my cooking plans and I'm looking forward to trying out my recipes on him (thought my dad is quite sad that I won't be home to cook for him anymore). Now that I'll be on a regular schedule, in my own space, I'm very eager to cook (and therefore post) more often, so please stay tuned!
