Happy New Year!

Hey, it’s 2009! The last year you’ll be able to wear those 2009-framed glasses!

A couple of year’s ago, I decided 2009 would be the year I would move somewhere new. I thought it would take a few years to research where I was interested in living and expand my work skills so I could more easily find a job. But now that it’s 2009, I don’t feel like making a major move just yet.

I applied for a new job recently. I anticipated not hearing from anyone too soon because of the holidays, but about I got a call for an interview  about a week after I submitted my resume. That was 10 days ago. I was the first one interviewed and was supposed to meet two people but one cancelled due to weather.  The woman I met with seemed very enthusiastic about my resume. I guess it takes time, but I am disappointed that I haven’t heard back yet, not even to schedule to met with the other person.

There is a lot that needs to be done to our house to make it something people would want to buy. Everything needs updating. I don’t move fast on these things because I don’t want to have to deal with smarmy salesmen and their pitches. Plus I hate to part with the money.

I am thinking the next move is to a town in the next county so that I can move up to a job slightly above the one I hope to get at some point. The next county is closer to more major cities and the state capital, so my earning should increase, but then housing costs will increase also.

Am I Moving?

For a few years now, I have wanted to move. I have never lived far from where I grew up so I guess I just want to try it out. But I don’t know what I want out of a place so I don’t know where I would move to. I live in the Northeast now so do I want more snow for more of the year by moving farther north? Or do I want to have sunny warm weather like in CA or FL?

And what would I do for work? I don’t have those immediately transferable skills like hairdressers or cooks who can step into any salon or restaurant. I guess I could look at it positively and say I have the flexibility to do a lot of things but there’s no security in that.

Part of the idea of moving is mental. I want to be someone else. Someone free to express myself without worrying about what people think or hearing what people think. If I want to where cowboy boots, I don’t want my mother-in-law saying I wear them because I ride horses as a hobby. Someone who is surrounded by people who are supportive of any kooky decision I make or thing I say or don’t say.

Am I moving is a very appropriate title as it is metaphorical. I will continue to either explore why I want to move or document the processing of moving or not moving on this page.