The beauty of packing up your life and moving to a new city is that you get to have a fresh start. All the routines of your life get thrown out the door and you get to start over. Since I'm a control freak, this normally would be problematic. However, this move has very much helped me learn to go with the flow and just accept that things are going to be different. Many of you have asked what has changed the most. The thing is there are very few things that haven't changed. Pretty much the only similarity to my life before is that Skyler and Moe are still the central point. Everything else around that has been swinging and shifting daily.
I am in the process of getting into a new work routine. With me switching industries, I am very early on the learning curve of understanding how commercial real estate works and how I as a financial analyst add value to the company. I am also adjusting to the concept of work life balance. It actually exists in my life (not Moe's) and I am thoroughly enjoying it.
Our apartment is all setup but has been a huge adjustment. Going from a three bedroom, two and half bath house with a yard to a one bedroom/one bathroom apartment has not been easy. However, the fact that we have a dog park on the property AND are situated in the midst of urban life, I actually am finding myself enjoying our new home (maybe even more than our house - which we sadly still own - back home).
The other big adjustment in my life has been Moe's schedule. I am learning (slowly) to be flexible and accept that I will be dealing with non-committal responses when it comes to our social life for the entirety of his training. Although it is difficult for me to cook dinner or plan a night out and find out that he won't be home anytime soon, the real difficulty is when it impacts people other than me. For example, RSVP'ing to weddings to find out he has to work those weekends or agreeing to attend a dinner party and having Moe arrive two hours late because he got caught up in surgery. As frustrating as it is for me, I know it is hard for Moe as well as he hates being late for anything. However, everyone has been amazing in understanding his schedule and giving us forgiveness for our tardiness or for having to reschedule. Many of our new friends are in the medical community and understand life in medicine and more particularly, life as a surgeon. It has been a WONDERFUL support network for me, and I am grateful to have meet such wonderful diverse people in the short amount of time we've been here.
In a way, I think moving away from my hometown and family is going to be the best thing for Moe and I in the long run. Although we miss our friends and family terribly, this move has rejuvenated us. We have found that our social life has flourished as we jump on any and every opportunity to go out and meet new people. Living in an urban area with TONS of restaurants and bars has been an amazing change, and makes going out more fun as we never have to worry about driving.
The other change in my life is getting used to not being surrounded by family and as a result, I have come to appreciate our family more than ever. I took for granted being able to grab an impromptu dinner with them on the weekends or go shopping with my mom or sisters. However, I am excited about how our visits will change. Now when we go home, we are going home to visit family and friends. We won't be trying to juggle our time with work or chores or anything like that so the dynamics and quality of our visits will improve. Another thing I am looking forward to when we come home for Thanksgiving!
Well thats all the updates for today. Miss you all and can't wait for you all to come visit!
- Miss J
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