as some of you might know, my dogsitting gig is up and i'm planning on moving up north.
my friend has been urging me to move up since last summer and especially so through these past few months as the area where i will soon be living is a tourist area and most businesses hire during the late winter/ early spring months.
i've got many things to set in order before i move and will be unable to get up there within the next month which would be ideal, but i'm confident in my decision to stay until my one year anniversary of being clean on april 22 (earth day) of this year.
i've got a baby shower to attend in order to support a dear friend of mine,
the aforementioned party which is not only mine but also the party of my recovery brother whose clean date is the day before mine,
and many details to attend to (syncing putting in my quit date at work, tax returns and car repairs, stuff like that.)
sometimes i consider saying 'fuck all' and just going up there with the small amount of money in my bank account,
but i know better than this now. i've moved several times with no financial cushion, and nothing is worse than not being able to support yourself in a new environment.
i'm working on saving up enough to make my car payment and phone bill for a few months if need be,
and am hoping that my tax return will be enough to cover me as far as groceries, gas, and cigarettes go.
i'm slowly checking things off of my list and feeling better about moving with each cross off the list,
i'm doinitright this time
my friend has been urging me to move up since last summer and especially so through these past few months as the area where i will soon be living is a tourist area and most businesses hire during the late winter/ early spring months.
i've got many things to set in order before i move and will be unable to get up there within the next month which would be ideal, but i'm confident in my decision to stay until my one year anniversary of being clean on april 22 (earth day) of this year.
i've got a baby shower to attend in order to support a dear friend of mine,
the aforementioned party which is not only mine but also the party of my recovery brother whose clean date is the day before mine,
and many details to attend to (syncing putting in my quit date at work, tax returns and car repairs, stuff like that.)
sometimes i consider saying 'fuck all' and just going up there with the small amount of money in my bank account,
but i know better than this now. i've moved several times with no financial cushion, and nothing is worse than not being able to support yourself in a new environment.
i'm working on saving up enough to make my car payment and phone bill for a few months if need be,
and am hoping that my tax return will be enough to cover me as far as groceries, gas, and cigarettes go.
i'm slowly checking things off of my list and feeling better about moving with each cross off the list,
i'm doinitright this time
