All posts tagged: Transition

The Comfort of Home

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Until this evening, I spent New Year’s Day in internet silence; and except for a run in the park, I stayed inside. I love inside. I love home. I love my stuff. So in honor of all those warm and materialistic feelings, here is a flashback to January 15, 2018: It’s happening now. Now! The Container Store came through with a design. The parts have been delivered, and installation will be complete in an hour or so. I’m stoked, but my energy is useless. I’m sitting on the couch just staying out of the way until I can jump into my favorite pastime: organizing. We came to New York with suitcases and had the luxury of living in a furnished apartment with all the essentials. For everything else, we were creative. I would vacuum the entire apartment with a dust buster. Instead of a ladle, we used a measuring cup, and who needs square baking sheets when your pizza can just hang off the edge of a rectangle baking sheet? I had forgotten ever having …

Two Years enroute to Mars

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Today is our second anniversary, and we find ourselves newly planted in New York City. For me, being here is an actualization of a dream since I was in high school. For him, the city is a perfect fit for his career aspirations. For both of us, it’s a new chapter. This city is bursting at the seams with opportunity. We feel we’re in the right place at the right time to push each other towards our best selves while enjoying the perks of the world’s best food and drink, entertainment, museums, and art. Two years ago, New York was nowhere in sight. We were headed for the hills in North Dakota. Four months later, we woke up in South Carolina with our future plans at ground zero. We fell into a bit of a mid-20s crisis. In response, I worked at an interior design firm, indulging in my creative interests, while Adam soul-searched. I know it was unconventional – working while Adam frequented coffee shops, went on lunch dates galore, and attended “cigar therapy”. …