Limbo Life

So I said it wouldn't be another month til I posted, but it turns out I am consistently and undeniably terrible at predicting the future (and I'm not just talking about blogging). There are three other drafts of this "update on my life" post sitting unfinished, because every time I start to blog about things settling down, something changes again.

Last week I was a mess because I had no health insurance, no job, and was very shortly to have no apartment. I'm just glad I was finally able to pick up my new car on Saturday (and quite proud of myself for having been able to negotiate well). I'm all for spontaneity, but everything at once is too much for my likes-planning self to handle. On the upside, I'm learning that you can still have a five-year vision even when you can't solidly say what you're doing in the next twenty-four hours.

This week, I'm hoping the job (and, by connection, the insurance) will shake out. I have the first of two interviews tomorrow to finally solidify my permanent position at Quality Partners. Surprise! I'm staying in Providence for... awhile. Even though I've already started meeting with the new team I'll be working with, I just want to see it on paper. I've been in limbo since March and I cannot wait to know what the majority of my life is going to look like for the next little bit so I can move forward with grand plans.

I'm also looking at more apartments this week. Jason and Kelly are temporarily letting me stay with them, which is so, so appreciated. But since I'm going to be in Providence for awhile, I might as well get on with it and get settled (and I don't want to overstay my welcome). Plus, I'm kind of feeling like a hobo since I'm still dragging a few things around in my car. Or maybe a gypsy since I have moved every year since I left my parents house. I am hoping not to move again until I move out of Rhode Island to a new adventure. (After all, no one likes the process of moving. It's moving somewhere new and exciting that makes it worth it...)

I guess there are perks to the hobo life though-- it is kind of amusing to see my potted plants waving to me from the back seat every time I get in my car. Here's hoping I can keep them alive though this transition. :)