I wrote this last night…

I sit here on this Sunday, July 30th, 2017, eating a salad, basking in the effects of my day filled with yoga and hiking, waiting for Game of Thrones to start… and I just realized that an entire month has passed. I meant to write this blog a month ago, let the world know what’s up. But I’ve been a little busy.

One month ago, I made the big move back to Boston. Yes, that’s right. It wasn’t a mistake, it wasn’t an emotional thing, it was a carefully and deeply contemplated life decision. And it’s no surprise to me, I’m really happy. This is where I always wanted to be. I think I just needed to shake the snow globe that is my life in order to figure that out for myself. I have endless respect for my friends who are building lives for themselves in places like NYC and LA, but that just isn’t for me. It never was. I love knowing what is and is not for me. I love seeing others do the same for themselves, even if it differs from my true north. I think that’s one of the only things we actually have control over in this life. We can’t control what happens each day we wake up, but at the very least we can place ourselves somewhere that will nurture our best selves, help us to thrive and grow. That’s what I’ve done for myself now.

It’s wild how fast time flies. But I won’t go there, because I think one of these little blogs is actually titled that way. Ha. So, I digress. I’m here, back in Beantown. And if I could say one thing to this past year I spent in NYC… personifying her as if she were an ex lover, I would say,

“Thanks NYC. It's been real. You taught me to get my shit together, and in a lot of ways helped me to find myself. It's almost been like a relationship. We've gotten quite intimate, and I got to see the best and brightest of you as well as the dirtiest, grossest parts of you. I guess it's just over because I realized you're not what I thought I wanted. I grew out of you. But I know you'll always be there, if it is meant to be.

As of now, I'm in love with Boston.”

As I sit here in my nook of an apartment, I’m starting to appreciate the scope of things, the fact that the world is vast and I’ve only dabbled in what there is to see and do. I’m so small in relation to that, taking on such large changes, so it will take me another moment or two to process, recalibrate, recover, and then to really build something here, whatever that might end up meaning. Truly, I do not know. I didn’t even know I would be where I am today a few months ago….

So here are some highlights of this truly epic month.

Also, some epic quotes that have helped strengthen me in this transitional time.

“Sometimes the balance is in the imbalance.”

“It’s not HOW will it happen.. it just WILL happen.”

“There is no center without the edge.”