here's the thing about deadlines.
they suck.

but they are a fantastic motivator.
often i get pushed right up against them--like really, uncomfortably close, to the point my nose starts to flatten a bit.
but after i finish up whatever it is, i feel like i could just about fly.

i am all moved.
it took a very stressful weekend, but it's done.

...

i feel like i can breathe again.

i have room.
i can't see my whole entire living space from one spot.

there is light.
the walls and ceiling are not pine-paneled and therefore do not suck up every ounce of light that enters.

it feels like home.
i am not even all unpacked yet and it feels like home.

it inspires me.
there are projects i want to do--can do there.
i have even started a list!
after 1.5 years of living at my old house, i never once felt inspired to work on anything.

...

and it took getting out of my old space to realize all this.
with that perspective i realize my old house has something off about it--something lifesucking and uncomfortable.

i am so glad i am no longer there.

do i seriously fit into size 2 pants these days?
that hasn't been the case since, oh...about 9th grade.
but, 3 exchanges later [by mail. joy.] here i am, wearing size 2 ae jeans.



either this is clear cut evidence of MAJOR vanity sizing [likely], or my diet's lack of high fructose corn syrup has done miraculous things.

it leaves me wondering, what do truly tiny people do?
maybe that explains the advent of the ridiculous size "00".

i move in four days!
there it is, big and orange, in all caps on my calendar: MOVE
it will be a bigger house, proximity to town will make things walkable, cheaper rent, the water will be drinkable, my cell phone will work, i will be able to get internet.
so, basically i will be moving into the 21st century.
it's about time.

first i have to figure out how to get my lawn mowed.
the lawnmower i normally use is broken.
i may have to grovel before my neighbor--or pay someone else to do it.
now that would be hoity-toity.

on another note: why is it feeling like early spring up here...in JUNE?!
yes, it's a northerly area, but this is uncalled for.
some vitamin D would be nice.

saving money is hard.
it's even harder when it's an exorbitant amount.
like, enough for a big, fat down payment on a new car.
behold:



well, that's what i'm hoping for anyways.
a 2005 honda civic [pre-ugly new body style].
this all depends on whether or not a decent one happens to be floating around the duluth car market come fall.
and whether or not i have achieved my monetary goals.
we shall see.