A Summer Characterized by Moving

Furniture in the yard, the day we moved into our current apartment in Kingston two years ago

They say that moving is one of the top five most stressful life events, right? I never believed that statistic until now, and we haven’t even signed a new lease yet.

Oh man, you guys. I’m sorry the blog’s been so quiet. I’m sorry that I haven’t responded to your comments or commented on your own posts about what’s going on in your lives. As I mentioned in Friday’s post, I’ve been absent from not just the blog lately, but social media as well.

I said to my friend yesterday, I haven’t been blogging, and I haven’t been taking pictures, either. What have I been doing?! The answer: I’ve been anxious. I realized yesterday that this, how I’ve been feeling lately, is reminiscent of my anxiety last fall. I feel discombobulated. I feel weepy, fragile, uncertain. We started looking for apartments in June, and got serious about it in July. And now we are set to leave our current apartment on August 1- two weeks from tomorrow!

Let me tell you: I cannot wait to be in our new place. I can’t wait to feel settled again. I know that I’ll miss a few things about our place here in Kingston, like the wildlife:

And our location on a hill with some fantastic stormy cloud views:

But there are so many things I’m excited for: exploring Hudson and Greenport’s parks and conservation areas, trying out new-to-us restaurants, being so close to our friends, and a lot less time spent driving to and from work for both Andy and I.

I don’t like feeling unsettled, but I am happy about a change. I hope to be reinspired soon. I hope to bring you some more regular content soon, as well! Things are rough, but I have hope.

Thanks for bearing with me!