I must be the biggest paradox of an individual (everyone likes to say these things about themselves). I’m equally as likely to get bored with living in one place as I am to cower on the bathroom floor and hyperventilate because I can’t cope with change. Is anyone out there feeling this?
On Friday, I got a couple of vaccinations. One of those happened to be for Yellow Fever. Luckily, I’m just apparently highly sensitive to all side effects that come with such things and I felt terrible all weekend. That could be due to the fact that it was unbearably hot all weekend in Edmonton, but I really believe that I had a fever to go alongside. It’s a terrible way to be when you have to move furniture and clean your oven and bathroom.
It’s funny, when you move into a place, you really have no concept of the things you will need to do when it’s time to leave. You accumulate stuff, put off cleaning underneath the oven (a bad call), and let the bulbs burn out one-by-one. Then, when it comes time to deal with all the junk, you wonder how everything went downhill so quickly–it’s only been a year, after all. Maybe it’s just me.
The other problem with moving is the irrational sense of feeling like you didn’t do enough: I never made it to this restaurant. I didn’t do this trail or visit this park or go to this region. Did I spend enough time in the mountains? Suddenly, what you did do doesn’t matter as much as what you didn’t. Even if what you did do was pretty spectacular.
Climbing on slabs in Jasper National Park
There’s a lot of upheaval going on about right now and I really didn’t want to find myself neglecting this space. It’s come to be my greatest escape and comfort–the thing that’s gotten me through a very confusing time. Life is about to change again, and I honestly don’t know how things will look in a month or two or three (that’s a good thing!). Hopefully, if you’re reading this now, you’ll stick with me to see what happens.
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All change can be nerve-wracking , it’s a step into the unknown, so as excited as I get there’s always a butterfly or two in my stomach… But change is a good thing, you can’t start the next chapter in your life if you keep re-reading the last one, I wish you the best of luck! <3
I love that! I’ll have to keep it in mind–it’s time for me to move on to the next chapter. Thanks 🙂
Exciting! I wish you the best of the luck – no matter where the wind may take you!
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Thanks Polly 🙂
Moving is rough, no matter how big or small the move is! The past week I’ve been slowly (and painfully) moving my life into my new apartment. The apartment is literally around the corner from my old house, but it doesn’t make it any less difficult. And I’ll be the first to admit, with all this change, my blog has suffered. Pure neglect!
Try to stay motivated Marie! And best of luck with all this change!
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It’s funny, I thought leaving my job would make me write more, but it turns out that being out of a routine can make you lazy. Moving is definitely tough no matter what! Good luck–I hope everything is going more smoothly now!
I completely relate to all of this! I find myself itching to move nearly every year, but then the moving process nearly drives me crazy. I hope you got over your vaccine side effects. I didn’t end up getting yellow fever, even though I probably should have, because I was too afraid. Oops. Good luck with the move and your new adventure!
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For me, Yellow Fever was a necessity–not for health, but for crossing borders. E.g. you can’t enter Bolivia if you just spent time in Ecuador and don’t have the international certificate for Yellow Fever. Expensive, but it’s good for 10 years–and I was only sick for a couple days (and that might have just been the heat at the time!).