moving along.

Things are moving along. Slowly, but surely. I'm feeling the urge to get a thunderstorm tattooed on my wrist; thunderstorms are so heavy and violent and powerful, but when they pass, the sun comes out, rainbows pop up, and the earth is refreshed by the rain. They're a symbol of power and hope for me, and I need a little of that right now.

My significant other is moving out. We haven't worked out the details yet, but we spent a good hour sobbing in each other's arms the other night and decided that, rather than calling the whole thing off and going separate ways, maybe just separating physically would give us both time to breathe and figure out what we need. It's scary and sad and big, but it's movement, and movement is so important.

I've been trying to be more aware of my bills, too. I sent away for another credit card that offers a year and a half without APR on balance transfers, and I really need that to get ahead on my credit card; I hope it helps. Now my payments will go to the principle. I also called around car insurances today and ended up discovering that what I pay isn't too high, and I actually have really good coverage. I'll only be able to lower it by just a couple dollars a month (I pay monthly rather than every 3/6 months) but it's something.

I had an absolute explosion of joy the other night: I sold something on my Etsy shop. TO A TOTAL STRANGER. You'd think that last part isn't terribly important, but it is. Friends are good people and they support you, but a total stranger (on the other side of the country no less) doesn't know you and YET SHE STILL BOUGHT A YOGA MAT BAG. God, I'm just stoked.

I've also decided to start another blog. It's completely about nature, and once it's up and running it will feature current news, articles, activities, and hopefully photo contests and that kinda thing. It's really a response to the fact that at my job, our useless ED won't let us have a blog to keep updates about things that go on there. So, I thought well fuck it, I'll do it on my own. There are no names so I can't be affiliated with my job site, but it's fun to write about something I really love.

At the moment, I'm just trying to stay afloat. My best friend on this coast is leaving for Morocco in just a few weeks and I'm kinda devastated. She's so incredibly amazing; at the drop of a hat, she's ready to go anywhere and do anything with me. We spent an awesome weekend in Sequoia National Park, we picked huckleberries together, and she's going to teach me how to make blueberry jam. This woman has been both my best friend and a mother to me out here. I'm really gonna freaking miss her. But I'm also excited for her to have a big adventure.

Sorry to those of you following along if this post is just painfully mundane; I'm just trying to keep my head above water high enough to see my next move. Thanks for reading. :) Also, if you're interested in the nature blog, shoot me a comment or a message (@gmail) and I'll send you the link.

Hope everyone has some sunshine to enjoy...