of late

life sure is great these days. changes usually have me in a tizzy, but even at this intense rate of change, somehow i feel relatively stable. i mean, i know i'm a bit more anxious than usual these days, but it isn't what it could have been. i think it helps that the changes are all so good!
change #1: the end of grad school. those two years of school flew flew flew by. not that it always felt that way, but looking back i can hardly believe that i left colorado almost two years ago and already completed my msw. time sure has a way of warping. graduation was nice in all of its pomp and circumstance. mom and dad "hooded" me on stage, meaning they draped one of those silly decorative things over my neck.  i was mostly just worried that they'd knock the silly mortarboard off of my head. but, didn't happen. i was wishing all afternoon that my sisters had been there. i felt so supported by them during these two years of school. but alas...
change #2: my internship ended on the wednesday before grad and i returned to the same place the monday after as a staff member. i'm finishing up week two as a full-time salaried in-home therapist. and it's been good and sometimes stressful and a bit slow for now, which is all fine.  i'm at half-caseload right now and slowly working up to full. learning lots. but it was nice to start someplace that i know and am known and in a position that i've done a bit of already. but it's definite change nonetheless. and i'm so thankful.
change #3: a boy. and a great one at that. (you can ask me to share on an individual basis. i'm more than willing! but be warned: i may have a hard time shutting up about him.)
change #4: my roommate and her baby moved out this week (this change isn't necessarily so great, but perhaps it was time...). i think i was in denial this last month and was sad to see jodi and babe leave. now i'm in the "living alone in a house with minimal stuff" phase. and thinking about buying things. [ha! wandered around target last night and thought about getting a few simple things that i'm missing, but after carrying some stuff around and debating colors in my head, i just put them all back. why is that so hard for me?]  but then also not sure where my next living situation will be and what i'll need. so it's awkward. and it's nice, too. but i'm always a bit nervous about living alone here in the northside. this will probably only be for a month, and then, more change!

so, life is good. really good. and i'm reading books for fun. and getting cooked lots of delicious meals. and earning the "big bucks" (ha!). and taking care of the cutest house in north minneapolis. and getting the swing of things at a new desk. and taking time for me.

lovely. i think this kind of change is grand, but still i'm okay with things normalizing a bit, for now.