CynicalSunshine

I’m THRILLED to say that my boyfriend, who is very family oriented, is very seriously considering moving to the west coast. This is SHOCKING to me. He was always on the cautious side when I would mention moving out of NY. A typical response would be, “Well, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there” or “We don’t have to think about that for years”... I always thought that it was because his family is in New York and he wouldn’t want to leave.

I’m a big planner. I think WAYYYYYY ahead and, to me, 2011 is NOT that far away. I think that he’s finally realized how fast time is flying and we’ll both be graduating in a year or so (he from law school, me from graduate school).

Now he’s really started sticking to his exercise routine because, he says, “We’ll probably be on the beach in a year!” (I tried to hide my surprise). The BIG change in his thinking became apparent when he said, “I really need to find an internship that pays next summer. I’m really draining my savings. If I have more in the bank, we could just move to L.A. and then start job searching. I don’t necessarily need to already have a job to move there.” HE’S REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT (YAYYYYYY!). Not only is he thinking about it, but my normally VERY cautious boyfriend is seriously considering just moving without a “reason” to move.

This has made me so happy! I think I can attribute this dramatic change in attitude to law school. The career services department has been mentally preparing them for a terrible job market for attorneys in 2011. Articles have been written in the Times about how it will still be bad for law students. He’s definitely realized that he needs to keep a very open mind about where to apply for jobs AND that the job search process is really just around the corner. He’s also completely warmed up to the idea of living in warmer climates. I’ve been with him for 3 years and I never realized that he hated winter even more than I do!

This turn of events is FANTASTIC. It’s funny how as soon as I stopped talking about moving out of New York all the time, he totally took to the idea! Silly boy :-)

Two weeks and then I’ll be free. I think it’s safe to say that I’ve officially “stopped working.” I’m in the office but not here mentally and going out of my way to avoid becoming involved in any major projects that will keep me here late. This feels AMAZING. Just think – in a quick two weeks I’ll be starting opening a new chapter in my life. I’ll be pursuing a masters degree in an industry I’m actually interested in.

I’ve started doing some design work and have a piece completed and ready for sale – my business is going to center around paper products (cards, invitations, envelopes, placeholders, etc.) and entertaining. It feels great to be creative and hopefully I’ll have a website to show off in the next couple of weeks.

I’ve decided to go the Etsy (www.etsy.com) route for selling. It’s only 20 cents to post an item for sale and it’s a really fun and vibrant community to be a part of. The site’s goal is to have people supporting themselves through their Etsy shops so there’s lots of support and advice available through the company. It’s fantastic.