move out of Ohio

It was in the Fall of 1975. I had made a miraculous reconnect over the phone with a friend I had been looking for over several years. I quit my job, packed a duffel bag with camping gear and minimal clothes. I emptied my bank account, bought a one-way ticket to the Bay Area, I left an apartment fully furnished and I gave my car to a stranger. The next day, I had an ex-boyfriend drive me to the Columbus International Airport and I got on that plane and I began the adventure of my life.

Growing up in Ohio had been so utterly awful that I have never regretted leaving. I may not have brought a lot of physical baggage, but I had a ton of emotional baggage. Finally – I have worked through most of that and am having the best time of my life.

I think i would have accomplished this goal sooner but i just signed up for beauty school.Its a 14 month program but they said if i dont miss any days or take of school i could do it in 12. of course i’ll have to retake the state board exam in whatever state i move to but thats not really a big deal.SO when i graduate im gettin’ the hell outta dodge!

But I doubt that it will happen this year. When I added this goal, I was thinking of going back to England for at least three months, but that feels like it would be a mistake (besides, I still don’t have my passport taken care of).

I grew up in Ohio and although I know I could of lived in more boring places, I really am ready to get the hell out of this state once I finish college. Only three more years!

do this with a quickness

Achieved the moving in with my Fiancee and moving out of Ohio goals in one fell swoop. We’re in Chicago now, and we love it!

pay off debts, save money, travel to find where. i like the city. i want to stop pretending i am my mom by liking the country and gardens. i need to be me, not what she wants me to be.

What can I say other than I didnt appreciate what I had until it was gone. Now I live for vacations “home”.