Moving on up...

This week was such a blur for me, even though I stayed in on Friday and Saturday night.

My friend Sara is finalizing her preparations for her cross-country move to San Francisco. I was pretty much at her house every day for a week, hanging out with her while she packed, cleaned, and repaired her home (that she owns). As much as I wanted to see her, my secret priority was to spend time with her cats, both of whom I adore.

Earlier this week, the dude and I also decided that we will no longer be roommates once our lease is up at the end of July. We had been deliberating our decision back and forth for a few weeks and we both agree that this might be a good time for us to continue to date while living separately. Living together with a significant other is/was a new experience for both of us but the great experiment is coming to a close.

I've been in the same place for nearly four years now. This house will be tied with the house in Texas for the title of "Residence-I've-In-Lived-The-Longest." Four years in this house; eight years in Pittsburgh.

Needless to say, I have some anxieties about moving. I've only definitely known that I am living alone for four days and I've already arranged a viewing of an apartment for this week (and inquired about a few others). The lease doesn't end until the end of July, but I like to be ahead of the game.

The internet searches I have attempted have not been helpful in preparing me for what needs to happen before the move. Our current house also has to be put in "apartment-showing" shape in the next week. In order to do this, I have to get my shit together on my own.

Blogging my way through this experience/ordeal will hopefully help me keep my sanity (and keep my insanity away from my relationship).