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A family of trees

Drayton Street, Savannah, Georgia. That will be my home starting September 1st. All of the decisions were set into motion walking by myself on a small bridge over the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon. It was a very beautiful place.

But it was then I felt the unmistakable tug towards the Southeast. And that was that. In a haze I sent in my confirmation and deposit into grad school, read and signed pages of loan paperwork, agonized over apartments, and yesterday, settled on one. It has a kitchen, living room, bathroom, washer/dryer, and two other rooms. It should suit the cats and I well.

In the fall I will start an art school in an urban coastal city. Did I mention southern?

This decision created other decisions. But I'm finding that by having choices and making decisions, I'm starting to feel more true to myself, and therefore, happier. I forgot what that feels like. Isn't that strange? This whole time I thought I was doing what made me happy, but then I did a few things that have made me feel really happy and alive, and it's a bit of a shock. It's nice to remember what it feels like to be me again.

Cheesy? Yeah. But that's ok.

Oregon

Wherever you go, there you are

It just goes to show you that it takes a positive mental state to feel positive, you can't just rely on good things happening in your life. For example, I had been nervous for weeks about getting into school. I find out that I get into not one, but two schools. Great right? It is great - but now I find myself over-analyzing the decision of which one to go to, and I'm still nervous! I'm flying to Oregon tomorrow and I hope that visit helps me make my choice. Why am I obsessing? I should just be happy and clear my mind and pick one. As Debbie would say: "wherever you go, there you are"

I just hope I figure out where I am by Tuesday, when I have to make my choice official.

Savannah pics

before & after

In the spirit of design*sponge, here is my most recent before & after. "Before" was a small opening footstool bought from goodwill for 3 dollars and originally from WalMart. "After" is a cute bedside stool holding my herbal sleep mask and latest read: currently Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I used purple paint and some nifty green flowerprint fabric to make the transformation complete.