I left my family, my job, and my girlfriend to move across the country, to Austin, to explore the world, to work for myself, and to become a Complete Social Creature, aka a Normal Person, aka an Adult.
Progress. Being so far from home has freed me to act like who I want to be, rather than who people expect me to be. This is coming at the same time that social interactions are making much more sense than they did when I was younger. I understand what I have to offer and what others have to offer me, and how to frame our interactions like that. Dating is easier and less stressful, which is amazing considering how inscrutable I found it even a year ago. I’ve been working full-time on the side business, and we filled over 650 orders in September.
Setbacks. The day I moved down here, an unexpected expense wiped out a good chunk of my savings, at the same time my buddy quit the stake (poker), and the consulting job I thought I’d lined up never happened. So I’m playing with less of a safety net than I’m accustomed to, and I have to live on minimal income which is a stressor but a minor one. I haven’t been here long enough to build the deeper bonds of friendship so I need to tread carefully. But overall it’s an adventure and a great challenge and I’m very excited to keep moving forward.
I left my family, my job, and my girlfriend to move across the country, to Austin, to explore the world, to work for myself, and to become a Complete Social Creature, aka a Normal Person, aka an Adult.
Progress. Being so far from home has freed me to act like who I want to be, rather than who people expect me to be. This is coming at the same time that social interactions are making much more sense than they did when I was younger. I understand what I have to offer and what others have to offer me, and how to frame our interactions like that. Dating is easier and less stressful, which is amazing considering how inscrutable I found it even a year ago. I’ve been working full-time on the side business, and we filled over 650 orders in September.
Setbacks. The day I moved down here, an unexpected expense wiped out a good chunk of my savings, at the same time my buddy quit the stake (poker), and the consulting job I thought I’d lined up never happened. So I’m playing with less of a safety net than I’m accustomed to, and I have to live on minimal income which is a stressor but a minor one. I haven’t been here long enough to build the deeper bonds of friendship so I need to tread carefully. But overall it’s an adventure and a great challenge and I’m very excited to keep moving forward.