A New Beginning

Happy New Year!

This is a new beginning for me. Got a new pace in a new town. I’ve already started meeting people. Meeting new friends has never been hard for me. Living down here has made my life way easier.

I have some things to wrap up in Plano, but they’re easy. I have one trip up there to clear out the storage unit I rented to help with the move, and then I have no plans to be back up that way, except for maybe doctor appointments. There are a few docs I have that are worth the drive. I’ll simply make a day of it.

I think the only thing left in the storage unit is the third row seat for my truck and an equipment rack. Last trip up for a doctor appointment, I mostly cleared it out. I’m sure I’ll be surprised when I open it up.

There were some things going on the past month that I struggled to decide what to say, if anything, about. I came to the conclusion that discretion is the better part of valor, and maybe they don’t need saying, other than they confirmed moving was the correct choice. I gave it a shot up there to see if things would settle to a point where it would be worth it to stay, but the exact opposite happened, as I expected. A bummer, but what can you do?

I’m mostly unpacked. I have maybe half a dozen boxes left, not including the boxes I didn’t unpack from the last move. The problem is that it’ll all sit in my extra room, cluttering up the place. I need to find a place to send tons of stuff that I no longer need that’s too good to throw out. I have tons of pieces parts to houses – plumbing, electrical, that kind of thing, that I don’t need, and it doesn’t need to take up space in my garage. FFS, I have a PVC toilet mount that I’ve carried to three houses so far. It’s an example of a perfectly find piece that I’ll probably never need. I think I’ll get a storage unit down here to put that stuff. And if I don’t need it after a few months, call to have it removed. Putting it in the shed here, or in the extra room just delays the inevitable.

I need to simplify my life.

I have a quiet day planned with the girl, then it’s time to move forward.

I’m pumped.