So the monthly challenge for May was to clean and organize my house FOR REAL. I’ve been posting updates along the way, and it’s been going pretty well. It helped that the semester was winding down; so, though there was some craziness, there was also some time.
Originally this challenge had been scheduled later in the summer, but things got moved around for an exciting reason: my longtime partner is moving to Blighted Town! Hooray, we will be together again! I can’t even TELL you how happy we are. He’s going to work remotely at his current job while living with me. It only took a few years to make this work out, augh.
What this means, though, is that I have to move to a bigger place in Blighted Town, as he won’t fit in my current place, especially with two home offices to account for. We’ve already found a big place to rent, but you know how moving is: craziness. That’s why I’ve spent May trying to organize, clean, and cull stuff, so there is less to pack in the next 6 weeks.
Next up is June, CSA month! Deliveries actually started in late May but since I’m on a half-share, I will get them every other week throughout the summer and early fall, not every week. The first delivery I had, I managed to use it all (largely by cooking it down and freezing it in lunch-portions for later). This is good, as it gives me more time to complete the goals!
#2: Still drowning in tenure-related activities. And there’s a small conference I’m going to in my specific field subset after my tenure-packet is due. I sent in a partly-done paper figuring it wouldn’t get accepted (because my much more polished work that has placed well never got accepted) but I’d still get an invite… and uh, it got accepted. If I can pull off not looking like an idiot this will be great for my career, but if I can’t it could be deadly. But I’m totally looking forward to joining #1 for the money challenge later this summer. I have a ton of odds and ends I’ve been putting off!
June 2, 2011 at 3:40 am
WOOOOT! I am so happy for you. I start a new job next week that will give me normal hours and allow me to actually spend time with my partner, so to a lesser degree I totally feel your joy right now.
June 2, 2011 at 11:41 am
woooo joy.
June 2, 2011 at 6:55 am
YEAH! I know from experience how sucky it can be to have your partner far away. I think moving is the only ‘real’ way I can get rid of my stuff. I need to move! Good luck!
June 2, 2011 at 11:41 am
Moving sucks but partners don’t! (unless you ask nicely)
June 3, 2011 at 10:51 am
*snort*
June 2, 2011 at 10:18 am
Yay for your partner moving to your town!! Good luck with the move, but it’ll all be worth it once your partner is there!
June 2, 2011 at 11:42 am
It will. That’s what I keep telling myself. I hope it keeps me calmer and less crazy than the last time I moved (away from partner!). Packing is horrible but it’s for a great cause!
June 2, 2011 at 11:49 am
Yay! Delightful news. Congratulations on becoming a one household household.
June 2, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Hooray for long-term partner’s move to Blighted Town! “Reee-uu-niii-ted and it feels so goooood….”
June 3, 2011 at 10:10 pm
I could sing the song from the Muppets. “Together again… ain’t it great to be together again?”
June 2, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Whooo hooo! Congrats on finally getting to be in the same location at the same time! :) I lived the long distance relationship thing for many years and I know how draining it can be.
Sympathies on the moving though. Moving sucks. Every time I do it, I swear that it will be the last time. I’m 7 years into my current place and so far it’s stuck. :)
Good luck with the tenure stuff and the presentation. I knew from the beginning that I never wanted to go into academia but every single one of my high school and college friends has fought or is fighting the tenure battle. I know how involved, time consuming, and frustrating it can be.
June 2, 2011 at 6:20 pm
That is great that you two can live together! That should make your life so much easier!
Good luck to both of you on your quests to get everything done.
June 2, 2011 at 8:54 pm
My husband and I lived apart for a few years. Looking back, I can’t believe we did it.
It will take a lot longer than a month for me to organize my house. I’ve been plugging away at it. i usually leave this task unfinished–alas.
June 3, 2011 at 10:11 pm
I usually do too. I try and try, but every time I move I end up with one of those boxes that never gets unpacked (though it does get opened! it just contains… mysterious and weird things).
June 3, 2011 at 2:23 am
Looking back at goals–you will try to floss four times a week? that gunk needs to come out once a day in order for it not to turn to concrete-like plaque, I am told. I floss at least a half dozen times a day, maybe more. Okay, you don’t have to be me, but set those goals higher. Oh well, just floss the ones you want to keep. Congrats on the paper acceptance. Some of my best papers were rough drafts. Well, that is what grad school teacher said…LOL.
June 3, 2011 at 5:51 am
Shh… 4x a week is better than 0x per week, which is what she might go back to if nagged.
June 3, 2011 at 10:12 pm
You are crazy. Six times a day? Not even my dentist wants that. how much free time do you HAVE?
June 3, 2011 at 2:24 am
LOl grad school profs
June 3, 2011 at 7:44 am
w00t! w00t!
June 3, 2011 at 10:12 pm
That’s what she said!
June 3, 2011 at 10:35 am
Yay you! Cleaning and organizing and decluttering is hard. Moving is such a good opportunity to get rid of stuff though.
June 3, 2011 at 10:52 am
Aw yay for cute happy lovey-dovey news. :)
June 3, 2011 at 10:13 pm
awwww. Don’t worry, we’re still grumpy at heart.
June 7, 2011 at 6:07 am
I’m so excited for you. Long distance blows. It feels like being in perpetual limbo. I’m so happy for you both.