What a year. 2011 is winding down and I can’t say I’m sad to see it go. Things will finally be leveling out in my life which will be the greatest Christmas present I could ever wish for. In case you just got here by chance and don’t actually know what I’m talking about (which is unlikely since there are about 3 people that look at this blog and they are close friends/family) let me recap. I got divorced. Sold my home. Bought another house. All in the span of about 4 months. Now, I’ll explain what that actually means. Divorce = Complete change of everything in my life. Sold my home = Handed over the first “home” I’ve ever had to another person who now begins the process of making it HIS home. Bought another house = Pull everything out of my first home and shuttle it to my new (new as in different, since the house was built in the 1930′s, it’s not new house. I use the terms “home” and “house” this way because I believe a house can not be a home until it has been lived in for awhile by a person and experiences/memories have been developed in it. Now don’t get me wrong. I really like my new house. It has weird angled doors and steps that shouldn’t be where they are. It’s considered 1.5 stories because the second floor has slanted walls instead of full opened rooms. There’s one room upstairs that I have absolutely no clue what it is there for. It’s like a bunch of walls HAD to come together, so they just hung a door there and called it a room. All of these quirks seem like the architectural representations of me. I’m not standard. I have odd and strange rooms in my brain that I never knew why they were there before. But after everything I’ve went through this past year, I’m beginning to realize that it’s okay to open these rooms up and let their contents spill out as I start a new life. It’s time to explore all of the hidden places and gather up whatever I find waiting there. Then I can put it all to good use and make 2012 MY year.

Rough night. Migraine headache pushed me to a point that I hadn’t been to in a long time. Even have the gin blossoms today to prove it. But again, I made it through and was awakened to my cell phone and some great news. Laura (my realtor) told me that the inspection updates that I requested be made to my (soon to be) house were excepted with no problems. AND, the seller may try and work with us to allow me to start moving my things in so that the day of closing on my current house, I can take possession of then new one without having to try and shuffle things around. Very, very good news indeed as I was starting to think there might be a couple days where I was technically without a home. So, fingers crossed. Deep breaths. Hopefully smooth sailing from here on out.

Got a pretty big couple of weeks coming up.  Sold the house tonight so things will be changing very rapidly.  I’ll be looking at one more towards my work location which is also closer to my parents.  That should be good for everyone involved.  Next up will be my tattoo.  Yup.  Finally getting it.  A week from Friday, Jeremy at Revolution Ink will be inking my Edgar Allen Poe inspired tattoo.  I’m crazy excited about finally getting it done.  It will most likely be the first of many, I’m sure.  I’m also looking into maybe playing some music, as in, playing for a public audience.  My bud Seth is a great singer and for quite some time he’s been wanting us to perform together.  Me on the guitar and him with the vocals.  So, I think with all of the changes that have been coming around it’s time for me to push myself and see if I can make some music outside of my own walls for once.  So, from here on out, things should really get interesting and I’ll be sure and chronicle as much of it as possible right here.