It’s been two years

Posted: July 5th, 2009 | Author: Moonstar Silverwolf | Filed under: Personal | Tags: anniversary, future, reflecting, Time | View Comments

Happy Anniversary! No, not a relationship one, I’m still single, no it wasn’t my marriage anniversary, that was back in May. This is my move into my home in Alabama Anniversary. On July 5th, 2007, I got the keys to my new home. Now, I didn’t really move in yet since I was just there to set up utilities & check in. I would leave 3 days later to go back to Iowa to finish packing the rest of my stuff before moving down about 2 weeks later for good.

So, now that I have been here two years, what are my impressions?

Well, I love the winters. While I do miss snow on occasion, I love being able to wear only a jacket on the coldest days of the year. Now the summer, it’s a little too hot, not really hot, but humid and hot. I do like that it gets green earlier in the year, but I miss the color in the leaves in the fall. So in the end, the pros and cons sort of balance out in the end I think.

My job, while I won’t say much about it specifically. I have learned over the last 2 years that I love to teach, I love to teach more than I like to do theatre & one of my biggest struggles since I’ve been here is that I’m doing too much theatre without teaching. I have learned that my passion is not scenic construction, but painting & design. But, I don’t know if I want to design for this University. I’ve also learned that if I stay in the beginning level classes too much longer I’m going to grow very restless.

What I’ve learned about the culture. I hate it. There is very little to do in this town & even in this state there is much lacking. I feel like I’m constantly struggling to find passion within my own life. I’ve learned that my dislike for my job doesn’t have as much to do with the job as I once thought but the fact that there is little to do that is not the job.

The dating atmosphere is not adequate for someone my age. Most are either already married, too old or too young. I don’t go to a church, so that social situation is not available & in this town there isn’t much else.

Where does this leave me? Well, I’ve come to realize that I need to move on. While I know I could survive here, I will not be happy if I’m here much longer. So, I’m looking. I feel like I can be a little picky, but with this economy I’m starting to wonder if I shoudn’t be. My problem is I want to go somewhere I might be able to settle down in.

Will I spend my third July 4th here in Alabama or a fourth, I don’t know. What I do know is I will not be retiring here.