Packing Up & Moving Out

Well, I've done it.  I've signed a lease on my first apartment!  It's a sweet little one bedroom sort of across from the high school in town.  Out my windows I can see woods.  Beyond that is a bean field.  It's on a quiet part of town and is only a couple of minutes from the school I'm working at.

This time, I'm moving out...for real.  This time, there's no loft bed.  There's no RA.  There's no door dec.  There's no community bathroom and there's no moving at the end of the semester or school year.

This time, I'm really packing up.  My breakables were the first to find housing in newspaper and boxes.  My books and shelves were next.  My room now has an echo.  I don't much like it.

But ya know, I'm really looking forward to having my own place.  I'm excited to decorate how I want and to choose things like curtains.  This is a big step!

I'm learning that I really come with a lot of baggage.