My first time...

So this is my first, what I'll call, 'real blog' ... the myspace blog consisting of primarily lyrics and vague comments about karma may have led me here...who knows. I've always written privately so it just seemed logical to at some point start sharing...thus this blog. The main reason I've started now is that I'm about to undergo one of the biggest transitions of my life so far...haha dramatic, I know. It's really not that big a deal - it should prove interesting though.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I currently work at a small private college. I work as a staff member and also teach several classes. My current goal is to become full time faculty. I've learned over the past few years that my passion lies in sharing information with others. Due to the economy and a vast array of political agendas, the school is not in a position to promote me to faculty at this time.

I love to eat french fries. . . and listen to the band Bright Eyes, the singer Ryan Adams. . . watch the movies Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, and American Beauty. I don't have cable so I'm limited to the public broadcast channel for excitement (haha, jk, I get a few others too). I love to stay up late and watch old reruns of Friends and Sex & the City. I paint, make things out of metal and/or wire from time to time, cross stitch, crochet scarves but not yet a blanket.

I completed my Masters nearly a year ago, because I've yet to be promoted the loan payments are more than cramping my style :) This means that I'm often filling any free time with freelance work. Still just barely paying bills though, you see, like everyone else in America it seems today...

Anyway, so we, my boyfriend and I, are building a house (well, he is building us a house to be specific). We are probably half-way through the process. We plan to move out of our current residence - a double-wide, less than desirable rental. . . into a camper! This is the result of endless brainstorming of how to save money and still pay our bills ... moving to the camper will allow us to work more on the house (we are building, literally, ourselves - some work is contracted out but we are managing everything and completing most of it ourselves). It will also save a great deal of money. . . eliminating the rent and present utilities.

Now comes the question though of how well we will live in such a small space. We also have an American Bulldog who weighs the same as me...and three cats! plus one fish! Along with adjusting to the drastic space difference, I'm sure I'll also have issues with not have access to all my 'stuff' at all times! I'm crazy attached to the material possessions I have! I am an artist and am terrified of putting all of my artwork in storage at my parents house. Also, where is there space to make art in a camper? And what about my books...they crowd all around us in our present space, I'm dreading the choosing of which ones go into storage.

And how will I cook? I mean I realize it's possible, my mom does it like a champ when she and my dad go on vacation in their camper. . . it's just such a small stove, no oven and almost negative counter space!! I'm sure we'll adjust but I'm also sure I'll have none of my trusty kitchen appliances on hand. . .

One fantastic aspect is the location. We are building in a very quiet area located on a large community pond, however with no close neighbors. It's fantastic and totally vacation-like. But a camper for several months may outweigh the vacation-like appeal of the whole adventure. . . we'll see. . . I told my boyfriend that it would be fun. . . five minutes later I asked him to remind me of that, 'that its fun!' about 3-4 weeks in when I'm ready to lose my mind.