The week before Thanksgiving, Andrew and I decided to move, again. The apartment we'd been renting was growing increasingly small, and the vibe of the place wasn't what you'd want for your little love nest and family. We'd gotten a new little kitten addition to our family, Mara Jade.
Our landlords were also growing increasingly irritating as they were going through some financial issues and beginning to harass me on a weekly basis about whatever she felt it was ok to unleash on me.
After a very unpleasant voicemail and our neighbors telling us that the land lords had disclosed some of our PERSONAL information I'd had it, off to Craigslist I went, I wanted to see what Highlands had for rent.
I opened the Jersey Shore CL section for rentals, and the very first rental was a 2 bedroom (more space HOORAY!) on the water, and very affordable. I emailed the lister immediately.
About a half hour later he had responded, he was going to be in town Saturday and would love for us to come see it.
YIKES! Holy fast pace!
They say, "be careful and choose your words wisely" when you're asking the universe for something as it works much faster than you think!
That weekend we went to take a look at the new place, it was indeed gorgeous with so much more space for our family of 4. The water front with its private beach was just breath taking to this little shore girl from New England. I mean, living on the water? No one can afford that in New England unless you're very wealthy and successful.
We met the landlord, looked around the place, and we filled out the application all that day. He wanted us in Dec 1st.
Wowzers Penny, that's a fast move for the girl who likes to plan her plans and have back up plans to the Plan B.
We packed, and worked hard, and moved in 2 weeks, giving ourselves an extra month to leave the old place in good condition.
So, here I am, a few blocks over on the water in our little 2 bedroom apartment loving life! I'm not going to lie, it was stress over stress financially with the holidays and all that comes along with it, but this year really closed out wonderfully for us. I feel very blessed and very empowered that I can do anything that I want in this lifetime.
Which leads me to my next exciting announcement(I say this as if I have readers haha).
By June, I will have started my very own organizing business. (HOORAY!) So stay tuned for all the plan A's B's C's and Z's that come with this new life I will build for myself.
In talking almost daily to my best friend; who works at a corporate job that pays her barely enough for all she does for them, that stifles her creativity, that enslaves her hours upon hours in a tiny cubicle and makes her so unhappy in her life; I came to the decision that I absolutely can not bring myself to march back into a corporate office and sit myself in a tiny cubicle.
The thoughts of 45 minutes for lunch at a specific time every day, being in at 7:30 sharp (or be spoken to if you have a late morning), not being able to get up and stretch your legs or be creative at any point in your 40 hour work week, make me want to immediately cry. That is not the life I will return to. Don't get me wrong, my corporate jobs gave me great training, and instilled some good "work" qualities in me, and saved me financially many times....but it is not the life I want to live.
I am a creative being, I am a spacial(and yes special too hehe) person who needs to live and breathe and flow at my own pace. I was never the cookie cutter student or employee, I always had different, more eccentric views on life and the world and all that the world holds in it.
This new found inspiration has me nervous and excited all at the same time! I refuse to entertain the questions and "what if's" I'm going to just take steps to the business I want to build.
My organizing business will begin with me being just a PO (professional Organizer), but I'm not stopping there. I'm going to head back to school and work on getting a therapist/psychologist degree so that I may help my clients obtain an organized life, leading to a peaceful mind. I know for myself that when my desk is a disaster, or my home has chores that have backed up on me, I feel cluttered and very overwhelmed. Its easy to get to the "where to I even begin" and not begin at all. I want to help and teach people how to avoid those overwhelming moments.
I want to encourage my clients to attack that big pile of bills and organize it so that it feels manageable, and not so that you keep covering up the pile of bills on the desk/dresser/table.
I will save the world from disorganization and all the bad habits that come with it! So stay tuned for my HUGE PLAN B journey. I'm super excited to see how it all unfolds.
Happy Organizing!
~Tatum
