One more step back on the grid

I have Internet in this cute, little country house of mine!

My ever-so-worried dad quickly jumped on the search for the best way to get Internet where I am. We decided on one of those little things that plugs into the USB port, and it actually works fairly well (although it’s definitely slower than the connection at my parents’ house).

I also felt a bit better about my job today. The transition from parental help 24/7 when I need it to being completely on my own (minus the weekends, when I can go to my parents’ house or when Anna goes to her dad’s side of the family) really took a toll on my over the past week, but things are starting to look up.

I think I can manage… for now, at least. Things will keep getting better as I get adjusted to my new home and new job.

… and I hate living alone with Anna

I only survived one night in my new place.

I just spend night #2 back at home (which is why I’m able to get on the Internet so early).

I miss having some adult company in the house, but I especially miss living in this town. I was starting to feel a little attached to it over the past few months before taking this job, but my desire to have a full-time job and be independent overruled everything.

But I like the job I have, and it looks really bad to quit something after one month, right?

I feel like I have post-partum depression… except the “I wish I never went through with the pregnancy!” thoughts are “I wish I would’ve never moved!”

Oh… Hi, Internet!

This might have to be the end of this blog. Or, it will at least be updated very infrequently.

I’m 3 weeks into my job, and things are going really well. I finally found a place to live (a house for rent), and I’m moving there this weekend!

The only catch is that it’s a few miles outside of town, which in that area of Michigan means that I have no cable or internet.

But it’s so much nicer than things I would find in town, so I had to go for it.

A small 2-story 3-bedroom house for $500/month? Yes, please. (And it’s been kept up so well that I was really surprised when I first checked it out.)

I’m looking into the options for how I want to deal with the no internet issue, but for now I’m just going to say that I won’t have any internet for a while. I can do whatever I need on the internet at work, so I’ll live with that for a while.

I haven’t even packed up one thing for the big move. That’s what tomorrow night is for (at least that’s what I keep telling myself). At least I’ve taken care of calling the electric company so that I’ll have power when I move in.

What I’m most excited about, though, is buying all those little things that you need when you have a house (cleaning supplies, trashcans, a doormat…)

Actually, now that I’m thinking about all of this, I really need some sort of coat rack right inside the front door…

Anyway, I’ve been up way too long, and I need to get some sleep. I work until 3 tomorrow, then pick up Anna, then take her to her grandparents’, then go to an hour-long meeting for work, then… go home and pack, I guess?