A Year and 5 Days

A year and 5 days ago was the last time I posted. What transpired during that year and 5 days, I never could have predicted. The last month alone had more plot twists than most sane people would have anticipated. So what do I do with this new found space? How do I share what happened? Should this be one of those movies that starts and the end, then does flashbacks to bring the reader on the journey of how we all got here? Do I say nothing about this past year here, and swiftly get to work on two separate books in two very different genres, depending on which part of the story I’m telling? That might be the answer. My current placement in space and time will probably provide enough stand alone content. I have moved back in with my parents. Approximately 22 years after I moved out. Wow. Does math ever give you pause? I think I just realized that I was out of this house for longer than I was in the house. About 4 of those years were college, so maybe I just reached 50/50. Should I post one of those photos from Instagram? 9 months in, and 9 months out. 20 years in the house, and 20 years away from the house. Holy Schmidt. I guess it actually has been about 20 years. The 4 years in Delaware, coming home consistently for summers and holidays. Then I spent about 14 in Florida, and then another 3 in Colorado (for the most part – I’ll get to the detour later). So here we are, back in good old Pennsylvania. I’ve missed so many northeast autumns that I forgot how many trees turned red and orange. I travelled around the country, looking for magical views. My childhood room still does not provide epic sunrises or sunset, and it does show me gigantic, golden leaves. Leaves that I chose to rake yesterday. I spent so much time cleaning up the literal messes of other people, while I ran away from the mess I left in my own room. The chaos in the garage and the duplicates in the shed. My mom preserved so many memories. My dad has collected so many pieces of memorabilia. In my last 2 moves, I’ve started to learn to let go. Perhaps this is why I have the opportunity to be here now. To learn to let go, and to learn to appreciate the people who have truly loved me unconditionally. Appreciate them how they would like to be appreciated. To the next post coming in less than a year and 5 days!