Making the Internet My Accountability Partner

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May was tougher than I anticipated. I have moved a few times in my life and I do not remember it being this stressful. I’m sure it didn’t really help that previous moves occurred over the span of a day, so it may have been a lot on the moving day but at least it was contained. This time I made daily trips for 12 days to pack and bring stuff to the new apartment. There was always something still hanging over my head, until the day when I planned to move the last big pieces of furniture and live in the new place full time. Even after that there was still some stressors with getting furniture that I didn’t have in my previous place, like a guest bed, a table, nightstands, and a couch, which we still have not gotten.

Add on top of that my youngest sibling graduated from high school so I traveled 8 hours by car to visit them. I’m grateful to have a bit of a break but this summer is still pretty busy. For June I only have a friend’s wedding and my partner’s mom’s birthday. Then July gives me no breaks. I have a family reunion, a friends, engagement party, and my partner and I’s one year anniversary.

Finances are always stressful but I’m trying to talk myself out of the stress. I know I have a plan that I can manage but not having all the bills paid down on day 1 makes me worry about what ifs. I’m learning to trust myself and trust my plans. A good part of the reason I’ve hesitated to post, is that there feels like no real update. The most I would have been able to write about is complaints that furniture can be so expensive and it really adds up when you’re trying to furnish 90% of an apartment at once.

Hopefully things can get back to normal soon.