My place is almost completely empty now, after having taken most of my stuff to a storage unit yesterday and to Goodwill today.
It feels weirdly fun and liberating to live in such a minimalistic way…
Just a couple more nights here… I’ve been sleeping with the shades on my windows open to enjoy this place — the starry or cloudy sky, the full moon, the gentle sunrise — as much as possible, to soak it all in before leaving.
More Goodbyes today: I went to my office on campus and to my climbing gym for the last time (at least until next summer or autumn, when I might have to go back, either to resume my activities there or to retrieve even my last belongings).
With my move and the change so close in view now, both campus and the gym were less triggering than they used to be. Actually, I felt full of a positive, optimistic, tranquil resolution: that if I do come back to live & work here, I’ll do it only if I really want to; and if so, I want to do it free of trauma — like I used to pre-pandemic.
I also said Goodbye to another good friend this evening, right after enjoying another sunset at the beach: a friend (physicist & teacher, as well) that I made during the pandemic. A meaningful Goodbye because he knows and understands very well the reasons of my current move…
And now, time for self-care. After all these important Goodbyes and with the upcoming trip looming so close and several practical things still needing to be done, it’s time for some self-care tonight.
The Little Prince and the Fox 