2008 The First Week

It's a week into a new year and already a lot has changed.

New Year's Day, my boyfriend and I had a long-overdue (on both our parts) conversation regarding our relationship and decided that, for now at least, we need to take a step back. So, we're going from girlfriend/boyfriend to dating non-exclusively. It was emotionally draining but totally necessary. We are both feeling so much better about things than we were a week ago. We've been able to clear the air. I've also realized how much putting off talking about things was affecting me and everything is seeing a bit easier.

On the third, which was my officemate's last day with our organization, my boss and I found out that someone from another department would be moving in to my office; so much for some time alone! It's really pissed me off that neither of us knew before then, as the person who was moving knew before Christmas! Just another example of the communication issues within my organization. The arrangement is only until we move into a new building, theoretically in March but I'm not holding my breath on that one. I stayed late to see if I could realize my plan for rearranging the office before the move (I'd talked to the person moving in and he didn't care one way or another). My now ex-boyfriend even agreed to stay and help me move stuff, which I really appreciated.

I did give myself a much needed mental health day on the fourth. Took myself out for lunch (steak, asparagus, a cube of potatoes au gratin, and a cocktail) and a movie (Juno). It was nice.

On the 5th, my ex and I got together to figure out our brave new world. We went for dim sum, something we've done less of since I moved last January. We had similar views on how things would work and did a lot of the air-clearing during this time. Afterwards, I was pretty emotionally exhausted and actually found myself fighting to stay awake c. 8PM. At 9, I put myself to bed for twelve hours!

Today was my first day with my new roommate. He actually disappeared all afternoon, which I've heard is more common than not. I also got a new computer, which is always a pain. There was still some reconfiguring I needed to do with the new office arrangement, but it's mostly done.

In between all of that, I've been trying to enjoy my yearly liminal time. Certainly everything is seeming very liminal right now!

Happy 2008!