So, we’ve got a plan. A plan that kind of just all tumbled together over the course of a couple of days. One month from today I will be in New York City. Jess, however, is staying in Alaska for a little longer. I am going to be in New York City hunting down some permanent living arrangements for dear Jess and I. Jess is going to be here wrapping up some of the last bits of getting out of Alaska.
On October 1st I am giving my two weeks notice at work. Well, it’s a bit more than that. I’m going to tell my supervisor that if the company is interested I would be willing to work part-time remotely until the end of the year. This would allow me to continue making some money so we don’t burn through all the cash we’ve been saving for the move. It would be good for my supervisor, because there are several things I do that would just be shifted on to her already very full plate. These are things that could very easily be done remotely. Ideally, they’ll go for this.
On October 15th I leave work, whether for a couple of weeks using up the last of my vacation time before working for them Part-Time or for good. That is if I assume that they don’t decide to escort me out of the building October 1st when I tell them I’m going to be leaving the state.
On October 17th at 2:30 am I get on a plane and leave for New York. Then, after two little plane rides and assuming I don’t get eaten by any New Yorkers I will be meeting my new temporary roommate filmmaker, author, blogger, college professor Audacia Ray. Audacia has given Jess and I a lot of good advice about our coming move and hopefully I won’t drive her to want to poison me during my stay with her.
From there on I’ll be on the hunt for more permanent living arrangements. Searching Craigslist from Alaska has been useful but not being able to see the places makes it a bit hard. Hopefully, by early November Jess and I will be settling into a new place together and freaking out together about that we’ve just completely turned our lives upside down.
Then, after the various holidays, which will surely seem foreign to us in the big city, on January 9th I show up at school and either start off on the path to a new career or make a really huge mistake. And that’s the most exciting/terrifying part of what we’re doing, that I might just be making a huge mistake in going after this. That’s what makes it worth doing. All the stress and the freak outs that are happening and are on the horizon are all worth it not because this could turn out to be the best decision I’ve ever made but because it could be one of the worst.
