Time to Change

It’s time to change, and not in the cheesy pre-pubescent Brady Bunch kind of way, but rather in the pre-quarter life crisis kind of way. The change I’m making to my life is my resignation to the state of Oregon. That’s right folks, the time has come for me to return to my roots in California. I put in my two-months notice at work and have officially decided to move back to San Ramon at the end of August. 

This was a decision I debated for quite some time, but when it came down to it I knew in my heart I wanted to be closer to family. And it helped a great deal that pretty much everything has lined up to send me in that direction in just the right timing. My roommates will be moving on to bigger and better things, the number of friends in this small town Inde-Mouth vicinity is dwindling rapidly, and the daycare I work at is taking on a new form that is conducive to functioning without me. Also, I had a realization: many of my peers are reaching a time in life where they feel the need to branch out and try something new, something in far off lands--but I’ve already gone to far off lands. I left home five years ago to embark upon a personally stretching journey in wonderful Oregon. And it’s been great, to say the least, but now I’m ready to go home. 

I can’t promise I’ll stay in California for very long, in fact I’m already dreaming up my next travel adventures, but I am planning on planting my home-base roots there. With this decision made, one thing is for sure: it’s time to get on that Oregon Bucket List!