It is May.
This is my first post of the year.
This is worse than the year I got married, I think. :)
It's been a busy few months in the Lawlis household, and I'm just now starting to catch my breath. In February, after months of waiting on a somewhat sluggish hiring process, we found out that Justin got a promotion/transfer down to Bellevue. We hoped to get closer to friends and family, so this was a major win for us. Two of our closest friends live roughly five minutes away, and we get to do impromptu dinners and movies with friends again. It's a blessing.
We moved mid-March into a condo that I fell in love with the moment we stepped inside (actually, I told Justin I loved it while we were waiting outside to see it). There are several features here at the new place (granite counters, deep tub, a GARAGE) I would have been thrilled with just on their own — but you put them all together and I am smitten and grateful every morning when I wake up here.
Also, I love my new home office:
We've discovered I'm also significantly less crazy when I have a place to store stuff like camping gear and Christmas decorations and bikes.
Since I quit my job at the chiro office to work Lawlis Creative full-time in January, there wasn't a big transition for me work-wise. Many of my clients are scattered all over the place anyway, so they don't care if I'm in Seattle or on Mars as long as cell reception and internet are good.
We went on vacation (pictures in next post, perhaps) with my family to Maui a month after moving, and now that we're home life is starting to take on a semi-normal rhythm again.
Whatever normal is. :)
"Normal" for us lately has been sitting on camping chairs in the living room while we wait for our couch to arrive (I ordered a 7 foot couch so Justin could actually stretch out on it rather than being all crumpled up and pathetic). It arrives Tuesday and I can't wait. Oddly enough, these things aren't designed for daily use, and they've become these low, far-back-leaning monstrosities that you can't get out of once you sit down.
Anyway, that's the update these days on Team Lawlis. Hope you are all well!
SL
