It’s strange that I’d be satisfied sitting around anywhere, doing nothing, yet here we are. It’s comfort and control, peace and power. We are together to be whole, and now we find ourselves whole. Can I complain?

This is a good life. I’m excited to see what happens next.

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That almost legendary place, that mystical state on the Pacific with everything from enormous mountains to ocean to state parks, slums and huge cities, the rich and the poor. We’ll be living in Hollywood, working in Los Angeles, playing in Santa Monica. It’s larger than life. I might meet Brad Pitt. Who knows? Anything can happen!

Out west, Californee-way. To the land of hills and deserts and movie stars. To earthquakes and cocaine, Apple and oranges.

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Goals for Hannah

• Get a new job
• Go to New Zealand
• Take Matt to Disneyland
• Get a new car
• Explore switching careers to Administrative Assistant position
• Make more than $35,000 per year

Goals for Matt

• Work at a job for more than 1 year
• Enjoy my job
• Be an uncle
• Make more than $50,000 per year
• Live in Oregon

Goals Conclusion

Live in or around Seattle, Washington.

We took a look at California first. Sun, beach, most of her extended family, and so many jobs. However, at the experience level and salary we’re both currently at, the outcome would be…unfortunate.

So we went deeper. Or rather, further north. Hannah had spent several months in Seattle working at HER Interactive, and I’ve always wanted to visit, being that it’s on the opposite side of the U.S., and it’s freakin’ beautiful.

Here’s what we found on general living expenses, apartments, and jobs, just for Hannah.

I’d say it’s a good start. Now we need to work out the timelines. This year? Next year? Five years? We’ll have to see.

I’m open to advice. Leave a comment if you have living suggestions, favorite jobs, etc.

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Normally, I’d say it was inspiration striking out of the blue, prompting several months, and sometimes years, of prose and poetry. When it settled, I’d have new material to pluck out on guitar strings until I glued myself back to another task.

However, now I’ve had about two years of uninterrupted non-inspiration, I can say very honestly that the driving forces of my creativity was self-centered loneliness.

I put that “self-centered” part so it wouldn’t sound pitiable. In reality, I was so desperate for a life outside bachelorhood that I’d forget how to live in a meaningful way. Everything needed a purpose, so in those times, my “purpose” was to be alone.

Hold on…I’m not explaining this right.

I was addicted to being alone.

When I was alone, I learned more, did more, prayed more, thought more, moved more. But I didn’t want to be alone.

Looking back, I think I needed that time. I needed to sweat out the toxins. It might have made me a better person. Not being alone certainly helped.

Anyway, all that to say it’s really hard to write this blog.

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