What’s up?

Sooo, let’s slow down a bit and I’ll catch you up on what has been going on in my life recently. It has been pretty crazy for the past few weeks, as I’m sure most people’s lives have been. My dad’s last day of work was Friday, and he is now retired (yay!), but that means my parents are moving to our beach house for retirement. And since my brother and I are home from college, that means we get to help them move… We are moving from Greensboro, NC to Myrtle Beach, SC, so my extended spring break consisted of packing boxes, loading them into cars or U-Hauls, and driving 4 hours to Myrtle Beach. Over and over and over. We just finished clearing all of our stuff out of the house, leaving behind furniture to make the house look nice, and it is now on the market! Hopefully, that will make some things slow down now and we can just work on settling into our beach house, which is still a challenge because we have to incorporate junk from two houses into one.

Now let’s move on to how all of this isolation/quarantine craziness is impacting my life. The home photographer came to our house on the last day that they legally could in NC, so our house went on the market just in time. People are not allowed to come see the house in person, but hopefully seeing it online will be enough for the house to sell. We can finally stay in South Carolina for a while without needing to go back and forth to North Carolina, so a lockdown won’t be too detrimental for us. My second brother is in Clemson still because he had to get to wrap up his research and wants to write his masters thesis without us distracting him, but I am guessing he will come to stay with us in Myrtle Beach soon when he starts to get bored all alone. Our house is right on a pond/lake thing with a walking path around it that has been super busy, so I shouldn’t go too stir crazy because I can just people watch from the safety of our balcony and walk my dogs whenever I get tired of the house.

Classes online will certainly require an adjustment period. I am having a hard time staying focused and motivated with all of the distractions of my home, but I am hoping that I will get used to it. I am thankful that I have reliable internet access and I am in the eastern time zone, so I am not too worried about logistical issues. I am not the best at using technology, so that could become a problem at some point, but it will be a learning experience. I have one midterm that was somehow moved to be a week earlier than originally planned, so that it interesting to me. I do love that my dogs can keep me company during class! I am also glad that I get to cook and bake in my own kitchen and don’t have to go to the dining hall for every meal.