Change Those Bookmarks!

Have you changed your bookmarks for Princess Girly Girl yet? Then what are you doing here?? The good stuff is all going down in the "NEW" kingdom of http://princessgirlygirl.com . So why aren't you over there already? Changing your bookmarks? Subscribing to the RSS feed?? hmmm...whatcha waiting for? Christmas? Head on over there already!

New Post

I've posted a new Princess Girly Girl Post. Make sure you surf on over to http://princessgirlygirl.com to check it out, and make sure you change your bookmarks. I'm going to be shutting this site down in December and posting only at the new site then.

PrincessGirlyGirl.com...more moving

Soon when you click on a link to my blog you will be redirected. That's right, since the Princess is physically moving, it seemed only right that it was time for some changes to the blog as well. In fact, I felt it was time to purchase the domain name http://princessgirlygirl.com and move the blog to it's own little home on the web. No more 'subletting' from Blogger. Nope, no sir. An absolute place of my own on the web. Pretty cool huh?

I actually thought of doing it years ago, but would have had to pay someone to transfer everything. Now I get paid for doing this stuff...I've come a long way baby! So let me know what you think. Feel free to make suggestions. And make sure you change your bookmarks.

My beloved Patriots are on national TV tonight, so I'll get to watch even here in Virginia. You'd better believe this girly girl will be buying the Sunday Ticket next year when she's settled into her new home. Missing Pats games is worse than missing meals.

Lots of new things happening in the kingdom...I'll pop in later with a proper post.

Live! from Virginia

Yes, the princess is getting somewhat settled into a routine in her new southern location. I arrived on schedule Nov. 2nd and as planned spent this past weekend with my son at ECU. I knew I had missed him, but don't think I realized just how much until I saw him. It made it much easier to leave on Sunday knowing I was a mere 3 hours away and would be picking him up for Thanksgiving break in just a few weeks.

I've gone out with my girly-girl friends a few times already, but truthfully taking care of my business has been a priority. I really love the fact that I can truly concentrate on building my business. So many ideas, so little time. It's a juggling act trying to keep it all balanced. Of course, I know that this is just step one of my grand adventure as I have started haunting Craigslist looking for apartments in several different desirable areas. Part of this grand adventure is not knowing exactly where I'm going to end up. My friend is simply amazing for offering me a place to stay for awhile, but I don't want to lose sight of my goal. I'm a bit anxious to have my own place, even though I know it's going to be February before I can seriously begin looking for my new home.

My former landlord has not, as of yet, returned my security deposit. I unintentionally left a few items in the apartment and I was told he will charge for their removal. It was just a small bookcase tucked away in a closet and a few hidden items that I totally forgot about. Ah well, hopefully he'll return the remainder of the deposit soon so that I know exactly how much I need to save in order to expedite my move. I'll admit, I was irritated that he was so picky, since on an earlier inspection he had stated that I had left the apartment in excellent shape.

Speaking of changes, I'm seriously considering making some changes to Princess Girly Girl. I've toyed with some ideas and now am about ready to really work on them. I've made a Royal Proclamation to post here more often, and as my latest adventure unfolds it should be interesting. Heck, I may even venture back into the dating world now that yet another go-round with 'the heartbreaker' has ended. What is it about that man that keeps me going back for more anyway?

A New Chapter Begins

It was pitch black when I gingerly made my way down the stairs from my daughter's apartment this morning. I had spent the past two nights at her house after vacating my apartment in preparation for my temporary move to Virginia. I felt a bit odd leaving her and my familiar life in Maine behind. Before drifting off to sleep the night before I questioned the sanity of doing what I was doing. It flashed through my mind that I could call the whole thing off. I hyperventilated a little, before reminding myself that there were lots of good reason for leaving. Leaving my daughter behind was not one of them. At 4 am I left a heart felt thank you for her and her boyfriend for all the help they've given me with the move and I left them my love. I was missing them before I reached the bottom of their stairs.

In auto-pilot mode I got into my car and headed out. My iPod was my companion and mindlessly I drove, leaving Maine behind, then New Hampshire, then Massachusetts, followed by Connecticut.  Then, somewhere in New York I started to feel it. The freedom and excitement. How many people were able to follow adventures at my age? Here I was, driving hundreds of miles, alone with my car full of belongings. I remembered the meek little wife who didn't dare drive on the interstate...yes, that was me just 7 years ago. Not only was I driving, I was comfortable doing so. Suddenly I remembered the many dreams I had before my marriage, the ones about driving all over the country. Motherhood and a bad marriage had buried those dreams. But now new dreams of living in an area where I loved the weather, where I could afford to live and build my business. Where I wasn't sinking all of my money into over-priced rents, heating costs, and taxes. Somewhere forward thinking.  

I'm settled into a hotel room tonight, for a night of relaxation and sleep after a stressful month and a day of driving. I'll have a short 3 1/2 hour drive to my new temporary home in Richmond. And just 3 hours south is my son, waiting anxiously for next weekend when I get to go visit him. I'm smiling because although I still feel the sting of missing my daughter, my parents, my family and friends, I know that this is a new chapter in the book that is my life. It seems to be like so many books, a little slow at the beginning but it keeps getting more exciting and filled with possibilities as it goes along.