Today’s Blog — A Chill, Uneventful Day

Today was one of those quiet, uneventful days that don’t sound exciting on paper, but still feel really good to live.

I started the day at the gym, which has become a nice anchor in this whole moving-and-settling-in process. It’s familiar, grounding, and gives me something consistent while everything else is still in flux. After that, I worked for a bit, and in between I drove around looking for rental properties — still in that “get to know the area” phase, feeling into different neighborhoods and what might eventually feel like home.

While I was working, I sat in the sun as much as I could. It was 82 degrees and sunny, and honestly, that alone feels like medicine. The warmth, the light, the blue sky — it does something to my nervous system that I didn’t realize I needed this badly.

After work I came back to the house, ate something quick, and then spent a little time running around outside with Charlie. He’s been loving all the outdoor time and new smells and space, and watching him be happy honestly makes me happy too.

Then I had a long Zoom call from 7:30 to 10:30, which wrapped up the day. Nothing wild. Nothing dramatic. Just a full, simple day.

I’m also really excited for tomorrow evening. I’m hanging out with a few people I know — one friend who moved here from Minnesota years ago, and a couple people I usually see when I’m in Toronto. I didn’t realize how much I needed to see familiar faces until now. There’s something really comforting about being able to get (and give) a hug to someone you actually know.

It’s a little lonely living somewhere new where you don’t really know anyone yet. Very few people at the gym speak English, so making friends there hasn’t really happened yet — at least not in any meaningful way. I know that will come in time, but right now I’m just really grateful to have a few familiar humans around.

I’m still really loving it here. A lot is happening internally — emotions, processing, integration, letting go of old layers and adjusting to new ones — but it all feels a little lighter here. The sunshine helps. The space helps. The change helps.

It’s not that everything is suddenly perfect or resolved… It’s just that it feels like I’m in the right place to let things unfold.

And for now, that feels really good