One more life event completed - I have a car coming in to the dealership in early June so I will no longer have to depend on the 2004 Camry I've been using. As wonderful as that car has been, it will go back to live the rest of its life out as my parents' second car, and I'll be the owner of a brand new car which will hopefully last just as long! The price was fair, I didn't pay for anything I didn't want, and I did the entire negotiation alone and stayed calm. I always think that I can't do things like this. Most of the time I prove myself wrong in the best way.

I also have drapes up in my bedroom for the first time in my life. As many things as I miss about the city, the activity, the food, the excitement and possibilities, I'm rediscovering nesting and working towards adult things I could never have afforded in NYC. Plus working from home means I can actually enjoy my home and not treat it as a hotel room to shower and sleep.

Friday I'm commuting into the city for my first day of work in the office, and while I'm looking forward to it, it's going to be a LONG day. Tentative plan is to be on the train 6:15, 7:15am at the latest, then working all day and we're doing a department dinner afterwards so I won't be home before 11pm at the earliest. I keep telling myself that it's only one day though. I can commute, work, be social, and will remind myself that I'm more capable than I give myself credit for. If I can negotiate a car and an apartment, I can handle this too.