March 18, 2019
Oh wow, we have lived in Stamford for two years already! Where did time go? What have we done? What?! Two years?!
If you have read my blog during these years you have probably figured out that I have had a hard time to adjust. Ok, I had a few years before that as well with confusion and struggles, but moving to a place where nothing ever happens hasn’t exactly made it easier. I was open minded about moving, I tried to see possibilities instead of obstacles, but it has been hard.
In the beginning of this year I believed that we finally could move away from here, that this would be the last cold winter and that we could become grownups with a house of our own. Now our dream is postponed by a lot. We are staying here for another year or so (hopefully don’t have to move to a new apartment, but we’ll see closer to summer), we will have another cold winter to suffer through and I want to dance again but there is nothing around here. The ballet school within walking distance moved out of town right after we moved to Stamford, the dance studio with adult classes only has hip hop (which isn’t my thing) and sometimes contemporary and you have to be invited. The athletic club that we are members of that has a dance studio that I like to use just announced that they are closing next month. There is a ballet studio with adult ballet a 20 minutes bike ride away so I should go there now when the weather is better for biking (although this city is a scary bike place, drivers has no respect for anyone plus there’s only one way streets). And then the only option I have is to take the train into Manhattan, but that ain’t cheap; train tickets, dog walker and classes – an expensive trip.
Oh man, I need to stop to be so negative and need to find solutions. I have no choice but to stay here and deal with it so I should make the best of it. Ya, it’s time to make this so far crappy year into awesome and not see the city as an obstacle. Well, today I have to stay at home with Thor cause his un-fun stomach problem is still going on and he tried to throw up last night, so I need to find something awesome to do inside our apartment….
