I might have mentioned that we’re planning to move. This is still happening, set for this summer. We need some paperwork from the Robot’s old job before we can look for a house in earnest, but we have a buyer for our current house and can rent for a while if we need to. If you’ve ever moved between cities or states, you know what’s been taking up all my time and brain space lately.

Our destination is Santa Fe, New Mexico. Even though we couldn’t properly look at houses yet, we spent a few days there checking out the area and doing some touristy things, and now that the kids have seen it they’re completely sold on moving. Even though the Robot and I have been all over the southwest, including parts of New Mexico, we had never actually been to Santa Fe so we were keen to check it out before committing to live there. We were pleased to find it had exactly the vibes we were looking for–all the history and art and natural beauty we’d hoped for, but with enough big city conveniences for our taste.

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You can see we did a little bit of everything. We also toured a few museums and art galleries but I don’t like to post too many photos inside those. Especially of art that’s for sale. It was beautiful, though.

The odd photo with all the Christmas lights is a quick snap of the movie they were filming on the plaza while we wre visiting. I took the picture through the plastic curtain around where we were eating lunch, so it’s not very good. It was neat seeing lighting crew and actors dressed as Christmas elves while we walked around. We saw a couple scenes being filmed but were too far away to recognize any celebrities.

I probably won’t bother you with every stage of the moving process, but I’m determined to post more frequently about my usual stuff. Quite apart from the stress of preparing to move, I’ve been working a lot on my quarantine-fueled depression stuff. I’ve been reading and knitting and doing soothing self care things, and that helps renew my energy, but I’ve been putting all that energy into reorganizing my thoughts and replacing bad habits and reactions I’ve fallen into since the pandemic started. By the time I think about blogging, I just don’t have the focus left to write anything I feel good about. But I’ve made a lot of progress in the last couple of months and for the first time in a long time, putting together blog posts feels fun again.