Bits Of My Weekend
Moving weekend. My brain and body hurt like, whoa. The new place is amazing, we (including Wendy, who is so good at moving) are so excited about being here. And so, so tired. I cleaned the old apartment for SIX hours on Saturday. I will never have an all-white apartment again, especially near a beach (sand! every! where!). We are not messy people and only lived their for seven months! How do the Swedish make it look so effortless? Ha.
I’m nervous and pumped about my first week as a freelancer. Being in a new apartment that I’m constantly tempted to work on fixing up is hard! My coworkers gave me a lovely send-off on Friday and I worry about keeping up with human interaction throughout the week. I need to force myself to go work elsewhere on my laptop now and then and meet up with people for lunch. It’s a whole new world…
August 1st, 2011 at 8:10 am
congrats on the successful move! we’re headed to a new (bigger) apt in september, which is going to be all sorts of awesome for renting a moving truck (heh), but hopefully everything goes as smoothly as it did for you. wendy’s such a trooper!
also, that last shot is just magical…those colours! are the sunsets always that beautiful in LA?
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August 1st, 2011 at 8:16 am
congratulations kate! can’t wait to hear all about your new world.
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August 1st, 2011 at 8:31 am
Congrats on the new adventure! Your new apartment looks awesome!
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August 1st, 2011 at 8:34 am
aha! the twine jar! good luck with your first week :)
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August 1st, 2011 at 9:59 am
Best of luck with the first week. It’s great you have friends to meet up with – definitely do that if you can. I remember I stupidly decided to go freelance AND move away from everyone I knew (cheaper rent) all at the same time. It hurt being alone all the time. I still don’t know anyone in my new location, so if you do know people where you are, def meet them for those sanity breaks! How totally exciting for you!
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August 1st, 2011 at 11:30 am
Good luck on your first freelance week! I’m on week three, and definitely need to figure out how to get out of the house each day. I hate to pay for coffee every day, but I think a daily outside break would be good!
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August 1st, 2011 at 11:48 am
Big congrats on the beginning of an exciting new venture! We’ll have to grab lunch soon now that we’re neighbors…
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August 1st, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Yay for freelance! I’ve been at it for about a year and a half now, and I highly recommend making the effort to be around people when you can. Even if you can’t work around them (I have a tough time working in a coffee shop), make the effort to meet working friends for lunch, or get out for a walk to clear your head. If I stay in my apartment all day working, I’m a useless zombie when I try to socialize in the evenings. Ha! :)
and ps – the photo of Wendy’s feet is the best thing ever.
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August 1st, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Your kitty is too sweet!
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August 1st, 2011 at 2:45 pm
I’m so, so stoked for you Kate. I too come from a family with lesser ambitions. And the day my mother pulled me aside and said I was different made my heart thump to no end. It’s amazing what the powerful people in your life can say to you, to get the wheels turning. I can’t wait to see what you’ll be up too. And don’t worry about human interaction, I feel I have met some of the best people I know online.
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August 1st, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Congrats on the move & fresh start freelancing! I imagine Wendy playing hide & seek and giggling to herself at her cunning
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August 1st, 2011 at 6:18 pm
this is so awesome, congrats on the new place and new career!
love the light in the second to last photo
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August 2nd, 2011 at 12:44 am
Stunning sunset at a nice nice place…
Happend so suddenly, that you stepped out of the employment…for me as a regular reader.
Did you plan it bevor moving to LA?
If you already write about it: sorry…
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August 2nd, 2011 at 3:38 am
Congrats on the new place! You cat is so precious! Thanks for sharing these photos :)!
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August 2nd, 2011 at 5:06 am
Congrats & the best of luck to you on your new endeavors! Your blog is just lovely, and so is Wendy!
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August 2nd, 2011 at 7:15 am
Congratulations on two amazing changes! You have the cutest cat ever by the way.
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August 2nd, 2011 at 8:29 am
Conratulations on both changes!! I started freelancing about two years ago and it’s the best move I’ve ever made. You won’t be sorry.
The only thing I miss from my old job are my awesome coworkers. Being so much time alone at my studio, with the only company of my cat, can be hard sometimes. That’s why I try to go out as much as I can everyday.
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August 2nd, 2011 at 11:32 am
Love the paws under the door photo!
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August 2nd, 2011 at 4:46 pm
I think I might have to steal your cat. So cute.
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August 2nd, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Love the plant rack!!
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August 3rd, 2011 at 1:01 am
CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING!!!
you can do it!!!
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August 4th, 2011 at 8:00 am
The picture of your kitty’s paws peeking out of the closet is adorable! Also, very jealous of that black & white floor!
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August 4th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Yes! Breaks are imperative! Even if you just step outside or walk around the block, you will be so much more productive and a better person come evening-time. When I first started working from home, I even set alarms to remind me to unlock myself from my computer. Best of luck and congratulations!
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