That's The Summer

    Well. Tomorrow is my last shift with this job and it will be pretty limited to cleaning and wrap-up, so its not like its a REAL shift, yknow? Anyways, my house is packed and in my car, and within 36 hours I'll be back on the road home. This summer has had a lot of takeaways for me (many I have already blogged about), and I am very content with how it turned out.

    On a side note, I am looking forward to what comes next. The next several months will be busy, to say the least. I am starting my next job, which is a federal enforcement position with Environment Canada out of Edmonton, at the start of October. My family will also happen to be moving from my childhood home into town at the start of October. I have mixed emotions regarding that, although I suppose that is to be expected with saying goodbye to the house I grew up in. 

    School is also really busy. Like, really busy. I write and I submit and I write and I submit and it feels like this huge wall I have not even began to come close to breaching. The hardest part is motivation; while this is a lot of school, it would be significantly easier if I was not working and using up all my energy elsewhere (obviously, right?).

    With these big things happening as my life turns a chapter, it is easy to get lost in all of the commotion. Yesterday, the stars were very bright. I spent quite some time watching them before bed, and I had a little realization as I gazed up into the vast emptiness of space. As overwhelming as everything may be, in the grand scheme of things, it will be okay. It will all work out.

    It reminded me of a quote my English teacher had in her classroom; "If everything does not seem okay, then you have not reached the end." That was something I really needed to hear, and my anxiety has slowly shifted into excitement.