reboot

let's get this outta the way: i plan everything. i plan when to wake up, i plan my breakfast, i plan when to workout, i plan when to eat lunch, i plan what to eat for lunch...you get the picture. so, now, that's a micro view of my planning. can i/we (verbal spouse and i) take a more macro view of planning our life?

so, i already told you that we're moving.  we've decided with the help of what's been a really bad year, to move to portland (i lost). why you ask? i'll tell you why: too many bad memories, too much bs, too much hating my job and wanting something different, too poor a lifestyle, too bad of an environment to raise kids...again, you get the picture. it's not that our life is bad in chicago, but it's not what we want anymore.

so in all of this, i'm trying create some strategy for getting from point A (chicago) to point b (portland). the thing is that it is not that simple. this isn't simply a geographic relocation. it's a complete reboot of our life from location to jobs to family to kids to income. my need to have control and plan all this is totally out of whack. which is good. i have to loosen up and realize that i don't control all and i can't control everything. this whole experience is grand for that, seems to radically be changing my personality for the better.

once we sell our place, we're gonna go and find a place to live. never been to portland, have idea what i'm going to do other than not practice law. suppose we'll figure it out on the way there.