Life Update: There's no place like home!

My last few blog entries have been about a positive and healthy self, despite my demanding situation and being more financially responsible. I have to report that I have in fact made a big decision that will affect (hopefully) both of these areas. I am going to move home with my parents for the summer, and part of the fall.

In taking an extremely close look at my finances, I have a very clear picture of what I can afford at this point, and what is too much. It has been determined that living in my apartment is causing me a very large amount of financial stress. I love my apartment, and I love the town in which I live, but when I moved in, in true Jenelle fashion, I did not take the proper steps to make sure that I was going to be able to afford it. I was so stubborn. Loved ones in my life told me that their was no rush, and to stay at home as long as possible... but I wanted to live on my own, I thought (and still think) I was too old to be living at my parents house, and I wanted to live closer to my work, to cut down on the commute.

So in looking at what I wanted out of moving out, here is what is true. I have lived on my own for almost a year now. I am proud of myself for being able to do this. It is not easy! I have learned that I am NOT as much of a neat freak as I always thought I I am too old to be living at my parents house, but I think it is important for me to suck up that pride, and do what is best for my future. I enjoy living with my parents, spending time with them and just being there gives me a sense of calmness I never got while living alone. I also succeeded in cutting down on my commute. Living 15 minutes away from work is conducive to pushing snooze at lease three times each morning,  and causing Billy and I to have to drive quite a distance in order to spend time together. I found myself driving home (commuting if you will) about 2-3 times per week. Does this not almost defeat the purpose of cutting down on my commute?

was, that I enjoy and relish the peacefulness that comes with living by myself, and that I get very lonely. I can say that I have had the experience, and I am proud of that fact, but I'm ready to move on from that experience. I still believe that

All in all, I am glad that I got this I have to move out right now! mentality out of my system. I learned a lot about myself, and even more about what it means to be responsible. I have given this decision a lot of thought, and I am excited to be moving back home. I miss my parents, living close to Billy, and more than anything I miss my Bellatrix! I will miss my apartment, and being a Sierra Madre local, but my home is calling me back, and I am excited to indulge this opportunity.

With that being said, I AM moving back home with a plan, how long I will be there, and what I need to do to ensure the success of moving out when planned. I am not planning on just inevitably mooching off my parents.