Dear Monday,
What did I ever do to you? I'm not sure what it is lately, but I dont' like it. Is it the weather? January tends to give everyone Seasonal Effective Disorder (i.e. SAD thank you 30-Rock) but it's actually 61 degrees out here in D.C. in January which tops the temperatures I experienced in Key West on vacation 2 weeks ago -which does sort of piss me off that not only did I pay for a flight, dog-boarding, rental car, but I wasted 56 hours of PTO for what was hailed as coldest temperature in 112 years. Thanks weather gods. Thanks a friggin LOT.

In the past I've been claiming I have no goals, well guess what? I have decided on a goal: Move to the West coast. Mud-slides, earthquakes, bankrupt state, and wild-fires be damned. I want to live in California. Despite the fact I have never actually been to California, I know I belong there. I am quirkly, creative, hate working, look good with beach hair, own a dog. I mean, what more do I need?

I think that certain people fit in in certain places better, and I'm just not really cut-out for D.C. I don't like wearing black. I only have one pair of black shoes, I refuse to carry a black purse, don't care about politics AT ALL, and I've said time and time again my lack of career goals. Ambiton, meh. My sister in law, she belongs here. She LOVES it here, she LovES politics, she's ambitious as all get out. She actually knows what is going on here, me, really my sole source of world news is the Express my coworker hands me every morning and maybe an episode of the Daily show. She wears black all the time. I'm that wierd one in the cubicle with all the color swatches b.c. the drab grey is killing my spirit. Look at me, I have on a multi-ruffled dress and leggings with Lacoste flats. I so don't fit in here. So, i've decided once of for all: I need to live on the west coast where at the very least it's sunny. Even when everything else is going wrong, the weather is great!

How I will accomplish this goal, I am not sure yet. It would be easier if I knew someone in Cali, if I knew ANYONE in cali, if my job would just transfer me there or if I could even sell my G.D. house in this market, but so far none of those things are coming to fruition. I'll have to work on that. If anyone has ever done a coastal relocation I'd like to hear how that went. In the meantime, I will be mentally estimating which of my worldly belongings are worthy of a coastal relocation, and purging the rest via craigslist and ebay and good old salvation army. It was a lot easier to move when everything fit in my car but I suppose those days are gone. I really am serious about this so I will consider this:

Day 1 of Project Coastal Relocation. Now, I will make my interests known to Corporate and see what might be available for me in their Newport office.