this week marks the 6th time I've moved out of an apartment/house/dorm room in 6 years. I've moved so many times recently, it's hard to believe...I counted the other day and realized that my average length of stay in any given place has been 8-9 months, with the one rare exception of 14 months my junior to senior year of college.
moving so often is a blessing and a curse. a blessing because it forces you to think about what you own, how much you own, and how much you really need. a curse because you have to find moving boxes every 9 months, move away just as you learn about a neighborhood and become a part of it, or become comfortable in your own room.
i'm excited to move to a new apartment, a new location in boston (cambridge actually because we found out today we got our new apartment!!!), be closer to erin et al., be in a really cool neighborhood which feels less like the big city and more like where you know your neighbors, have a deck, etc etc.
but moving this much has made me think: will i ever be content to live in one place for longer than 9 months? will i become bored if i try to stay longer? or will i be happy? does it even matter? i'm not sure it does...i'm not sure it doesn't. what i do know is that i am moving home to redmond for the summer, back to cambridge for the year and sometime after september 2012, moving again. maybe then i'll settle down?
or maybe not.
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