in residence

After spending the first month of 2012 blabbing on about The Happiness Project and all the things it was going to inspire me to implement in life... I decided it was time to finally get on that. I'm starting with follow through (how apt) - and one way to increase satisfaction/happiness in this category is to tackle to do list items that make me feel guilty or stressed each time I remember that I really should take care of them.

A major task that has been on my nagging to do list for months: a blog makeover. It's been time for a new look and a new title better reflecting our current life - and better representing me - but that requires thinking. And making decisions. And attempting to conquer web design things that alternately terrify and greatly frustrate me.

Finally, though, after a week of brainstorming with my mom and then a week of fiddling with buttons and fonts, I'm ready to introduce In Residence. Obviously it reflects that we've moved on from the medical school to the residency phase, but it also reflects my new work-from-home life, my longstanding homebody-ness, and my status as everything from chef and housekeeper in residence to book critic and fashionista in residence around here (somebody's got to take care of business - and pleasure! - while the other somebody is busy working so much).

The days can sometimes feel long while Peter's off at the hospital, but I try to appreciate the things we do get to do together even more, and I try to make the most of the time I have during this stage to be independent, pursue my interests, make new friends, and enjoy our current city. That's what I've been blogging about all along, but now it'll all be a little nicer looking and better titled and organized.

Thanks for reading along!