So I feel like I lied to you guys. Remember before when I talked about my excitement on “dwelling in possibility” and “designing my best life” and all that jazz?
I AM excited. I AM enjoying it.
But I’m also overwhelmed. Scared. Frazzled. Paralyzed by indecision.
So as I mentioned before, KL is more of a driving town than Rome. Maybe not if you were visiting and staying in the middle of downtown. But for me, the combo of heavy traffic, bad sidewalks, and rainstorms is putting driving front and center.
When I first realized I couldn’t walk the kids to school, I freaked out. HARD. This was not part of “the plan.”
Then I started to practice driving. It’s nerve wracking. Other side of the road. Cars EVERYWHERE. Motorcycles zooming between cars on both sides of you. Tight parking spots. All around not my cup of tea.
It turns out that there is a pay bus that could take the kids to school. Which feels silly because the school is right across the street. (The giant, mega huge street. Ugh.) But it exists. It isn’t crazy cheap, but it’s reasonable. We could afford it.
So why am I not jumping at this bus option?? We inquired and found out the general pickup and drop off times. I hadn’t wanted to add too much time to the kids’ day, but it turns out, it really wouldn’t be that much. Morning pick up would be about the same as when they leave now. Afternoon sounds like it would be 15ish minutes later. So not nothing, but not crazy.
For the listers among us, allow me to present my pros and cons.
Hey! How’s it going? How’s your summer been? Flying by? I hear ya.
We’ve been in the US of A this summer. Sorry for the long absence here. We’ve been pinging around trying to squeeze in as much family and friends time as we could. It really was wonderful to have this time. We were very grateful. But . . .
It was difficult as well. Being homeless for so long was tough. And the poor kids were so confused. Are we going to Nana’s house? Are we going home? Are we in Malaysia?
Oh, right. We’re doing our next three years in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur to be exact. We’re actually already here! It’s been just over a week. We’re kind of unpacked and starting to get over jet lag. More on this soon, but we’re having a blast so far.
I’ve missed you guys. I’ve missed writing. Hopefully, you can expect some uptick in posting around here. They may not be the prettiest posts. They probably won’t have pictures. (You can always check out my IG for that.)
But this is a unique and special time. A time of first impressions. My thinking changes day to day. I already have trouble relating to some of my thoughts from a few days ago. I want to be able to look back and remember.
So you’re in Malaysia now . . . but still using Roman Reboot?
Yup! For now anyway. When I first started the blog, I thought it would serve me just fine later because it was a reboot on my life that happened to start in Rome. Now, it does feel a bit too specific. I’m trying to find a more general name, but as you can imagine, names like “The Reboot” are all taken. If you have any suggestions, please let me know!
It will also require some techno thinking on my part to make a transition happen. So it’s on the list. Along with all sorts of other projects I want to attempt. Writing, podcasting, Crossfitting, travel planning. The boys are both in school, and the world is my oyster. (Although I do feel conflicted on this. More to come.)
Hope you’re doing great! Talk soon!!
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