BLESSED.

sometimes, my life feels almost too perfect to be true.

i feel so blessed that we were able to pack up and move to seattle for b to take this wonderful opportunity at his work. i feel so blessed that laura and shelly and their families are here. i feel so blessed that it has only rained for one full day in the past three weeks. i feel so blessed that even though our apartment is in a moderately sketchy area of town we feel safe and happy.

i feel so blessed that i've already started a new job. and that i really, really love so far.  

all of this good fortune just for me? i can only hold my breath and cross my fingers and be grateful for it all.

WE'VE GOT NEWS.

in case you didn't get my fashion-based hint in the photo:

WE ARE MOVING TO SEATTLE!

crazy, right?! i am still in a state of disbelief and i've known for a couple of weeks!

long story short: b got the opportunity to either transfer and take a promotion at his company's seattle office or stay in denver and do a lower-grade job. that doesn't mean it was an easy decision. i have a job i love, we finally made friends and we really feel like we JUST got settled. plus, we are trying to plan a wedding and i still have debt from our first cross-country move.

but, in the end, i am so proud of him and i want him to have the chance to see this job through.

and, hey, we've already done this once, right?!

p.s. totally mad at everyone who assumed i was announcing our pregnancy. um, wedding in SIX MONTHS people - hold your horses!

KATELYNBURKHART.COM

i am so appreciative of every comment, tweet, text, phone call and email i got after yesterday's post. to say it was hard for me to share is an understatement. i am still really disappointed, but looking forward to the future. plus, i have a back-up plan! 

introducing:

yay! freelancing is something i always wanted to do, but always had an excuse not to try. i put it on my 2012 goals list to launch a professional website and up until a month ago it still was far from the front of my mind.

today, www.katelynburkhart.com is live and i have three clients.

i am thrilled. i'll still be searching for another full-time gig, but to know i have a space to work creatively with awesome individuals and small businesses makes me really happy.

and, to give you a laugh, here are some outtakes from my recent headshot session.

my personal favorite is the middle one. just keep on smiling, you all, keep on smiling.

QUITTER.

i quit my job today.

there's no applicable photo, dead-on quote or deep thought that can make me feel good about it at this point.

you know that big movement where all bloggers are writing posts about things they're afraid to tell their readers? even though most of the people who read this blog are my family, there are truths that even i don't want to admit to myself. this job was not right for me from day one. i am terrified i will never figure out what my career path should be. i think quitting is such a cop out and i'm embarrassed that i did it. i'm worried about money and do not want to depend on anyone to take care of me.

but, the biggest thing i don't want to speak out loud, the ugly thought ringing in my ears almost every day, the sentence that simply typing out makes me cry: 

i'm afraid that moving to denver was a huge mistake. 

a big announcement.

there really is no way to build this up, so here it is:

b and i are moving to denver.

yep, the one in colorado.

in two weeks.

more, much more, to come!