SINGLE STEP

After the hard works on Sunday with Bobby and Brian, we moved everything from my old apt 22 to the new apt 45 at once. We didn’t have to make 2 trips and were able to get a lot of done. I am very happy about that, and appreciated for their help. They were great!

Brian’s place is great. I have to say it is the biggest place that I have had lived so far after I came to US. I used to always live in a dorm room or a single room in a house, and I felt pretty lucky when I moved in my last apt, a small studio, thought it was big for myself. Now, I moved in this 3 floors townhouse with 2 bed rooms, 1 and half bathroom, kitchen with dinning room, washer and dyer, and I am happy that I am sitting on a sofa in the living room.

And, Brian has been so helpful. He tried to cleaning up, organizing and reorganizing his stuff for my arrive. It was a very different experience to walk in his place. This is also the first time that I move into a MAN’s place, so I have to say here is a man’s place.:-) Not in a bad way. I asked Brian if I can put my girlish elements into the place, he agreed without thinking. How great is that!! I understand that I can’t get all my girlish elements in here, pink rose bed sheet is not accepted.

I am glad that we moved in together. I have always been a girl because I never really lived with a man. I could keep being as girly as I could. I am sure it was same for Brian too. He could keep being as boyish as he wanted. But now, we have to “grow up”. I need to put my pink rose bed sheet aways, and he needs to put his action figures away.

Back to 2007, I bought the door sign for my apt. “The Journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step—Lao Tsu”. Yes. It is a very famous Chinese saying from thousands years ago 『千里之途，始于足下』.When I was lost back that time, I told myself that I should just take my time, regain myself, don’t mess things up again and make steady solid step once at a time. When I saw that door sign at Target , I know I have to get it as a reminder for myself everyday when I walk into to recover myself and walk out to battle the world.

I took the sign with me to this new place, and I will hang it on the door again (if Brian doesn’t mind or the Condo management allows it). I will always keep it in mind “The Journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step”. No running, no flying, take one step at a time. One steady, solid step at a time for a steady, solid future.