New Beginnings

Two weeks ago we finally moved out of our extremely cramped one-bedroom condo. And we moved into a 3 bedroom town-home. Needless to say, the extra space is intimidating. Considering I've lived in one bedroom apartments for the past 11 years (Sharing a 3 bedroom apartment with 2 roommates is the same thing), it really feels like home to me, but it also feels like it doesn't really exist... if that makes ANY sense :)

I come home from work, which is a really comfortable 5 minutes from home, and park in my garage (first time EVER parking in a garage), it really feels natural. What is really unnatural is my new office. The bigger of the two extra bedrooms is what my wife refers to as my "Man Cave", she even got me a sign to hang on the door. To me, it's my office. A "Man Cave" is something a man can come into and relax, watch a movie, play video games, watch the "big game" on a big TV screen and not have to worry about being too loud.

This room is not that. It's an office. A place where I can come and not be interrupted while I work on video/animation and be isolated from the rest of the house. I'm not used to being isolated, so I've found myself actually spending less time at the computer. Unfortunately that has also meant that work has not been getting done, so I've had to force myself to go in there and continue working.

Because of the move, my wife has had to quit her job. It was inevitable anyways because of the baby on the way, but it wasn't supposed to happen until February 2012. So the extra income of freelancing has instantly turned from fun extra change, to a necessary second job. It's still fun though, I'm enjoying the variety of work I'm working on at the moment, but it's feeling more like a chore now than an extracurricular hobby.

I love the potential of the office though, I've got tons of space to store my equipment and a nice big blank wall for a green screen and testing special effects, something I never had available until now. But it is taking a while to get completely settled in to see that.