check in - july 5 2026

well, after a few days of a heat wave that had us sweating through 100+ degree temperatures, its finally a comfortable temperature again. in the past week and half i've moved back in with family as i inch closer to beginning a new job that i am both excited by and nervous about. it feels much better to be back near all my family though, and to be in my home state of massachusetts again. i think a lot of my anxiety stems from anticipating what something will be like before it happens, and that's where my feelings of ambivalence come from about this new job. ultimately, it sounds like it will be exactly what i need right now: a full time, day time job that i can leave in my workplace. that's what i need right now. the cost of housing is the most prohibitive thing i've been stymied by as of late, and i hope that i can find a place to live and call home in the next few months, after i work a little bit and save up some more. i keep on thinking okay, something has got to give. we can't…