Can you believe October 2009 is almost here?! I can’t-this year has just flown by. I guess the older I get the faster the years seem to go. Why is that? I don’t like it. I remember being home in the summers with my mom when I was little and one day would seem to be so very long. I remember lots of the morning game shows being and then boring soaps. I’d be trying to play with my Barbies or reading or doing anything I could to pass the time. Nowadays I feel like I have so much I should be doing that I can barely accomplish one thing in a day. Sighhhhhhhhhhhh.
Well-in an attempt to break out of that cycle of procrastination & possible laziness I’ve decided to move to New York for a bit. I was just there on vacation mixed with some work and realized I was so happy and motivated! My cousin (who lives in the city) and I came up with a great idea for a web series we want to create, but it would require me being there. Perfect! That gives me reason #1 to head East! But I don’t want to make this a big deal. I haven’t decided to move permanently. I love my house in LA and having a car and a yard for the dogs. I haven’t decided I’m ready to give that up all together. So for now I figure I’ll just go out for maybe 2-3 months and see how it goes. I’ve never been out there past November for longer than a few days to really experience their winter. But, to tell you the truth, I’m looking forward to being in another season besides summer right now. It’s so hot still at my house in LA that it’s not so nice. Especially since you don’t feel like you should be going out of the house in summer clothes since the rest of the country is in fall.
Reason #2 came to me last week after I’d been putting it out there that I was ready to move for a bit…a film! Yes-I was offered a role in a script that I think is really fun and it just happens to shoot in NY! How perfect is that?! I guess that’s the Law of Attraction at it’s finest! I can’t say anything more about the script right now other than it’s in the romantic comedy genre. So I’m really looking forward to that.
And finally-my last reason for wanting to head out to NY is really that I just need a change. I’ve been in LA a very long time and I feel like I need to step outside my comfort zone and challenge myself. I tend to get very comfortable staying home and hanging with my dogs and watching Tivo. I’m super happy when I’m doing that! But then I’m not so happy at the same time. I love working and staying busy and can forget how much I love that very easily when I’m home and being lazy. I feel like I’ve been home long enough. This is my time-my time to get out and do everything I can-see everything I can-create and work and have fun! I’ve been home long enough!
So a lot of people want to know what I’m doing with my dogs, who are truly my kids. I’ve decided for now to take Winnie with my on the plane (because she’s the only one who’ll fit under the seat in the cabin with me) and to fly Boomer out on Pet Airways (that way he also will fly safely in the cabin). Boomer is my quietest dog who’s very docile and loves to hang by himself. He’ll be very easy for me to have in NY and honestly will love the time apart from the rest of the gang. Casper and Katie are going to stay home and watch the house for me. Why are they the ones staying home? Well-they are best friends who can never be separated-Casper is a barker-he’s very loud, which in turn makes Katie very loud. And Katie is my biggest baby and she’s very lazy. I just felt like they would be best at home holding down the fort while I go check out this new place and see if after a few months they should meet me out there or if I’ll want to come back home to them. I have a friend who’ll be staying at my house and taking very good care of my kids. And Casper and Katie are used to me going away on trips quite often, and I think they have more fun when I’m gone cause they’re usually spoiled rotten by my friends. So I know they’ll be great and happy at home in their own beds. So, come the holidays I’ll reevaluate where I’m at both literally and in my life and decide what the next step for my kids and I will be. I’m really happy separating the dogs like this for now too because whenever there’s ever been a scuffle amongst them it’s Boomer against Casper & Katie. So now I’ll have no worries at all. My kids are everything to me. I would never do anything that’s not in their best interest. I love them with all my heart!
So there you have it. I’m leaving LA October 8th-so I have just under 2 weeks to get some bags packed and head out. I’m ready to start this next chapter in my life. Me getting out of this rut and doing well in my life will only help me to give my doggies a better life and do more good for animal rescue everywhere. So it’s time. Thank you to all of you who have sent me words of support and encouragement through Twitter or anywhere else. If you want to follow my future journeys on Twitter, my name on there is ShannonElizab. I have a whole list of great places to check out while in NY that all of you have recommended to me-mainly good restaurants. I can’t wait! I’m always open to anything new and all suggestions! Once I know what area I’ll be living in I’ll definitely be searching for a good yoga class and gym. Maybe even a great dance class!
Once we get the web series going too I’ll let you all know what that’s about and where you can find it. I think I’m more excited about that than anything else!
Thanks again to all of you! This is the happiest I’ve felt in a very long time. I have to say too-I love Twitter! I love communicating with everyone on there-so please come say HI if you haven’t already. I really do try to respond to the messages I see. If I miss you I apologize-but I’ll always try. And if you see me ever walking the streets in NY come over and tell me your Twitter name-I’m starting to recognize a lot of names on there that communicate with me regularly. Names and avatars. It’s really quite fun!
Lots of love and happiness to all of you-Happy October 2009!
Xoxo-Shannon
