Moving To San Francisco

The dainty peach is moving on to a new chapter in life. To San Francisco! My husband Joel got an amazing job offer there and he starts in only a few weeks—on November 14th. We have been making arrangements, cleaning out our cupboards and donating all the stuff we don’t want or need.

It’s actually been really good cleaning things out, forcing us to throw out (recycle, give away, or donate) all the junk we never use anyways. Why did I still have all those old CDs from high school? Or all those old socks that I don’t even wear? The point is that they are gone now.

On to exciting things about San Francisco (there will be a LOT more than I list, but for now I’ll just stick to the  activities I can currently partake in or benefit from).

• Better air quality.

• More sunshine.

• More food stores with options like gluten free, sustainable, organic, grass fed, and specialty items.

• Potentially great doctors, dentists, products and services that only a large city has to offer.

• Meet ups and park areas designated for small dogs only. Humwell and Twinkie once had a terrible experience at a dog park that still haunts me, where a huge 70+ lb dog basically attacked them. They haven’t been able to enjoy a dog park since…so the small dog meetups and parks will be incredible.

• I can’t go to stores…but I can’t leave out great shopping. At least my husband has a chance for fashionable, well-fitting clothes!

One thing I’m not totally convinced about is where Humwell and Twinkie will go to the bathroom. I mean, I realize I will be picking up their poop (already have to do that if it’s not just in our backyard), but where to they pee? On a sidewalk? I’ve never understood this aspect of city living. I’m sure we will figure it out. San Francisco isn’t just concrete as far as the eye can see, like some cities I’ve visited.

The company my husband was hired at is setting us up in an apartment for our first two months there. I’m a little worried about the conditions (carpeting, toxic cleaning solutions, fresh paint, etc.), but I am looking forward to getting the information and finding out what things will be like. We also ordered a top of the line air purifier—an AllerAir 6000 VoCarb in black—that should be arriving shortly. I’m hoping that it will make any problems with the housing liveable. Also, it’s not like I live in a pristine, toxin free environment as it is…so while things could definitely be worse, it’s not as if I don’t already live in an imperfect building.