I've started and stopped multiple blogs in the past, but I think this might be the most friction-free way of blogging I've ever seen. Anyway, figured it would be nice to post an update here right before we move and then maybe post life updates once in a while afterwards.
This last year has been weird! There's no need to go into too many details since everyone's year has been weird, but in addition to working remotely like most people, we moved across Seattle, stayed with friends (forming little socially distancing communities), sold our house (last May) and sold most of our possessions (including our beloved car overhead storage - affectionately nicknamed Toolee).
Our last memory with Toooleeeeee
Couple major life updates: - Moving to India. This one's a doozy... after being on-again off-again with the motherland for the better part of 2 years, we're finally taking the plunge and moving ourselves to India. Our tickets are 6-Apr and it's possibly the most daunting thing Nritya and I have ever done together. We couldn't keep putting this off despite the pandemic because of personal reasons. We also got vaccinated which cured an anxiety I didn't even know I had. - Not working at a company any more. After the shortest stint I've ever spent at a company, I decided the need to move to India was greater than the benefits provided by possibly the company with the best benefits. Bye Facebook Reality Labs, wish I knew you better. - Working for myself. Mostly. Kevin's been a friend of mine for years and he started Dendron last year. I was (one of) their first customer(s) and have been using the vscode extension to take notes all year and it's worked really well. I just got started working through their backlog on github and working through logistics with Kevin but it's a really fun, exciting thing to have going on. - Expecting a kid. I definitely saved the biggest change for last. I've never really been an anxious person, but I gotta say, that first trimester (and all the weeks after the first trimester) are nerve-wracking! I was constantly worrying about whether things are okay. The cool thing is that now the kid kicks and Nritya can feel so ... I'm less anxious. Sorta? The anxiety will never really go away I'm told. Universe help this poor sac that is coming into this world.
I think that's it for now, the next few weeks will be adventurous but I'm thoroughly excited. If you want to stay in touch - I thought it'd be cool to be pen pals with whoever wants (just drop me an email).
