5.9.25 // The Next Chapter
The next chapter…
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With every page turn, I’m full of anticipation, excitement, nerves, doubt, fear, and dreams. But I feel alive and ready to share what’s been unfolding behind the scenes... finally.
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Three weeks ago, I put in my notice at my job in Seattle.
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Next week, I leave for Austria to start an 8-week agency contract.
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A month ago, I wasn’t job-hunting. I certainly wasn’t applying for anything in Europe. But I kept telling my friends, my Artist’s Way group, and my therapist (shoutout- Gina) that it felt like Europe was calling me back... unexplainably, insistently. The way it’s all come together still feels like magic.
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What makes this feel especially significant is that it’s the first time I’m going to Europe for me. I never studied abroad. And the last time I spent any significant time in Europe, it was to support someone else’s dream. This time, I’m going with my own purpose, curiosity, and creativity leading the way.
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In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron describes synchronicity as a meaningful coincidence- a moment or series of moments that feel random on the surface but are deeply connected to a bigger purpose or intention. A wink from the universe.
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Since starting The Artist’s Way, I have kept a note on my phone with “synchronicities” as they unfold. The Austria opportunity is one of the biggest synchronicities, born from a mix of serendipitous moments, crossed paths, and spoken dreams. It feels eerie in the best way.
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Of course, even with all this alignment, my brain is full of nerves: What will this mean for XYZ? Will I figure out life in a new place? What if I can’t?
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But I’m working on trusting.
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Eight weeks feels like the perfect time to lose myself and find myself again, to get curious about my intentions, to reshape routines, to explore what this new horizon holds, and to see if the team I’m joining benefits from an energetic American on board.
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This is not the news most of you expected (so many of you asked if I was pregnant, LOL), but this is big. It's a major life pivot, even just for a few months.
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(And yes, Scout will be in the best hands. My heart breaks a little knowing I won’t be able to kiss that golden snoot for weeks.)
