Nesting
Nesting is the term used for expecting mothers who start fussing around preparing the house for the new baby. Now, don't worry, I am not expecting a baby or anything, but I've been feeling a similar sensation. I don't have a new baby per se, but I have a new life and experience and home, and I've spent the first two weeks making it feel like MY home. Even though I'm only here for 6 months, the day that I got here, the reality set in that I am living outside of New York for the first time in my life, and I have no friends or family here. It was the first time I've stepped this far out of my comfort zone to risk stability and normalcy for something wholly new. As exciting as it is to be in a new place, it does get lonely not to have people to call on or a roommate to come home to or plans with friends to fill my time. On day one, I found a pint of almond ice cream still in the freezer and had a moment of sheer panic that the place hadn't
