Carolina living is treating me well so far. After all, the really oppressive summer heat has yet to begin. The past two months I've spent as a nanny have flown by!! It's such a relief to finally be happy to come to work!
One thing that has surprised me since moving here is how much traffic there is. All. The. Time. And I'm not sure if there's just a higher percentage of stay-at-home mothers and retirees down here, but it seems that stores are never not busy. I do the majority of my errands on Thursdays and Fridays when I work a 3-day week, and I'm consistently surprised by the number of working-aged people who are also out and about. I'm used to doing my errands on weekdays, since that's often what I had off when I was flying. Whenever I ventured out during weekdays in Philly or Jersey, stores were deserted. Frankly, that's how I like it, and part of the reason I continue to do my errands on the weekdays I have off.
I've been enjoying the lack of mosquitoes and black flies here. It makes hiking and backyard fires much more enjoyable! There's a pretty big amusement park nearby, and I decided that it would be worth it to buy a season pass. I've been three times so far, so it was definitely worth the season pass, since it pays for itself after you've gone twice. The daily rates are astronomical, so it's definitely worth the season pass if you plan on going a few times. It's nice to have a built-in, pre-paid activity to fall back on when you're not sure of what else to do or can't afford to spend extra money that week.
I'm dreading the weather getting hotter, but I know it will come eventually. Likely sooner, rather than later. But until that time comes, I plan to get outside and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible!
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