100 days-Part 1

Tomorrow marks the 100th day of my move. So I'm going to share with you 100 musings. 

1. I moved 3,691 miles away from home to Kenai, AK.
2. Holy crap I'm living in Alaska. 
3. Working, living, eating and breathing in the same environment is as hard as my Papa Bear said it would be.
4. I've gone skiing for the first time and didn't die.
5. Skype has been a blessing for keeping in touch. 
6. As old fashioned as it may be...pen pals are amazing. 
7. Roads get closed due to avalanches.
8. I've almost hit a moose three times.
9. Being a vegan in a fishing town is tough.
10. I live in my boots. All the time. 
11. I conquered my fear of the treadmill. 
12. I can still take up guitar lessons via Skype. 
13. More people are from somewhere than they are native to Alaska. 
14. Cloudy days are the majority around here.
15. I live on a beach and can watch amazing sunsets/sunrises out of my window.
16. Solitude is a blessing and a curse.
17. You have to get creative when having to kill time in a small town.
18. The librarians know us...well. 
19. I've made a friend with another au-pair.
20. I'm completely OK with taking myself out to dinner.
21. Exercise now involves snow-shoeing on said beach.
22. After 5 years of pain I finally found someone to make it better and who believes me.
23. People here eat road kill. 
24. They also eat bear, moose and deer.
25. I cooked moose tacos. It was odd.
26. I've moved, packed, un-packed and re-packed more times than I care to count.
27. The nearest "big" city is a 3 hour drive away. 
28. I miss my kiddos back home terribly. 
29. 30 degree weather is balmy.
30. I ordered TIME magazine to stay somewhat abreast of the world's news. 
31. Forest preserves are called refuges here.
32. Blowing snow on the roads are a given constant. 
33. I'm addicted to chocolate. 
34. It costs 100 smackaroonis to fly 20 minutes to Anchorage from Kenai...one way.
35. I've slept on a lot of strange beds over the past few months. 
36. I spent my first Christmas away from home. It was a lot tougher than I thought.
37. I miss the pace of a regular job but not the grind. 
38. I'm never owning a home or having kids.
39. My brother can still make me pee my pants with laughter even over the inter-webs.
40. I conquered my demons for my new years goal. 
41. I'll never again doubt the sheer awesomeness of high speed internet. 
42. I don't breathe well in minus anything weather. 
43. I learned how to Contra dance. 
44. My creative juices were opened like a tap left on. 
45. I get to see mountains every day.
46. I can hear waves at night as I fall asleep. 
47. I read more now than ever. 
48. I have two little munchkins that make me laugh every day. 
49. There is no proper job description for being a live in au-pair. 
50. Life here isn't easy and I have my good days and my bad days, but I'm grateful for the experience and the opportunities it has afforded me.

(Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow!)