Today's gratitude?
That I don't live in Alabama.
Yeh, I thought I should dust this thing off. It's been a while, huh?
Sorry about that. I didn't forget about you, I just...
Got busy living again, I guess. There was a spate of horrible there, for a long time, and being here felt like a lie, sort of.
I've been writing in a number of other places, about a number of other things, but I felt bad that this little home had been so neglected for all one of you that reads me *laugh*
So here's a bunch of good stuff that's been going on:
* I am grateful that my town was not affected very much by recent storms, unlike Raleigh, Durham, and Tuscaloosa
* I am grateful that I have work
* I am grateful that I am my own boss (!!)
* I am grateful that I am learning new things every day
* I am grateful that the sun is shining
* I am grateful to have incredible people in my life
* I am grateful that I have enough work to wonder about all the time I have planned for other exciting things
* I am grateful that I have so many exciting things coming up, I can't decide which to be more excited about
* I am grateful to have a place to write about how grateful I am. I mean, if you stop to think about it, that's pretty amazing, isn't it?
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, November 8, 2010
8 Nov 2010: Congrats!
Hilarity inducing moment:
a friend, upon hearing that I'd gotten married, congratulating the boyfriend, since that's who she usually sees me with instead of my partner. Hee!
a friend, upon hearing that I'd gotten married, congratulating the boyfriend, since that's who she usually sees me with instead of my partner. Hee!
Friday, November 5, 2010
5 November 2010
Mmmm!
Me: Yeh, that's fine.
Officiant: Cool, WUG and Manflesh get married. And then, I'm supposed to say some stuff here, but I don't remember it, so WUG, do you take Manflesh to be your lawful husband?
Me: Yep, I sure do.
Officiant: Cool! *grins* And, Manflesh, do you take WUG to be your legal wife?
Manflesh: Yep.
Fall has descended on the Southeast, and with it, a briskness in the air that makes me happy for heavy socks, big sweaters, fireplaces, and toasty laptops *laugh*
It also makes me grateful that my menfolk are first rate snugglers!
Have I mentioned that I am grateful for them? 'Cos I am.
Excellent things this week:
+ getting married beside a bonfire
+ on Halloween
+ at a party
+ where no one knew it was going on
like so:
Officiant: lemme try to remember how this goes... We are gathered here together to witness... Should I just call you WUG? Is that cool?
Me: Yeh, that's fine.
Officiant: Cool, WUG and Manflesh get married. And then, I'm supposed to say some stuff here, but I don't remember it, so WUG, do you take Manflesh to be your lawful husband?
Me: Yep, I sure do.
Officiant: Cool! *grins* And, Manflesh, do you take WUG to be your legal wife?
Manflesh: Yep.
Officiant: Cool! *bigger grin* Well, in that case, I guess I present to you all Mr and Mrs... Oh, wait, man, what's your last name?
*cracking up* BRILLIANT, and exactly what we wanted. <3
+ soft-opening of a friend's restaurant (delish in my face!)
+ good friends
+ long talks into the night
+ wood-burning fires
+ "Thread, not chapter"
+ Renn Faire plans with out-of-town friends
+ "Why do you look scared?" "You're dancing and smiling. That never bodes well for me."
+ first yoga class! (ow. But in a good way!)
+ hot showers
+ watching my ancient kitty be fascinated by my phone's screen - I swear, it's like he's reading Twitter *laughing*
+ meeting new neighbours - and bonding over similarities!
+ It's Friday!
+ YOU.
<3
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
27 October 2010
Sorry!
I know I have been SO bad about keeping up with this. All I can say is that it has been a crazy year.
Last fall/ winter, I went through a really rough spell that lasted for about 8 months. It wasn't pretty, and while I was looking at all the amazing things I have to the good, I still woke up most mornings wishing I hadn't.
In the spring, I started to come out of it some, and began working towards a life again. Nothing extravagant, but I definitely began getting out into the world again. There were challenges: a painful break up, shifts in my primary relationship, a lot of social activity to juggle, shifting tides at work, a lot of travel, the loss of my beloved dog, a leaky roof...
As with all of us, life continues, and we either deal or don't.
The amazing parts for me are that I have passed the nine-month milestone as a non-smoker, and I feel good. I have a partner that I love and trust and value my life with, and a boyfriend that I am very, very fond of and hope to have stick around for a while. I still have my hound dog on whom to lavish my doggeh lovin'. We found out that the leaky roof is going to be covered by insurance. I got an exciting new job opportunity. I've gotten to go camping and play hooky - and had someone play hooky solely to spend time with me. I have lost (a very tiny bit of) weight. I have had the pleasure of swimming in lakes and learning new things about how my body can move. I'm getting married in a few days (... that one kinda blows my mind).
It's been a hard year, and no doubt about it.
But for now, the blessings far outweigh the hard parts. And that is what I choose to look at.
Monday, August 23, 2010
23 Aug 10
Wow, I have been slack. Not 'cos I haven't been stuffed with gratitude, but I've been busily expressing it elsewhere.
It's been a pretty kickass month, actually, on a number of fronts.
Made new friends, lots of social activity (which is sometimes a tough balance for me - I need it, but it's also draining, in some ways), I've been exercising (... ish) a few times a week (hooping counts, right?), getting to know new people.
+ Getting dolled up to go to Rocky Horror at midnight
+ girls' night
+ breakfast dates
+ crushes
+ hoop jam!
+ motorcycle rides in the summer night
+ trivia nights
+ planning trips
+ not being able to stop smiling, to the point my face hurts
+ talking for hours
+ skinny dipping in the witching hour
+ fur blankets
+ fun-do!
+ pot roast
+ balance
+ trust
Thursday, July 22, 2010
22 Jul '10
I am grateful for:
+ lying in a giant hammock, in the woods, listening to the breeze, birds, and a nearby creek
+ sitting on a couch, on the top of a car, as it travels down a mountian, through a rainforest, in the breeze, and hearing dubstep drifting through the trees (seriously: best. Ever)
+ cold mountain lakes
+ dancing in the rain
+ new hoop tricks (basket weave! Rising moon! Isolations!)[Key: not using my 44"/ 1" hoop for off-body]
+ having a partner that understands how important it is for me to go do things like that
+ meeting new people
+ synchronicity!
+ being gifted 2 gold-tone metal forearm gauntlets (so rad - I feel like Wonder Woman!)(!!)
+ ground score of a pyramid-headed quartz crystal
+ forgetting my headlamp, but being given a hand-sized flashlight
+ being surrounded by joy
+ wearing a tutu and tailcoat with zebra print rain boots, and instead of getting "what the fuck are you wearing?" getting "holy shit, you looks AWESOME!"
+ a dream in which I literally became part of the earth (it sounds like a nightmare when I try to explain it, but it was incredible - the ground and tree roots and creek came up and started melding into my body, and my body morphed into the ground)
+ TEVA-shaped tanlines on my feet *laughing*
+ being in a place for days where no one shakes hands, but everyone hugs - even when they have just met you
+ sitting on a couch, on the top of a car, as it travels down a mountian, through a rainforest, in the breeze, and hearing dubstep drifting through the trees (seriously: best. Ever)
+ cold mountain lakes
+ dancing in the rain
+ new hoop tricks (basket weave! Rising moon! Isolations!)[Key: not using my 44"/ 1" hoop for off-body]
+ having a partner that understands how important it is for me to go do things like that
+ meeting new people
+ synchronicity!
+ being gifted 2 gold-tone metal forearm gauntlets (so rad - I feel like Wonder Woman!)(!!)
+ ground score of a pyramid-headed quartz crystal
+ forgetting my headlamp, but being given a hand-sized flashlight
+ being surrounded by joy
+ wearing a tutu and tailcoat with zebra print rain boots, and instead of getting "what the fuck are you wearing?" getting "holy shit, you looks AWESOME!"
+ a dream in which I literally became part of the earth (it sounds like a nightmare when I try to explain it, but it was incredible - the ground and tree roots and creek came up and started melding into my body, and my body morphed into the ground)
+ TEVA-shaped tanlines on my feet *laughing*
+ being in a place for days where no one shakes hands, but everyone hugs - even when they have just met you
+ new friends
22 Jul '10
I am grateful for:
+ lying in a giant hammock, in the woods, listening to the breeze, birds, and a nearby creek
+ sitting on a couch, on the top of a car, as it travels down a mountian, through a rainforest, in the breeze, and hearing dubstep drifting through the trees (seriously: best. Ever)
+ cold mountain lakes
+ dancing in the rain
+ new hoop tricks (basket weave! Rising moon! Isolations!)[Key: not using my 44"/ 1" hoop for off-body]
+ having a partner that understands how important it is for me to go do things like that
+ meeting new people
+ synchronicity!
+ being gifted 2 gold-tone metal forearm gauntlets (so rad - I feel like Wonder Woman!)(!!)
+ ground score of a pyramid-headed quartz crystal
+ forgetting my headlamp, but being given a hand-sized flashlight
+ being surrounded by joy
+ wearing a tutu and tailcoat with zebra print rain boots, and instead of getting "what the fuck are you wearing?" getting "holy shit, you looks AWESOME!"
+ a dream in which I literally became part of the earth (it sounds like a nightmare when I try to explain it, but it was incredible - the ground and tree roots and creek came up and started melding into my body, and my body morphed into the ground)
+ TEVA-shaped tanlines on my feet *laughing*
+ being in a place for days where no one shakes hands, but everyone hugs - even when they have just met you
+ sitting on a couch, on the top of a car, as it travels down a mountian, through a rainforest, in the breeze, and hearing dubstep drifting through the trees (seriously: best. Ever)
+ cold mountain lakes
+ dancing in the rain
+ new hoop tricks (basket weave! Rising moon! Isolations!)[Key: not using my 44"/ 1" hoop for off-body]
+ having a partner that understands how important it is for me to go do things like that
+ meeting new people
+ synchronicity!
+ being gifted 2 gold-tone metal forearm gauntlets (so rad - I feel like Wonder Woman!)(!!)
+ ground score of a pyramid-headed quartz crystal
+ forgetting my headlamp, but being given a hand-sized flashlight
+ being surrounded by joy
+ wearing a tutu and tailcoat with zebra print rain boots, and instead of getting "what the fuck are you wearing?" getting "holy shit, you looks AWESOME!"
+ a dream in which I literally became part of the earth (it sounds like a nightmare when I try to explain it, but it was incredible - the ground and tree roots and creek came up and started melding into my body, and my body morphed into the ground)
+ TEVA-shaped tanlines on my feet *laughing*
+ being in a place for days where no one shakes hands, but everyone hugs - even when they have just met you
+ new friends
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