Uh... Make That 2 Weeks Off Writing!

Everything’s fine here. Situation normal. How are you?

LOL!!

Seriously, though, I AM fine. I’m doing really well, actually. I’ve been participating in lots of guided meditation and really working to effect my mood and enjoy life a little by simply changing my brain up a bit. It’s been a delightful experience!  I’ve loosened up some jaw and back tension as well. But– mentally, the mulling over things “mood” that I am in when I write just… went away for the duration.

Another interesting effect of my 2 week experiment is that I’ve felt like I’ve been floating through my days here. I actually lose track of the date and time quite frequently, though otherwise I am more alert. Instead of being task focused, I’ve been mood and body-kinesthetic focused. I’ve been walking a lot, even dancing! Going outside for some chores and just being much more active and “in the now” rather than ruminative.

I desperately needed a change-up to my routine. Things were getting too bogged down and my approach was just ineffective too much of the time. So, I decided to see what happened if I tried life another way for a while.

My mood is much improved– as in, I’m actually rather bouncy and breezy lately. Cat’s moods don’t effect me at all! In fact, if anything, my shrugging off her emotions is probably making her a little annoyed, because she wants an emotional reaction as 4s, 6s, and 8s do. I get that, and I try to be polite, but I’ve been better about telling her when she’s crossing a boundary. I can’t devote every minute of her free time to listening to her complain-! Happily, this means she’s backed off a little, and we’re doing more active things together instead of talking about her frustrations with work.

Coincidentally, spring just sprang up all over the Pacific Northwest. Last week we had perfect blue skies and temps from the upper 60s into the upper 70s! Warm and lovely and perfect for outdoor chores and walking around the property or to the parks across the street. This next week promises to be much the same, with no rain forecast until at least next weekend.

Naturally, everyone is out and tourists are returning in droves to our wee peninsula. Walkers, cyclists, and bikers are out in abundance, and the convertibles have converted. People are still wearing masks here thankfully, as I don’t have a vaccine quite yet, and now must wait for the Janssen one to be available again. But I can feel the energy behind people wanting to get out of the house and back into social lives again.

Speaking of which! We’re getting ready for a new renter soon at Heron House and have been quite busy with that as well. I cleared off the parking space, and Cat bought a new toilet to replace the clunky one in the rental room, and scheduled a plumber to install it next week.

So things are rolling along just fine here!

I’m back to writing again after my brain break and I’m hoping I’m much more focused and prolific now that I’ve had that time to re-set.