Travel...Why I'm So Addicted
I read this a few weeks ago, and it says it better than I ever could:
"...that one vacation changed her forever. Of course, perhaps that's the experience we all secretly--and not so secretly--crave when we travel: the chance to be transformed. Henry Miller once perceptively commented, "One's destination is never a place rather a new way of looking at things," but with all due deference to Mr. Miller, to my mind a new way of being is what really makes us head off into the unknown."
--Letter from the Editor, Vogue, June 2011
Image: Indian ruins at Hovenweep, southeastern Utah, June 6, 2011.
Tasks for a Rainy Day
My irises are blooming this week...aren't they lovely? We've had so many flowers this spring...A rainy Wednesday...we've had such a wet spring...but a good time to stay indoors and:
1) Work--work is crazy right now...and we're traveling to Las Vegas Sunday for the week to see my mother-in-law, so trying to get ahead so I can have some fun while I'm there...
2) Schedule medical appointments--feeling much more on top of things than I was yesterday. Have pretty much everything I need done scheduled. My husband and I are driving to Denver and back Friday for testing (4 1/2 hours each way...bummer we have to do that). Oh, and by the way, the HSC I'm having done is the painful test I was afraid I was going to have to do, but I asked my nurse what they could do to help and they're going to give me a valium. My mom said ask for what you need, and I did, and I'm glad...thanks, Mom! :)
3) Schedule summer plans--we're going to be traveling an incredible amount between now and my FET...this is kind of my normal state of being (I can work from anywhere, which makes this possible) and it's WONDERFUL in that I'm going to get to go to so many places I love and see so many people I love, but on the other hand I'll be working and it's a little bit harder to work on the road, and a little hard for me to be away from home in general. I love to travel, and given a chance I will schedule trips like crazy, but I also love being at home and miss it when I'm gone.
Not TOO many logistics to plan, because a lot of this we're doing as road trips and staying with friends and/or camping, but there are still little details. And big details, like I'm going to need blood drawn and labs on the road, and have to figure out how to accomplish that.
Where we're going between now and July 22:
- Denver (just for the day, so not sure this even really counts)
- Las Vegas to visit my mother-in-law
- Colorado mountains to visit my brother
- Utah hiking and camping with my dad
- Humboldt County CA, Oregon, Seattle, Vancouver, seeing a TON of friends
- Santa Barbara for a fabulous wedding, and to see more friends
- Denver for the transfer...yay!
It's going to be fun.
Feeling better and more organized as all the medical/travel logistics fall into place.
Hope everyone's having a good Wednesday. :)
XO
Getting Organized
Spent part of today helping my mom make wire tomato cages for her organic garden. All along one side is lined with lilac bushes in full bloom...love that smell...reminds me of my childhood...
Happy Thursday, Everyone!
The weather's finally turned warm here on the western edge of Colorado, my husband's done with school (well, his Junior year, anyway) next week, I've got a little break in my work schedule, and I'm starting to feel a bit physically and mentally recovered from the miscarriage I suffered close to a month ago. The upshot of all this? I'm feeling like getting organized and ready for what feels like a new beginning: a few months of fun and travel, nice weather to enjoy the outdoors, a different focus for my writing, a new try for a baby.
On tap for the next week or so:
- Yard work: Weeding, planting some vegetable seeds, putting flowers in all of our pots on the back patio, sweeping off the back patio and getting everything ready for a nice summer with lots of time outdoors...
- Closet: It looks like a tornado hit in there. My husband always says he can tell how I'm feeling by how messy my closet is. I'm feeling more like the happy-clean-closet girl these days, so I need to make that a physical reality
- Office: I work out of my house and for months and months have needed to a) clean old files off my laptop, b) go through my physical files and get rid of stuff I don't need/actually file them in my file cabinet (vs having them piled everywhere), c) clean out my supplies, keeping only what I really use/need
- Plans for Getting as Healthy as Possible: I want to put together a kind of roadmap for myself for the next few months between now and our FET (diet, exercise, stress-reduction, etc.). I'll be sharing here...
- Plans for Writing: Over the first part of this year, I've been pushing myself to finish up pieces of writing that I've started, and submit these for publication. This summer, I want to take a break from trying to publish and really focus on writing some new material. I hate the business side of writing...really looking forward to immersing myself in the fun, creative part of it...
- Travel/Fun: My husband and I want to have some fun and relax and be happy before gearing up for our next big fertility procedure. Will probably include a trip for just the two of us to some exotic locale. Yay! All sorts of plans should be getting put into place in the next week or two...
- A Few Little Treats: A few new throw cushions for the furniture on the back patio. A couple rocking chairs for our side patio, which is currently empty (I have this lovely vision of my husband and I sitting out there sipping iced tea and playing cribbage). A little footstool or two because my OB nurse told me it's not good for me to sit cross-legged or with my feet tucked under me, and yet I'm never comfortable sitting in a chair normally with my feet on the floor...
It's going to feel so good to get organized! Yay for looking ahead!
XO