Saturday, September 22, 2018

Camping

I'm awake and restless and in a fairly foul mood, so rather than focus on the myriad of things that are currently stressing me out, I'm going to focus on things that are cheering me up. Such as my upcoming first camping trip. For most of the world, camping is a beloved childhood activity but I was a city child and my family didn't really do things like that. Which is why I am going to be completely impossible to deal with this weekend. Like a kid at Disney, except with all the unstoppable freedom of a slightly-deranged adult.

I WILL make S'mores. I WILL attempt an overly complicated campfire meal. I WILL attempt to pick a wildflower bouquet, thereby annoying environmentalists and hungry bees alike. I WILL be a total baby about peeing in the woods (as in, omg, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to). I WILL MAY get eaten by a bear (See? There's that optimism!). And lastly but not leastly, I WILL cuddle romantically under the stars with my lovely bf.

I WON'T focus on job/money stress. I WON'T focus on my stupid broken ovaries and uterus. I'm just going to go have fun with my beau in a beautiful natural setting.

So there.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Living in Lala Land

So...I'm now an LA resident. And I have been, on and off, for a little while now. It seems crazy, since I was always mildly antagonistic towards Los Angeles based on nothing more than a high school trip. A perfectly pleasant trip, too, but LA just seemed so bland that it turned me off to the idea of living here for well over a decade.

But I'm here and, dare I say it, I actually am growing to like it quite a bit. It sneaks up on you. At first it's all strip malls and road construction. And then you find a couple cute little hiking trails and maybe wander through a farmer's market. And then you stake a claim on a couple of little brunch spots, and find a favorite taco truck. And all of a sudden the garbage-y streets of NYC aren't quite as appealing as they were before (though, don't get me wrong, part of my heart will always be in NY).

So, new adventures here. Big adventures. Job stuff, boy stuff, health stuff. It's all happening here, after a couple of years of just rebuilding and shoring up in New York. And I'm liking it, even as I hold my breath through some of the change and cross my fingers on some of the other stuff.

I don't know how often I'll update here, but I thought maybe it was time. Not that anyone is still reading, if anyone ever was. But here's a record anyway, maybe just for future me one day.