Saturday

I have started working and going to school. Saturdays have a new feeling to me of freedom. Being alone gives me that freedom. I can do chores or do nothing. I have started working out, though, and that is on Saturdays but I did it for me, not to make anyone happy. The seasons are changing and it feels like fall. Fall in California is 85 degree weather and the fear of wild fires. I have been doing a lot of reading and I am reading The Glass Castle right now. Great book. It is difficult to read while going to school, but I love to read, so it isn't an option. The peace that I experience in my home is great. The peace to be myself and do what I want and the time to take care of myself. Saturdays. Gotta love 'um!

why write a blog

I decided to create a blog to write more and to have some documentation of my life such as it is right now. I am sitting in my new PUD with my pug watching my 17 year old sleep on my new couch. I still can't find my silverware. I am having a hard time deciding between unpacking today or to get a pedicure. So far the pedicure is winning. I have started gardening mostly out of necessity. I would rather be quilting or reading a book but the best looking plants in my yard are the weeds and I think that is a bad sign. I am attending a business college in Santa Rosa and I have about 9 months left before I have to start working. I hope I find my silverware by then. Until tomorrow.

It was 104 here today and I am lazy when it is that hot. It is odd being single after being married for so long. I miss having someone to talk to but I don't miss the disrespect. I have no clue how to date or to meet men. Do they just knock on your door? If so then they only come when I am not home. I have been searching for my silverware for a few days. Maybe I don't want to find it because I might have to cook.

One week in the new house. People all around. I am not use to having neighbors and noises so close. It is kind of nice. I went back to the town I moved away from and felt a pull to drive to my old address. It brought tears to my eyes and memories of days past. I miss my old life and I am looking forward to my new life. I have one foot in my old life and one in the new. All the kids will be gone soon and I am looking forward to some quiet time to create and think.

hello

Hello all I am a new blogger so be gentle with me. I am a quilter, knitter, stitcher, and soon to be empty nester. I just moved into a 1200 sq ft home out of a 4200 sq ft home. I have too much stuff. A year and a half ago my husband left me and reading gabrielle and dave and mel and others has kept me sane. Thanks all.