A blissful weekend that was all too short! I could have used five more days of what I had over the weekend. And truthfully, it wasn’t all that much - working out, walking with the dog, cleaning and organizing (LOTS more organizing to do!), reading and relaxing and ohhhh so much glorious sleep.
My horoscope says I’m supposed to be out and about, but I’m feeling so hermity and cozy in my little space.
I re-signed my lease for another year. I can’t believe I’ve been in the same place for eight years now. I figured out why it’s so hard for me to find a new place and just move. First, it’s the fucking hassle of moving. I have accumulated so much STUFF and that’s why I’m working on the big organization project. Secondly, it’s so freaking expensive to move. Yes, I live in a place that’s much more expensive than it should be because I’m paying as much as I should be paying for a concierge building, but the expense of moving makes me just…uuuggghhhhh. And lastly, it’s because my lease always falls during a time when I’m so busy and traveling for work. It’s just super inconvenient in every single way.
I’ve also pretty much decided to continue to be a Millenial (yes, I know I’m a GenXer!) and just never buy a house or condo. It’s truly no offense to Millenials. I’ve been watching episodes of Adam Ruins Everything here and there and saw this episode on how home buying may not be the best investment for everyone and have now decided to take that somewhat to heart. At least for now. There’s nothing that says I might change my mind in the future, but there’s something about the freedom of not being burdened with yard work and home repairs and such. Sure, some people loooove that stuff, but I really like the convenience of just saying, “Hey…my filters need replacing and my garbage disposal quit working, please come fix them!” And boom. Fixed.
In fact, I own nothing - not even my car! And I’m okay with all of that. Who needs ownership? I like using stuff and then giving it back. Even in this driving city, I know several people who don’t have any vehicle and rely on public transportation, Uber, Lyft and their feet. Hell, I may even think about renting my wardrobe in the future! I dunno.
So yeah, it’s April and what have I accomplished? I always feel this way this time of year…like I should have more of my year planned. I didn’t decide on vacation destinations yet - except for the Grand Canyon deal in October. Oh, did you hear about the two people who FELL into the Grand Canyon in recent days???! Crazy, huh? I will have to make sure I’m careful when taking selfies!
I have four weeks of vacation this year - whoopeeee! I’ve taken two days at the very beginning of the year with The Scot (regardless, it was still very much worth it). WHAT am I going to do? I don’t want to end up losing days like I did last year. I should take like a week in May (I’ll possibly go to China in June) and then maybe another in September since I discovered that my October trip will butt up against the Furniture Market this year (dates have moved UP this year!) and then the week of Thanksgiving and then do a full Christmas vacation this year. There. I think that’s what I’ll do! Always good to write that down.
Now the question is…where to go? I don’t always have to leave the country, but I sure do like to, you know? But it still could be super fun to go somewhere domestically - maybe something different than I’ve ever done before…a retreat of some sort? I’m not into yoga, but maybe a design retreat?
Later: heh, went on a tangent of looking up retreats in between tasks at work and now it’s time to go home!
Speaking of home, I have Chef K to thank for the delicious BBQ sauce he gave me a couple of weeks ago. I cooked several chicken breasts on Sunday and am smothering them with sauce this week and eating them with veggies sides and bake sweet potato fries. At the rate I’m going I’ll be 100% done with Chef K by Thursday. Heh. :|
Ah, life.
xox,
GS
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