Friday, February 25, 2011
2 Short Years...
ago tonight, my girlfriend lost her battle with lung cancer. Still doesn't seem real, cuz I think of her all the time and sometimes pick up the phone to call or hear her voice in my head or see the crazy faces and expressions that she used to give me when I did something boneheaded. Miss ya Suze!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
What to do with all my stuff!
Well lately I've started thinking more about trying to get moved to Hurricane. There are pros and cons of course and you are welcome to weigh in. Here are the PROS!
Closer to my family, especially my sister Karen
Warmer winters and earlier springs
It's where my roots are
The colors of the desert
Friends
The runway right outside my door
Zion
And here are the cons...
Going from 63 acres to 1 acre
Neighbors too close and too political
Leaving Centennial airport and all of my flying buddies
What to do with the horses (8 of them)
What to do about the barn cats (they're not likely part of the move)
20 year of stuff in my house, it just won't all be able to come with me
Leaving my new craft room
2 hours at least to catch a commercial flight (job)
Family drama
These are 2 short lists, I can guarantee there are many more points for each list. When I was little I swore I would be a hermit when I grew up and although I don't like being lonely, I do love the solitude. I'm about as close to being a hermit as I need to be where I am and it scares me or at least makes me anxious to think about the feeling of confinement I get when I do go to Hurricane, I hate to go outside my house because someone is always there, even if they are in their own yards minding their own business, they are still there and it makes me crazy. Where I live now, I can't see anyone else and no one else can see me and thats a good thing. I guess I could learn how to be a little more social, when I actually do engage, I really do like it, it's just the "getting engaged" that is hard for me.
I wonder a lot about how I would fit my life into my Hurricane house, it is about the same size as the Kiowa house but just different. I'm thinking I would end up with my office and my craft room in the hangar, which isn't all bad. And speaking of my office, when I do move I don't want to be working at my job like I am now, but that's another blog entry, just suffice it to say that I am really starting to feel like I need to find something else to do, like enjoy my life and stop giving my time away to a career.
So any tips or suggestions that might help me move this process along would be welcome. I need a push or a shove or something, but I know I need to make a plan and put it in motion, one way or the other.
Closer to my family, especially my sister Karen
Warmer winters and earlier springs
It's where my roots are
The colors of the desert
Friends
The runway right outside my door
Zion
And here are the cons...
Going from 63 acres to 1 acre
Neighbors too close and too political
Leaving Centennial airport and all of my flying buddies
What to do with the horses (8 of them)
What to do about the barn cats (they're not likely part of the move)
20 year of stuff in my house, it just won't all be able to come with me
Leaving my new craft room
2 hours at least to catch a commercial flight (job)
Family drama
These are 2 short lists, I can guarantee there are many more points for each list. When I was little I swore I would be a hermit when I grew up and although I don't like being lonely, I do love the solitude. I'm about as close to being a hermit as I need to be where I am and it scares me or at least makes me anxious to think about the feeling of confinement I get when I do go to Hurricane, I hate to go outside my house because someone is always there, even if they are in their own yards minding their own business, they are still there and it makes me crazy. Where I live now, I can't see anyone else and no one else can see me and thats a good thing. I guess I could learn how to be a little more social, when I actually do engage, I really do like it, it's just the "getting engaged" that is hard for me.
I wonder a lot about how I would fit my life into my Hurricane house, it is about the same size as the Kiowa house but just different. I'm thinking I would end up with my office and my craft room in the hangar, which isn't all bad. And speaking of my office, when I do move I don't want to be working at my job like I am now, but that's another blog entry, just suffice it to say that I am really starting to feel like I need to find something else to do, like enjoy my life and stop giving my time away to a career.
So any tips or suggestions that might help me move this process along would be welcome. I need a push or a shove or something, but I know I need to make a plan and put it in motion, one way or the other.
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