Did you see the moon last night? It was amazing!! An amazing end to an amazing day that started out with the sun.
In my new space, when the sky is clear of clouds and I get the chance to sleep late, the sun wakes me up. Which is one of the best ways to start your day from a Kathyland perspective. Not a fan of alarms, noise, commotion. Give me the sun any day.
Yesterday was a day of friends and appointments and things-to-do that needed doing. Friday being my first day off for the week, I sorta kinda eased into it by waking up by sunlight at a fairly early hour, but not actually getting up until much later. A modified version of sleeping in until noon, as I used to do. With more productivity thrown in. (Gotta love laptops!)
Met my buddy & newly 'adopted' sister
Cali for lunch which was the perfect "first item on my agenda'. If you don't know or follow Cali, you really should. She is a delight and a lovebug and all sorts of amazing & funny. And she LOVES Orange. Which I used to hate until I fell in love with Orange also. (It's a Fruit thing). We had lots to catch up on and we sat for close to 30 minutes before ordering. Seriously, I could sit and talk with Cali all day :-) (Hi Cali!!)
Headed over to Boulder Sports Medicine for one of my follow-up appointments from my ER visit.
While it would be very 'outdoorsy & Coloradoish' to say I was there for a sports related injury, nope, not the case. That's just where my Pulmonologist happened to be. We did some tests that involved walking and running up stairs (no problem) and walking downstairs (EEK- fear of heights!!) with a Pulse Oximeter attached to my finger and guess what?? Fear of heights and prolonged standing at the very top of a staircase can make a person hyperventilate. And really dizzy! No shit! My Doctor got a chuckle out of the episode...me, not so much.
Good news overall. O2 levels have levelled out and were ok. One more test is scheduled 'just to make sure' but for the most part, no lung damage as originally thought. YAY!
Big yay, actually. I'd been concerned about the 'potential lung damage' ever since my ER Dr mentioned it last Sunday morning. I've never smoked anything in my life - no cigarettes, weed, pipes, nothing. The only smoke I was subjected to was second-hand smoke which I made a habit of bitching about to my parents from as early as I can recall (before first grade) all the way up to when I moved out to get married. Being exposed to cigarette smoke has always hurt..physically hurt...to be around. And for lots of reasons, I'm glad second-hand smoke is no longer a potential cause for something worse.
With the appointment finished and out of the way I did something I haven't done in awhile. I meandered. Drove around the area near Boulder Community Hospital. Checked out the houses. Little side streets. The sun on the Flatirons. People watched. And overall took in the beauty and energy that is Boulder on a Friday afternoon of a Wolf Moon.
Visited
The Cup (my first visit - had heard so much about The Cup I had to see what was up with that!) and killed time while waiting to meet up with my awesome buddy
Benjamin who I have a love of Fruit in common with :-)
Catching-up was overdue and most definitely worth the wait. Benjamin is one of my work friends that no longer works at my location, so it was great to finally sit down together IRL.
Eventually Benjamin had to leave for a prior engagement, but in parting he walked me 3 doors down to meet our buddy
Andrew who was passing time at another place I'd heard tons about but hadn't visited -
Atlas Purveyors. VERY. COOL. PLACE. I loved the vibe! The colors! Floating shelves - of which I am a sucker for! And chandeliers. And the quiet. Quiet is good and conducive to quiet conversations.
Spending time with Andrew is always an adventure in the "oh-wow-no-way-how-cool-is-that!!" I was intrigued to hear of Andrew's experience with his
Crossfit/Paleo way of life and am thinking of joining the Crossfit/Paleo way of living. Figure try it for a week and see what happens. Right? Right! That which doesn't kill you even tho it might make you feel like it had. So I'm checking it out.
Spending time at Atlas made me think of...and miss very much...my house. I won't lie, the transition from my last house to my current space has not been without a small amount of wistfullness that every now and then has hovered into regret. I miss my privacy. I miss how I had control over my privacy. Cleanliness. The killer sunset views. Having a garage. The quiet. I really miss the quiet. And the sun. I got lots of sunlight in my house. Here? Only in the morning.
Yes, my current commute is much less. And I save tons of $$ in gas. And I am much closer to work/Boulder/the great majority of my friends. But more and more I realize my current space is nothing more than a temporary space. Initally I'd figured on staying here until I was ready to buy my next place. Now? Not sure about that plan. I need sun. I need a little more room that might give me a little more privacy. I'm in the process of figuring just what is a need and what is a want in Kathyland. Making a list and checking it tons of times.
So what is important to you in your living space? What is a NEED and not just a want? Where in this area has given you contentment? What did you think you needed to have as part of your living situation that you wound up not really needing? And what did you realize you MUST have to get thru each day?
Wound up my night by giving Andrew a ride home. The moonlight on the Flatirons was ethereal, ghostly and wicked cool. Tried to take a picture with my iPhone to share with you guys, but it didn't come out. No matter...hope you were lucky enough to see it for yourself. And to share it with some awesome friends :-)
The last thing I did once back home was browse some of my favorite Design & Decor blogs where I stumbled across this
test. Which made me smile. Looks like I'm on the right track!
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