Loving life

Yeah, you bet I love life, retirement is great.

I knew January and February would be kind of slow months, I knew I would not get out much. I viewed them as fallow months, but busy just the same. I planned on unpacking and going through all the boxes of my stuff from my parents' house and I did it! All done, all organized, now I know where things are. All the photos from our family, about 100 years' worth, are in one place; I've gone through all my books and notebooks and have chosen which I will keep, which I will try to sell or toss. I've gone through lots and lots of pots I made years ago and decided which I will keep, which I will smash. I've gone through my clothes and have decided which I will wear and which I will consign or donate.

Oh, I still have plenty of projects, but this first layer is gone and it was a big impediment. Now I can breathe, now I am free.

And I have begun to meet people. I've been to Meeting twice, I have a new dentist, I have joined the Brattleboro Food Co-op as a working shareholder, which means I have to work 2 hours a month to get a 10% discount. I help by bagging groceries and I meet lots of neat people.

I've been spending lots less money. I only shop at the Co-op. And I have learned to plan ahead mostly according to what the weather forecast is for the week.

I am learning to work my woodstove, fire is a harsh teacher, like clay. And, now that I have gotten through my unpacking challenge, I feel I have time to devote to clay. The unpacking had to come first, before everything.

So, you see, all is well with me. I still have to learn how to upload photos, but maybe I'll get David to help with that.