Smiles and Rambles from Frivilous Living

Monday's Activities: Coffee-shop. Drank Mate with rice milk and laughed out loud while reading "Holy Cow". Explored the NE's shi-shi neighborhood on my bike, explored a new path to the SE, began recognizing places and began memorizing their locations, ate an amazing meat-loaf sandwich and had my coffee refilled 3 times while reading and still laughing out loud to "Holy Cow". Biked to a small rose garden and continued reading. Sat with the roses. Talked to Maggie. Biked home.

Tuesday's Activities: Had a late start. Made breakfast of leftovers and egg on bread, topped off with some homemade sauerkraut and pickled cucumber. Intended to sit in the coffee-shop mentioned above and read more, and then go to a yoga class, I instead played guitar and procrastinated leaving the house, and then went to the coffee-shop with Lolo and neglected to go to yoga. Figured out a good herbal regimen for Lolo, drank a chai and ate a chocolate-chip cookie, and later, a heavy pesto sandwich that wasn't very good. Went to the co-op and bought produce as well as sea salt and baking soda for toothpowder. Lolo bought her recommended tinctures, some lemon balm for tea, and some sea salt for a bath scrub.

Wednesday's Activities: Woke up at 5. Enjoyed the morning silence in bed, fell asleep about an hour later until 10:30. Took time eating and brushing teeth and watching hair. Booked it to new yoga studio, "Bhaktishop," and made it there panting and red-faced just in time for the level 4 yoga class to begin. I almost considered skipping the class, but it turned out to be a lot of fun and felt good to get out all the unused energy I'm used to spending hoeing for hours on the farm. Met Stella and sat in her apartment. Walked to get a burrito for her and a drink for me, got coffee and mate and sat in the park and watched her dog play, went to her apartment and chatted, walked to eat another meatloaf sandwich for me and fries for both of us. Forgot phone so returned to her apartment. Drank peppermint tea and reminisced about old camp friends and situations. Walked to my bike and biked home.

Now I'm going to try to finish "Holy Cow" and then sleep soundly, thinking about how lucky I am, and about all the people around me, near and far. Thanks for your support, love, and encouragement.