Well this weekend the weather was GORGEOUS. I'm talking temps in the 80s. Everyone was out and about, sun shining, birds singing, it was glorious. Now normally I would have put on something cute and headed down to the local outdoor hangout, Ashby flea market, where I would likely see lots of my friends. But I realized something: now that the weather is getting warm, I'll be out of the house a lot more. And nothing sucks more than having a nice time out in the world and them coming back to a home in disarray. So instead, I put on my overalls, some good samba music, and got to work. I mopped, scrubbed, and organized, and it felt great! My space was clear, smelled fresh, and I felt so much better. Next I decided to tackle my bare little fire escape. I went to the nursery and got strawberry and lettuce plants, daisies, petunias, rosemary, sage, and thyme. After dinner I climbed out on the fire escape and soaked up the last of the day's warmth getting my hands dirty and potting plants. It was so much fun! There's something healing about having your hands in the earth and making things grow. I only wish I had more space to do it in! I'm dreaming of a garden, hopefully that will manifest sooner than later.
Not everything is going as I would like it to. The job hunt can be quite frustrating (especially after what I went through last week!), and I feel my patience tested often in business dealings and social situations. But I find the more I bring my own life and space into balance, the less those things affect me. When things around me get upsetting, it would be easy to go and sulk, but I feel so much better when I put that energy into something productive like painting, dance classes, or beautifying my home. And yesterday evening I did get very upset over a business deal that's not going well. But I said to myself, "it's sunday night, nothing about the situation will change this evening." So I ran myself a bath, lit some candles, and put on some old school. I'm learning to appreciate each day and each moment, and turn even the bad ones into something positive.