Doing vs Relaxing

Computer gremlins were at work earlier as I had this spiffy post all ready to go and then I decided to add something and POOF, it disappeared.  Sigh.......

But here I am again attempting to tantalize your senses with some thing.....not too sure yet what I will be discussing here but perhaps I'll just let it flow and we'll see what happens.  Here we go.....

DOING.......that is an interesting word and one that has been grabbing my attention the past few days.   Why is it that we feel that we must always be doing something?  I have found myself simply enjoying sitting and looking out the window ever since moving to my new abode.  And then right in the middle of a good gaze, guilt rears his ugly head and I get antsy.  I "should" be doing something is what the voice is MY head says and then I realize that I AM doing something.

I am relaxing and enjoying the view out my window.  So different from living in the city.  WAY more trees and sky.  I enjoy the view.  Now I used to have an incredible view that went on for ever out to the oceans and the mountains off into the distance and, while I am indeed missing THAT view, I am finding contentment with this one.  Hence the need to relax and enjoy it.  Ahhhhhhhh......

I have also been finding enjoyment in making this space my home.  I am sharing this house with a friend yet, from almost the beginning I FELT like I had come home.  And lucky for me, she gets a kick out of my "girly girl" ways, when it comes to decorating and spacial placement.....grin.  As I have already mentioned we are very much in sync in a number of ways but she has way more masculine energy that little ole me.  Not to say she isn't a definite "femme fatale" but she is also able to work with the guys doing the harder "guy" things.  When we used to hang out, when we both lived in the city, we would joke that she was my "guy" because she was a tad more capable dealing the household repairs, etc. while I was the more nourishing/nurturing one in that, as I just mentioned, I like to make a home AND cook - so it works.

Prior to me moving in she had already given me the green light to find places for my plants, which is a big deal to me as I love my plants, as does she, so now we have a relative jungle in the living room and my room gets a bunch too.  Plus I do have a few special items that we have placed throughout the house too and they all fit in.........I already knew that.

My bedroom is great.  I love it.  I think part of that is that for the first time in years, I get to do whatever I want with my space without having to accommodate "his" stuff.  So it is ALL me.  Happy Katrice.

And today, to make things even better, I not only found the perfect book shelf for my books but also this beautiful bamboo shelving unit with 4 glass shelves which is a perfect addition to her kitchen.  She is stoked too, so today was a good day.

And I guess that is what I was going to talk about because this is what you just read.

Have a great evening.