Starting today, I’m going to make it a habit to post a list of three things. These three things will either be things for which I’m thankful/grateful or three things that make me happy.
- Mr. Grey’s Laugh
- Mrs. TKD’s Smile
- My Nieces and Nephew
April is a blur.
I’ve been keeping insane hours since the beginning of the month. Each week has been wall to wall busy with different projects, trips, and me bouncing from one meeting to another with barely any downtime to actually do any of the work that I need to do.
I’ve been down to Florida, for a day trip. Out to Virginia for nearly a week, and out to Sunnyvale, CA for a whirlwind trip consisting of two full days of travel for a single day of meetings.
As this week comes to a close, I’m excited about the fact that I have completed my part of a large proposal (save any last minute edits that need to occur over the weekend — I’m hoping for none, but doubt that will work out) and to have knocked off a list of 15 “action items” throughout the day.
I’m actually finishing the week with a clean slate for next week. I’ve got a chance to breath.
And that’s what I’m gonna do. Breathe in the air, the smell of soaked wet ground, and enjoy a few minutes of solitude.
Unplugging won’t do in this age of wireless and 3G, what’s needed is a shutdown, a black out. Maybe a lead suit that will protect me from all forms of communications.
It’s been a long three weeks. Even on this dark and rainy afternoon though, I finally see a bit of light.
I’m headed toward that light.
Sometimes you just need to slow down and take a few minutes for yourself. That’s exactly what I am doing right now. I am chillin with a little Miles Davis in a comfy chair in my room.
We got this chair shortly after Mr. Grey was born three years ago today. I was a bit of an ass about the chair because I really had no idea what we were in for and thought our existing rocker was fine for nursing the baby. Well, I was really wrong on that score. At any rate we got the chair Nd even though I still think it is UGLY it sure is a nice place to chill.
It has been a long December. With the start of a new job, the holidays, Mr. Grey’s birthday and in-laws on town there has not been much time for moments like this.
It feels good to just be, soaking up the rhythms and melodies of an old jazz master in the darkness of my room.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been on a trip out of the general Baltimore/Washington area. I spent two weeks in Lewes, DE this summer and before that there was a trip to LA for work, which doesn’t really count. Somehow, Lewes still feels like it’s very connected to DC – WAMU is now broadcasting on 88.3 there for god’s sake. I’ve got the wanderlust pretty bad. I need a trip to somewhere that is completely unlike where I live.
Shortly after meeting Mrs. TKD (then simply TKD) we took a trip to Sedona, AZ. She was on business, and I was along for the ride over the weekend. We had a blast. I got out into the desert for a few walks. Sedona itself was kind of tacky to be honest – the main street is littered with shops selling low quality goods at high quality prices, but the area around Sedona — breathtaking. I don’t want to go back to Sedona right now, but will some day. Right now, here’s my list of places I’d like to visit for the pure pleasure of visiting them:
- Portland, Oregon
- Seattle, Washington
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Bar Harbor, Maine
- Camden, Maine
- Boulder, Colorado
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- Boise, Idaho
- San Francisco, California
- Sonoma County, California
Clearly, a number of these destinations could be combined into single visits. In fact, some probably should – I can’t imagine spending a week in Bar Harbor, Maine without tagging a day or two in Camden on the trip and I really can’t imagine spending a whole week in Camden. That being said, many of these destinations, even though they are close to each other, warrant a full week to explore.
Dreaming for now, but a trip is going to be put on the books at some point.
I was about to write a long winding post about my constant obsessing for changing things, but I don’t have that energy right now. And I doubt that you’ve got the energy to read it anyway. Instead I’m just going to say that I’m sitting in my dining room, drinking good coffee and listening to unseasonable cool rain landing on the roof of my house.
The raindrops make music as they hit the roof – some are big some are small, some are fast, others slow…it is a rolling and ever changing song of percussion for my ears this morning.
The house is quiet. No television blaring in the other room. No children screaming. Only the sound of the rain, and my keyboard clicking away as I write a few lines celebrating the day.
I need to celebrate more often. Celebrating the moments is key to living a happy life. I’m going to resolve to keep these words by my bedside and read them each morning:
Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
–Tich Nhat Hanh
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