Why God Invented Cats

Recently, during a rare Portland thunderstorm I commented (on Facebook) that thunderstorms are really the main time I miss having someone to lie next to. My friend responded with a simple, "that's why God invented cats."

I have to agree, and I know this is totally going to make me sound like the crazy cat lady, but having a cat has been really wonderful for me. She truly does love on me no matter what else has happened. She makes me laugh every day, she snuggles with me at night, she gives me a reason to get up every morning (to make her stop meowing like crazy and feed her). Basically, this blog post is a simple appreciation for my extra large feline friend. 

Tsunami, I could not ask for a better cat than you. 

My Own Home

Finally having my own home means the freedom to do whatever I want with it. I haven't even moved in and already I have some plans. Most of them have to do with a few coats of paint in the great room. Right now it's a yellow, orange, and red accent wall that I find rather unappealing.

Instead I am thinking of a cool color called Gray Owl that will lighten up the room more. Like this...

Then I'm thinking I might paint my big bookshelf. Maybe a turquoise color like this...

I've already been putting things in boxes even though we plan to have me signing around July 10th. I think I'm hopeful that things will happen earlier than that as I already got the loan approval back today and it isn't even the end of June. It's all happening very fast. I think I'm of the belief that if I really line up my life how I want it to be that everything will fall into place. 

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

Here is a song I heard on my drive in to work today. Forgot how much I love it. The song is originally by Nick Drake (a wonderful artist who left us far too soon) and it has been remixed by the Books with Jose Gonzalez on a CD produced by The National. What an amazing collaboration between 4 excellent artists I all adore.

Listen to Cello Song


Much has happened in this past week:

• I've wrapped up my first year teaching as a full time Drama teacher 
• I have purchased a condo all by myself
• I've started the moving process in my classroom
• I've started the moving process in my home
• I'm going to be performing in this year's bike play, Bike Odyssey
• I'm getting ready to start rehearsing Romeo and Juliet

I'm pretty proud of myself for really taking charge of my own life this year. I feel that now, I can look back at some point much later on in my life and say that I truly took some time to do things for myself, that I am certainly capable of being alone and taking care of myself, and that I didn't let anything hold me back from doing the things I wanted to do. 

In a year where I have spent  lot of time celebrating other people getting married, having babies, graduating, starting careers, etc. I just wanted to take a moment to look at my own life with pride. I have a lot in my own life to be proud of right now as well.

The first place I've ever owned