On 2007...and 2008
Jan. 2nd, 2008 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mlerules'Twas a big great year. Biggest & bestest bit: relocating to the PacNW, FINALLY. It's home and I like it here. A lot. Glancing back at my journal, I'm reminded that I found this place (and signed the rental agmt and put down my deposit) last January, even though I didn't move 'til March, so really, ALL of 2007 was spent prepping to get here, on getting settled, and on expanding my social networks, which I've apparently managed to do decently well in a relatively short period o' time.
Now what? My overarching life motto remains Curious But Not Committed, but tempered now w/a more proactive approach vis-a-vis where I'm headed. Yeah, this applies to a whole mess o' things/situations. Been focusing on spending time in the moment while balancing this w/a need to figure out which moments work best for me (and those I care about) so I can work on increasing their frequency and intensity.
Meanwhile, the balancing act continues 'tween spending time HERE (Portland) and establishing and deepening and strengthening and enriching local r-ships versus doing all that more Northward of here. Realizing there're limits to my resources (time/energy) so I must parcel 'em out more carefully...or rather, carve time out more thoughtfully.
Vis-a-vis SoCal, there'll (likely) be another visit in May, and perhaps after that in September ('pending on how the whole summer/driving across countries option(s) shape(s) up). Still wanna make it down to Arcata and thereabouts, ditto the Central Coast to visit the Lompoc gang, ditto more time in the Bay Area (when I'm not sick). And Vancouver. And Butchart Gardens. Um. There're other things I wanna do, too, and get involved in...it just won't all happen, at least not right away. So I must take/find/make time to figure out how/where to focus my energies/time/resources rather than just wandering hither and yon and to and fro willy-nilly. First come first served works for a while, but sooner or later I must make choices...not yet though...not fully...there'll always be an element of free-range...it's quite possibly a NEED.
For now though, FOOD's the most pressing need.
Now what? My overarching life motto remains Curious But Not Committed, but tempered now w/a more proactive approach vis-a-vis where I'm headed. Yeah, this applies to a whole mess o' things/situations. Been focusing on spending time in the moment while balancing this w/a need to figure out which moments work best for me (and those I care about) so I can work on increasing their frequency and intensity.
Meanwhile, the balancing act continues 'tween spending time HERE (Portland) and establishing and deepening and strengthening and enriching local r-ships versus doing all that more Northward of here. Realizing there're limits to my resources (time/energy) so I must parcel 'em out more carefully...or rather, carve time out more thoughtfully.
Vis-a-vis SoCal, there'll (likely) be another visit in May, and perhaps after that in September ('pending on how the whole summer/driving across countries option(s) shape(s) up). Still wanna make it down to Arcata and thereabouts, ditto the Central Coast to visit the Lompoc gang, ditto more time in the Bay Area (when I'm not sick). And Vancouver. And Butchart Gardens. Um. There're other things I wanna do, too, and get involved in...it just won't all happen, at least not right away. So I must take/find/make time to figure out how/where to focus my energies/time/resources rather than just wandering hither and yon and to and fro willy-nilly. First come first served works for a while, but sooner or later I must make choices...not yet though...not fully...there'll always be an element of free-range...it's quite possibly a NEED.
For now though, FOOD's the most pressing need.
