PARIS: He’s done so much for my people skills. I can cope with the little annoyances now. [to Tanna] For instance, the old Paris would’ve been bothered by your penchant to hover. It would’ve made her wanna ring your neck until your eyeballs popped out.
TANNA: Oh.
PARIS: But now, I accept it because I can’t control everything
Gilmore Girls, The Lorelais’
First Day at Yale
S.4 Ep.2
This last week and a half has (have?) been an exercise in the acceptance of things I can’t control. I have literally been walking around this past week saying things like “I have no refrigerator in the house right now, but I can accept it” or “there isn’t as much storage as my old house, but I can accept it”. The one I’m struggling with is “this shower is much smaller than the beautiful one I designed, but I can…” nope I can’t say it yet because I nicked my leg badly shaving in the new shower, so I’m not ready to accept it yet 😜. That one is going to take some time (insert one of my dramatic sighs here).
However, I have easily accepted the neighborhood I have moved into. I realized the other day that it has been 16 YEARS since I have neighbors so close to me. When I lived in KY, I still lived on two acres and while I could see my neighbors easily, it’s not the same as walking out and having the little girl next door pop over to “play” (what can I say, kids love me 😁)
And today I realized that I’m still adjusting to the change. After 6 years of nary a house in sight of my old property, it’s strange to look out the window and see people walking up and down the street and to see/hear people gathering to talk. I myself have already visited a few times with the folks on the right of me and introduced myself to the gentleman on the left. But I’ve also spent time isolating in my house more than I care to because it’s become a habit after 6 years. I promise, I am working on it. Just the other day I went out to visit a few of my friends that I haven’t seen much lately due to all of the moving craziness that has been going on since January.
I will say that this place a nice reminder of my childhood neighborhood in Colorado and I’m hoping that will help me adjust to this latest life change. I’d also like to say the life changes are over, but full-on menopause is just around the corner and I still have to focus on creating an income stream that pays me to do something I love. That may mean a part-time job in the short term in order to get to my long-term goals. I will keep you in the loop my dear readers
Until Monday, go out and commit a random act of kindness. It’ll do your heart some good!
Note: My appliances showed up on Wednesday of this week and my Dish service was hooked up on Tuesday. Now if I could only get my internet installed, I will have hit the trifecta 😆😆! Wish me luck🤞🍀.
My Lemons My Lemonade 