Note: A good friend of mine told me the other day that he has an idea for a book and has some of it written in his head, so I gave him a homework assignment to write one page a day, to start. I figured if I am going to make a go of this blog, I need to write more myself. Let’s see how it goes!
Week 3 progress report: I’d like to say that I have been very proactive in getting out and meeting my neighbors, but I’m still an introvert at heart so I’ve been easing into it 😁. The two new neighbors I met this week were when I was out with my very unfriendly dog (she barked/growled when they called out – she believes in social distancing from almost everyone 🙄 😆). Fortunately, they were very understanding. So, I am up to five contacts – the neighbors on either side of me, each of their next-door neighbors and another a couple with a newborn, all quit lovely people. Just don’t ask me all of their names 😬.
And then there is this one weirdo – female, in her 50’s acts like she’s lived in the woods for the last 6 years and doesn’t know how to behave around new people. Oh wait that’s me 🤦♀️. Ok, I’m not that bad. And I am getting better about asking for help (not my strong suit – I feel like I’m bothering people). Just the other day Candice, my next-door neighbor, gave me a hand with a project in my office. I was happy to reciprocate when she needed packages taken off of her porch and stored while she was out of town. It was a weird feeling to be asked to do a simple task – 6 years of near isolation does that to a person 😆! Thankfully they haven’t noticed my weirdness yet, so 🤫🤫🤫.
I will say, I have gone so far as to suggest a kid friendly, block party in the future (like fall time frame – summer is just to hot and muggy to be outside 🥵). And while I haven’t made it across street for the ball games they have yet, I will soon. I have offered to babysit in a pinch as long as no diapers are involved and I’m willing to offer any assistance where I can. I also am very aware of children on bikes in the street and have no problem just stopping until they are safely out of the way. The only annoyance I have found are the literal roadblocks by the building subcontractors on occasion, but there is the field I can drive through if necessary.
All in all, it’s looking pretty good. Let’s hope I don’t muck it up 🤪!
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