Closing Day

Rapidly moving toward feeling like myself again. Partially mindset and partially circumstances. Of course, the improving circumstances don't make me more resilient, but I don't care -- bring on better things. I'm happy to slow down the mindset lessons lol. 

I hiked the qualifier club hike (proving ground) and easily made the time. Once another qualifier hike posts, I'll be able to get credit in the club. It was such a perfect hiking day. Full sun, cool air -- improved my attitude exponentially. And, I hiked hard the day before. I'm in much better shape these days. Regular hiking harder hikes is helping which is part of the reason I keep prioritizing time to hike -- I don't want to go backwards. 

Lunch was fun and easy with my aunt. She gave me espresso glasses as a thank you for something -- so nice.

Looking good ...
pretty layers.

I gave my aunt a little flower vase thing for wildflowers and yard clippings for her birthday. She likes little flowers too. I immediately used the glasses she gave me for a cortado and sent her the picture. She did the EXACT same with the vase and flowers. Hah -- you can tell we're related.

It's small, but looks bigger
in the pictures. Little bud
vases on a platform from
store in Asheville.

I got a birthday invite for June for an overnight in Nashville. Circumstances making me feel good, but I'll take it. Feeling loved and seen feels good.

A neighbor who made a boo-boo with something called and apologized very sincerely. Her son took something from our house in Asheville without permission. We didn't know who it was and texted her the security footage asking if she knew him. We were ready to call the police. Someone behaving maturely, not defensively for a change.

The little snark exchange with a friend seems to have worked itself out and is behind us. We're both still giving a little distance (laying off the texting), but it's nice to have a "moment" between friends that's not something more or becomes something more. Mature and honest relationship. That's what being honest with each other does -- no lingering residue to a conflict. It took me a long time to learn this and even longer to put it into practice. I'm getting better. 

The simplified spring garden is slowly growing. I fertilized it yesterday and it's starting to get better sun now. I hope I can figure out a garden at the new house before the end of the growing season. Although, at the rate the housing market is going, I might have a full garden at this house.

Circumstances helping my mood, but I did work on mindset too. I also purposely curated some circumstances because I know what is good for me, mentally and physically (hiking, alone time, rock painting, specific people). 

River rock -- not my best
but fun to paint again.
Texture was bumpy.

We're closing on the house today. I'm bracing for the work to be "almost" finished and not exactly what we discussed. I'm still oscillating between being very excited and feeling like this is such an adventure and happy risk for a different way of living ... and, what have we done (in this risky economy). 

Both are stories so I'm going (trying) to lean hard on the excited story. This historic area is liberal, way more diverse, walkable to so many things, closer to family and friends, closer to hiking. It's a different lifestyle. Very similar to Asheville, but we get to live this in both places. Growing older in an active way.

Off to do a meditation. I let that lapse over the wedding weekend and it's time to get it back in morning rotation because it helps. I'm going to do a guided future-self meditation. Later gators.