Owie... but overall good

My neck is killing me. It's always worse in the mornings, after I've slept. I have discovered also that somehow my duvet is not quite big enough for two people, unless we spend the night completely tucked against each other, which is nice but not what happens once I fall asleep. I shall have to remedy that.

I have left BorderCrossing to get some non-cat-interrupted sleep (I tossed George and Gretzky outside, and Pan-Pan and Smudge are keeping me company upstairs, because Pan-Pan kept trying to smother BorderCrossing in her sleep in a misplaced show of affection), taken some Tylenol and a shower, and had a quiet if reasonably productive morning. I've puttered, done some cleaning, taken out the garbage, and checked the intarwebs for news.

I'm also getting my dining room table today. I'm very excited. :)

I think today is going to be a quiet day. I haven't had one of those yet.

Hee!

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Coffee poll!

Okay,I haven't posted a random poll in a while, and I'm contemplating making more coffee, so here you go!


[Poll #1296581]

Dear Universe

I haven't done an Open Letter in a while. This one is a bit different, though.


Dear Universe,

Thank you so much for the life I have.

Thank you for my parents, who are both in good health and love me to bits and try very very hard to be supportive of me no matter what our differences.

Thank you for my friends and fremily, who are wonderful and supportive and creative and generous and whom I count myself privileged to know.

Thank you for my girlfriend, whom I don't know especially well yet, but who is pretty and funny and lovely and passionate about her work and cares so much about the kids she teaches. My life is the richer for having her in it.

Thank you for my job, which not only keeps me secure but allows me to directly help people in need. Thank you for giving me coworkers with whom I get along well, and with whom it is generally a pleasure to work.

Thank you for giving me a roof over my head which I love, and for giving me the time and opportunity to turn it into a home where I may welcome my friends, family, and fremily.

Thank you for keeping me healthy, and happy.

Thank you for all the opportunities for growth that you give me. Thank you for having others touch my life in unexpected ways, and for allowing me to touch other people's lives every so often, and to make a difference there, when I can.

Thank you for everything.

Love,

Me

Grey November day...

It's grey out, and kind of cold and rainy. There's something to be said for sitting indoors with homemade spaghetti sauce (the spaghetti isn't homemade... yet), tea, and bright yellow curtains. The cats are all asleep or lounging about, and my new table is gleaming in the dining room (I just gave it a good polish). The Beatles are on in the background.

This morning I got up early and made breakfast for me and BorderCrossing. She was pleasantly surprised to get up and find hot chocolate and steaming sour cream biscuits awaiting. As much as all my relationships (or most of them) have been highly broken, she appears to have never had a relationship with someone who wanted to take care of her, so I'm having fun feeding her and offering a nice place to crash. I also made bacon and coffee for myself, since she doesn't like either of those things.

I've been good about keeping on top of the dishes, too, for the most part. toughlovemuse was telling me the other day that "a new broom sweeps clean," but I hope it's not just enthusiasm about the new place that is prompting me to be a better housekeeper. Having people over regularly, having my girlfriend over, and generally being in a better headspace ought to count for something, right? I just hope I can keep this up.

The best thing about nesting is having people with whom to share the nest. :)

Today is a good day. There is still sadness, but that can't prevent me from appreciating what I do have, and I think that's important.