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5/28/2014

I have moved around a bit in my life. I have traveled a bit as well. For me, it is very easy to become comfortable with a place as long as I feel comfortable (not in danger). New places are exciting. So much to discover, so much to uncover!

There are few places that I can safely say that I "fit in". I prefer function over fashion. I prefer comfort over couture.

It's weird being back in the north. It was really too easy to "fit in". I am a wallflower here... or I would be if it weren't for the Texas license plates. It's kinda nice.

I have made it a little game to see how many people I can get to wave at me as I drive by. I don't try it with everyone, but I do wave regularly. So far, from the people I have waved at, ALL OF THEM have waved back. One of those things I love about living in the country.

On a completely different topic: we are getting rid of internet. We didn't have tv before, and we don't plan on getting it. I closed my facebook account, and at first, it was like a phantom limb. I kept checking my phone to see if anything was new. Only... there was nothing to check. Life without facebook is not an issue. I'm older than the internet, I think I can live without Facebook.

I find that I read a lot more, I spend more time outside, and I am all-around more productive. It's nice. I like it.

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Nature

5/28/2014

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I have missed nature. I've been away from it for too long.

Being out in the country and the quiet is refreshing on every level (mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually etc). You never realize how badly you miss it until you come back.

So, here are some things I've experienced that I generally wouldn't have in the city:

1. Turkey out in the field strutting their stuff

2. Seeing a snake in the grass, knowing it wouldn't bother me if I didn't bother it, and not being bothered by sitting in the grass after that.

3. Picking wild asparagus

4. Hanging out with some carpenter bees

5. Raising some abandoned/injured squirrels

6. Bird watching (orioles, hummingbirds, robins, gold finches, barn swallows etc)

7. Rolling in the soft green grass

8. Star gazing on a clear night

9. Uncovering a neglected path that was butried under inches of dirt.

10. Squirrel hunting.

Definitely not your average city experiences. I am loving it. All of it.

It is a whole ton of work to rotate these images properly. I'm sorry for that, but I can't do anything about it right now.

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Cat Sense

5/17/2014

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I read two paragraphs, and then this happened.

You can just barely see the corner of my kindle peeking out.

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Homes

5/12/2014

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Could this be a Great Lakes reference?!

It could be, but it's not.

We recently bought a house in Michigan. It's been pretty much awesome, there is a ton of work that still needs to go into this place. We thought we were buying it and not having to put much work into it, but it looks like the previous owners never actually finished any of their billion projects. I mean, it's good because then we get to add those finishing touches and make it a little more ours. At the same time, it's a lot of work.

We haven't really moved much up here yet, and it kinda feels like I'm house sitting... except I get to rearrange the furniture.

Sooo, for your reading pleasure, I'm going to list the things I'm looking forward to and the things I'm not so excited about. I'll leave it at around 10 so you get the basic idea.

Looking Forward to:

Moving everything in and finally having all my stuff together in one place for the first time in over 10 years.
Working on house projects (painting and decorating etc)
Having over 7 acres to run around on!
Chickens and ducks
Harvest and canning in the fall
Our first Christmas in our own house
Winter (don't remind me that I said this when I am complaining about the cold)
Gardens, gardens, gardens, and gardens
Camping in our front yard
HOT TUB!
No internet or tv.

Not so Much:

The act of physically moving things (furniture) up and down the stairs. I seriously don't have any idea how they got some of that furniture upstairs.
All those little projects that are actually hiding a bigger problem. Right now, the biggest issue is the red squirrel problem. They are destroying everything.
Deep cleaning, dusting, and washing everything before things can find their proper place in the house.
Finding out that the trees I thought would produce fruit are, in fact, just decorative. I know it's going to happen.
Restaining a lot of the wood in the house because whoever did it before did a really sloppy job of it.
Cleaning up the paint drippings, from the last time the rooms were painted, off the hardwood floors.
Rommy, long grass, ticks, and burrs.

As with anything, there are things I'm looking forward to and things I'm not. Overall, I am 100% excited to have a house, and I'm glad we got this one. It's pretty awesome, and I couldn't imagine us living anywhere else.

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