It's Pouring

Yes when it rains men, they come in downpours them in my life. Maybe not quite torrential downpours but a pretty heavy stream nonetheless.


I'm a woman and I happen to like men...just hanging out with them feels different than hanging out with my female friends. Neither is better, I like both but sometimes I feel the need for male companionship.


I had decided I wanted to date again and preferably meet a man the old-fashioned way: in person. An organic sort of thing you know? Online gets old after awhile. But since after setting that desire, no men turned up I decided to see if I could find someone to hang with over the holiday weekend.


So I set up 2 dates with 2 different men...one for Saturday and one for Sunday.


And so the dates transpired. On Saturday I went to the Boulder Creek Festival and hung out for a few hours.


Sunday we went to the Walnut Cafe and then walked in the park near my house.


Both are very nice gentlemen but I didn't feel an attraction to either. Still we had a good time and enjoyed each other's company. It was fun to be out & about with a man. :)


Well remember how I said I wanted to meet a man the organic way? Well I did.


A few of my friends were getting together on Monday to go to the festival (same one I went to on Saturday). Along the way, we picked up a few others and I had an attraction to one of them.


As the day went on he & I chatted some and eventually wandered off by ourselves. We spent some time checking out the booths. Here's the part that I find so funny - most of those booths we went to were set up fore ORGANIC food products. Doesn't that make you giggle? What a funny, funny little Universe we have! She has a sense of humor all right.


Anyway, I found that tidbit amusing.


After the festival we hung out in his hot tub at his townhouse and chatted, etc. It was fun and hopefully we'll do it again. He's very much a smart *ss which I like and is well-traveled and articulate. And he's a Midwestern boy so he's probably as nice as he seem. ;)


He asked for my phone number so hopefully he will call. You'll be updated when he does of course.

Sick+Birthdays = Bad

The only thing worse than being sick is being sick on your birthday. Thankfully I've just been sick this week and not on my actual birthday (which is coming up - Saturday the 17th). Still feeling this crummy is not fun.


I came down with the flu on Tuesday. It all began with a tickle in my throat on Monday afternoon and within 24 hours, I had a minor fever, chills, an achy body and a very sore throat. After fighting it for 1/2 the day on Tuesday, I left work and crawled into bed where I basically camped out for the next 1.5 days. It was the suck.


I had no appetite (still don't really), was chilled (while still sweating enough to wet my clothes) and ached all over.


But the worst has seemed to pass and today I only have a cough and a slightly stuffy head. Still no appetite which is awful. I LOVE food.


But enough complaining. My birthday is around the corner (2 days!!) and I am certain my 32nd year on this planet is going to be even better than the previous 31 (which were pretty good years by all accounts).


And to kick off the celebration, I'm giving my 2 week notice today. My verbal offer finally became a written offer and I'm leaving TSA. As of May 29th, I will no longer be in my current role. I will be venturing into new unchartered territory. Well ok only loosely charted territory because I have been self-employed before but this time I'm working my way back to that status with greater ease & elegance.


So off I go on another adventure. :) Wish me luck - this will be fun!

The Pendulum Swings Backward

Remember how last week was such a roller coaster ride? How it was full of incredible lows followed by remarkable highs?


Well this week has been the opposite. It's been very anti-climactic.


And that's good. It means the pendulum has swung back and has evened things out.


There is a natural rhythm and flow to life. When we let go of our current perspective and can step outside of our daily activities, we can see that flow. The ebb & flow of our life is there just as it is for the tide, the sun & the moon.


But since my ego is here and chattering away inside my head, I know this ebb part of the process doesn't mean stop - it means do the little things I see in front of me. As I do those things, the momentum increases again and that ebb will eventually become a flow.


After which, the process will continue again. Life is a fascinating experience.

Weekend Update

Yes it's a weekend update but I'm pretty sure it won't be as funny as the SNL skit. ;) It'll just be uplifting and positive.


As I mentioned last week, I had a meeting on Friday with an interactive media agency in Boulder. The meeting was super fun, I love their offices, the location & the people. And they made me a verbal offer on the spot!


How flippin' cool is that?


How cool am I for getting that?!!! I rock.


I'm pretty pleased with myself - all I have to do now is talk with the owner and secure pay & a starting date. This is the first step towards my 3 year plan. (I'm still working on the 15 year, 10 year and 5 year plans).


The rest of my weekend was good - some yoga, reading, volunteering, etc.


I did go out to the movies on Saturday night with a guy. He was nice but didn't pay for my ticket. In my opinion, it's not a date if he doesn't pay. And it usually means I won't go out with him again. He's nice so perhaps we'll have a beer sometime but nothing romantic. I'm ok with just having fun right now and letting things unfold in due course. There's a wonderful man out there for me and he'll come along at the right time.


Til then and even after he arrives, I'm just going to enjoy every moment of my life and be grateful!