Lovely Spring

I have so many things to write about that I have been absolutely stunted and unable to write about anything!  The Penny-Wise Eat Local Challenge has been over for several days now, and I have a post brewing on my thoughts about it.  I am such an advocate for the importance of eating locally, but I don't think you'll ever hear me saying that it's an easy thing to do -- even somewhere as bountiful as Northern California.  This challenge was particularly difficult for me, and I had some successes and some failures.

I am in the process of working with the people who took the challenge to get some overall results and information about the group as a whole, so keep an eye here and on the Eat Local Challenge site for more information about that.

I don't talk about my "real" work life much, but I spend most of my time working out of my home.  Starting last week, however, I am now out of the house for three days a week and working in an office for at least six weeks.  And while it was a great opportunity that I couldn't pass up,  I'm going into an office kicking and screaming.  While there are some things about working in an office and actually speaking to people during the day that are kind of nice, it's a hard adjustment, and the exhaustion I feel on a daily basis is part of the reason that you have not seen much on this blog.

Long-time readers of this site know that I usually become uber-reflective and weird during April ... it's always been a kind of big month for me.  Every year around April, the stars seem to align and big changes occur.  You can look back in the archives to see what I mean -- I'm not too motivated to dig up the memories and link to them right now.   And this April did not disappoint.  While many of my April reflections this year were super personal, I will say that I came out of last month much more optimistic and in a much better place than I have been in a long time.  And that's a really amazing feeling.

So you can look forward to some more posts around here, as soon as I get my schedule a little more settled.  And thanks for continuing to stick with me and continuing to read.  Your support means more to me than you'll ever know.

While you wait for more posts from me, take a gander at five things I am really enjoying right now:  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle | Sarticious Gin | 52 Projects | Baby Ben & his super cool mama | Feta Cheese from Achadinha - pick it up from Donna at the FPFM

 

Photo taken by me in Portland, Oregon - April 13, 2007.

Comments

[cookiecrumb]

Good wishes to you, doll.

[cookiecrumb]

Good wishes to you, doll.

[cookiecrumb]

Y'know...
Twice.
:)

[Tea]

Ah, the photo is from Portland! I was thinking, we don't really have too many dogwoods in the Bay Area...

Glad April has been treating you well, and good luck with that office thing. I can relate to how draining it can be. I spent a day working at the library the other week and that left me tired and cranky!

[Nisha]

Awesome - I've got my own local food blog too:

http://www.eatlocalmanitoba.com

[Anna Peschong]

That Sarticious Gin sounds so good, it might just have to be my summer drink.

[Expat Chef]

That's interesting. April is always a month of upheaval and moving in my life. One year, I trained for a marathon, bought a house, moved in and met my future husband -- all in April. So much for beware of the ides of March. I also met you online just at the end of March as you started the Eat Local Challenge! It is a big month. Hope it brought you good things.

[Willa]

I hear you, about working out of the house. I've just changed jobs, and gone from working 27 hours a week to working 40; the addition of those 14 extra hours a week is wiping me out. And there is a rumor that our local office will be closing, forcing me to choose between a 45 mile (1 way)commute or unemployment. I worry about slipping back into the convenience based style of eating, but more than anything I worry about the environmental effect of that commute.