I woke up with my heart beating very fast this morning, and an hour later it still hasn't slowed. It's been one of those weeks that really tests my mettle. It's a great time, actually, and there is not an experience this week that I would have passed up, but it's just interesting when the universe throws it all at you at one time. The only thing I can do is take each opportunity one at a time, and keep my head above water.
Frankly, I'm happy to see October go. I don't follow planet and star alignment enough, but I have a feeling that forces much larger than me were at work in October. Most of my phone calls with friends were to discuss heavy, life-altering issues -- it seemed to be a month that we were all having to work very hard to get through. But, we all made it and now we're in November. November, with its crisp weather and pumpkins and family. November, when the farmers' markets start to quiet a bit. November, when we start to head indoors and bundle up.
One thing that crossed my desk this week was a request to write something for the PBS NOW website. NOW is a national television program with David Brancaccio that this week is focusing on the eat local movement. I wrote a piece called "10 Steps to Becoming a Locavore."
Happy November, all!
