So that I can do the working.
I did lots of home stuff today to prep for the week.
This was prompted by my monthly spending plan and tally of the previous months expenditures.
Of which I had a few unexpected expenses–$552 outlay for utilities–the deposit for the scooter and the cost of the motorcycle safety course, but still came out ok.
I was a little concerned and did not want to cut it too close, so I did transfer a few bucks yesterday from my savings account to my regular account, just in case something pops up in the next few days I am taken care of.
Nothing like acting like an adult to make one feel like an adult.
I also did laundry, changed out the sheets on the bed, went grocery shopping, within my budget, made soup for the week, home cooked all my meals today, signed up to take the motorcycle written test at the DMV on Thursday and responded to some e-mails.
By 2p.m. today.
I felt like I had put in a full days work.
This is sometimes the case.
I have to get my ducks in a row so that I can have a productive week and work well, which is supposed to lead to me enjoying my down time, but folding laundry has to be a part of that scenario.
I actually enjoy all these things, especially the soup making.
The rainy weather has made having a cozy bowl of soup a lovely thing.
Today I did red lentils with carmelized onions and garlic, carrot, organic chicken breast meat, brown rice, white corn, and crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper, splash of olive oil and some cayenne.
It was awesome.
And now I have meals prepped for the next two days at work.
Where?
In the Castro.
Which I keep reminding myself of, that I will be working from the Castro tomorrow and not Cole Valley. I will be going in 15 minutes past my normal start time, but as the commute is longer, there really is not a difference in the timing.
I had thought that I might MUNI it in, there’s the possibility of rain tomorrow, but as of this moment, I am pretty set on riding my bicycle to work.
I could change my mind when I get up if it’s downpouring, but that’s later and not now.
Now, suffice to say, is pretty nice.
In doing my spending plan for the month I was able to make an additional allowance for the scooter–the payment I will be sending my friend as well as insurance–and see that I can absolutely afford it.
I am excited.
All will go well on Thursday, when I have scheduled to take the test and fingers crossed, all will go well on Friday, when I head off to court at 850 Bryant to contest the bicycle ticket for running a red light.
I want to procure my scooter insurance with a clean record.
I even allotted money toward paying the ticket, what ever the ticket may be.
I don’t know that I will get off not paying one just because I am showing up for court. I am only showing up for court because the clerk was so incensed at the ticket and had me pick out a date to do it.
In hindsight, I almost wish I had paid off the fine and not thought about it, but it is $197 and that’s three dollars shy of the scooter payment my friend has asked me to make monthly on the Vespa.
I would much rather the money go to the Vespa then to the city of San Francisco.
I will be a much happier San Franciscan if that happens.
And everyone wants that.
Well, ok, I want that, really.
I could realistically be up and ready to take possession of the Vespa this weekend.
I am going to need to co-ordinate with my friend and see what works best for him.
As the rest of the month looks to be currently booked with work M-F.
This is good.
I like knowing that I am covered.
I do wish that I wasn’t in three different places every week, but a body can get used to it and it’s not the rest of my life.
This too shall pass.
Everything changes.
I can do my best to plan out and take care of myself and make soup with the best of them, but sometimes things happen, bicycle tickets, getting a new scooter, and suddenly life is changing.
Next month my goal is to get my plane ticket to Wisconsin to see my dearest friend. I had planned on buying it in February, but nope, other stuff happened.
All is well.
Sometimes when all is well I am prone to create a little drama, but nothing even occurred to me today. I meditated and took things as they came up and I listened to my gut, which is nice, and responded to situations rather than reacted, which was awesome.
And good practice, let me tell you.
I also got to have tea with a darling friend and check in about this and that and Burning Man.
Yeah, I know, it’s not for a few months, the man burns in 183 days!
Who’s counting?
Not I.
But this is her first time and it’s always so fun to talk to virgin burners about their plans and stuff and I get all excited for them and all excited for me.
Nostalgic, and plus, the tickets just went on sale and another friend of mine who has been talking about doing it for years finally pulled the trigger and bought his too.
I feel like it’s going to be a good year for it.
Something different in the air around it for me as well, just a pricking of the thumbs, but a something.
Could just be all the fresh faces who will be attending.
That’s all a worry for another day.
There is no worry today.
Got the work done that needs doing and I am ready to take on the week.
Gently.
But yes, I am ready.
Auntiebubba 