It's In The Air
Well, I almost have a system set up in my house that offers a bit less mental clutter. I had the kid, he-ho the love seat to the curb for Monday morning pick-up! I wasn't quite as attached to it as I was at one time to my blue wingback recliner. (It was Bruce's chair.) Parting with that thing, the chair that is, was hard. I go through furniture as much as I have gone through wheels/tires on my car. As I have mentioned a time or 100, this house is small, there is not much room to maneuver and live functionally. It messes with my brain, and my perpetual need to clean it often times becomes obsessive. Nonetheless, there is less clutter in the living room. Currently, I am searching for a pair of pink tufted wingbacks, or I will settle happily on one oversized chair. {2 temporary chairs have been scavenged from the house to fill an empty wall that also has an incorrect-size painting on it to fill space.}
I spent yesterday at the thrift store scoring a few sets of sheets. One will be used to make drapes, another pair will be used for a couch cover, til I replace the disrepair sofa, and another set I used actually for my bedding. Frugal me spent 35.00. It was a deal, and they are beautiful botanical prints. Changing the theme and decor for the living room. I brought up my antique tri-fold screen to partition off my office, so the unsightly modems and cords can be hidden, and from the other side, it gives me the illusion of being in a booth of sorts, if and when I get back to content creation. Cat has my tongue right now. I am very withdrawn and sorting an array of things out.
The garden is coming along magically, tomatoes and peppers, and a colorful mix of flowers have taken over. The garden fairies outdid themselves this year. I am strategizing mums for the fall, and I will continue to widen the front lawn strip. The goal is to eventually be done with the grass in that area and turn it completely into a wildlife wonder full of veggies and flowers. Speaking of wildlife, the dogs and I watched about 25 deer in the back field this morning. The early morning cool air brought them all out for feeding. A mama deer had her twins, and happily, they frolicked. I watch with such amusement. The dogs can not figure out why they can't be out there, too. So cock-headed, trying to figure out the fencing I have configured keeps them wondering. I may paint pink stripes on the pallets I have used for fencing. Why not right?
5 of my books have sold! YAY me, and I see once again old blog posts are being read. Stats are up. Stats and algorithms, this is what life has become. It's not right, and I am sad and long for a good ole 1977 day of not caring about anything! I did hear one lady on Tik Tok claim she has started the "I don't give a f..k club" I may ask to join.
My outside gig continues to drain me to no end. I swore by Thursday, life was looking like a Phil Collins song, IN THE AIR TONIGHT... (insert drums) I am waiting for the collapse; systems, people, temperaments, and narcs. ( I know where you've been and it's all been a pack of lies) People have lost all sense of ~ YOU NAME IT.
Escape or expand, I believe I have ordered 5 tourist guides from a variety of states. I am trying to map out the how. I need to get to Pennsylvania!!! Research for my next book, Seaside Shore. Specifically Bangor, but ideally Bethlehem. (photo opp) My character Jess packs up her boutique, "Sand and Sea", and drives from Bangor to the Outer Banks. It is an 8-9 hour drive.
The drive from Bangor, Pennsylvania to the Outer Banks, North Carolina, is approximately:
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Distance: ~450 to 500 miles (depending on which part of the Outer Banks—Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, etc.)
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Drive Time: Roughly 8 to 9.5 hours without major stops or traffic delays
Route Overview:
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You'll likely take I-78 W to I-95 S, then transition to US-64 E into the Outer Banks.
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It's a mix of major interstate and coastal highway driving, with scenic views the closer you get to the OBX.
