Me & Fuzzyhead: My Time Alone with This Guy:

I am going to take a break from the travel log format of my blog and write something a little more personal. I hope you enjoy!

There was a time in my life when what I am doing right now - spending several weeks completely alone in a place where I know virtually no one - would have been a very difficult challenge for me. I am very proud to say that this is no longer the case. While I still much prefer the company of my sweetie or my sister or another friend, it's been just great just me and kitty.

Many people would jump at the chance to spend a few weeks all alone in paradise. A few years back, I would have been completely unnerved by this possibility, but I have changed. Thanks to much therapy and a lot of hard work on my own, I now cherish time spent alone. A few years back, I imagine that would have wallowed in self-pity that I have no friends and no one to talk to, etc., etc. Maybe the frantic pace of my last the past year has made this alone-time a welcome break, too. At first, it was a shock not having to be anywhere and not having to answer to anyone. I felt a subconscious need to maintain my previous pace. As a result, I accomplished a half-dozen overdue errands and the house got very clean, very quickly. When I started to run out of those things, however, I started to really face myself and my time alone. Its been a very pleasant success. I've re-learned how to sleep late, how to take time to cook myself breakfast, watch brainless television, play games with my cat, enjoy leisure reading, take walks, and find ways to let my creative-side out. I admit, I have been doing a lot of emailing and making phone calls to friends back on the mainland. And of course, I jump whenever I get a text or a call from George. Still, those times are a small part of my day-to-day. Today, I am planning to head to the local hardware store to get the wood I need to build the planter that I've been dreaming up for our new oleander trees.

I have one week left of this blissful vacation before I head to DC to take my last two classes for my M.Ed. Believe me, I am going to enjoy every moment I have left of these dreamy days. What else am I going to do? I've been thinking about a surf lesson, but I'm taking things one day at a time for a change.