Home and Work

Been a while since a last post... so here's the deal. Yes, I'm still here at the Center. There wasn't really any question, actually -- the interview was more a formality. I think I could probably stay here for as long as I felt like it and was showing up for work. However, I am currently thinking that I'll be heading back to BC at the end of this 2-month stint. The past while has been challenging for me. I'm not quite sure how to explain this. But I know that my future isn't here, and I'm feeling a hankering for the land I love so much up in BC, especially as summer approaches.

SO.... as a result of staying on, two big changes have happened in my world here. One is the change of my work schedule, and the other is a major change in my living situation.

On the work front, I am now working 8 hours a week in the Programs Office. So far, this hasn't proven all that interesting, but I think the idea is that I will begin to make myself useful as I bring my experience and knowledge from my work at the Hollyhock Leadership Institute. What is going to be tricky, I think, is doing this without stepping on any toes. Like with the MMC website, for instance. I could
say a whole LOT about how it could be improved, but it's all done in-house here and I don't want to upset the guy who does it all, you know? Or be all presumptuous like I know best somehow. My other work areas are kitchen, garden, and cleaning, and I am still learning the fine art of cleaning toilets with a peaceful and grateful heart. It's really hard some days.

On the home front -- I have been moved to "the Log Cabin", where I live with two other women. The name of our home probably makes it sound like something it's not really. It was built many years ago -- it's probably as old as me -- from salvaged scrap materials found on the property, and somehow, despite earthquakes and termites and time marching on, it's still standing. There's no bathroom, the whole thing
shakes when you step heavily, and the interior walls are made of one sheet of plywood (so you can imagine how non-sound-proofed our tiny bedrooms are). HOWEVER! It has the most stunning view of the bay and the woods, and it's bright, and I am loving it. I feel lucky to be living there. Perhaps I'll try to post a picture soon...