Back to real life
It's been pointed out to me that I should really do some kind of wrap-up on here about my sabbatical. I guess I hadn't realized it's been a week since I last wrote on here. My laptop is still not home with me (sure hope he's going to be healthy soon!) and I hate not being able to be connected! But now that I'm back at work, I can at least check my email every day again while in the office.
It really is good to be home. While I loved my adventure, and would gladly spend some more long-term time on the road, for right now my "normal" life is feeling good. The boys have settled back into their favorite places in the condo. They aren't crazy about the fact that I'm now gone a lot after having me around so much, but they like being stable again I think.
My bed feels good too. I did miss having room to move around at night, since the Beast has 2 small twin beds instead of my nice queen-size at home. The next RV definitely MUST have one bigger bed. Only thing is now that I have room to move around again, I'm back to doing a lot of tossing and turning at night. Max isn't sure if he wants to sleep with me now or not!
Another must for the next RV is a recliner. The Beast has a nice enough living room, but not the most comfortable chairs. And none that Max can share with me while I'm on them, as he does the recliner at home. It does feel good to be back to that too - with Max stretched out along my legs and Moses sitting on top of the back so he can be part of the action.
Notice I keep saying the "next RV?" Yes, I do intend to keep doing this kind of adventure. My Pink Beast will continue to serve for a while, but eventually she'll have to be replaced by something newer with more 'accoutrements' that I'm finding I want. But she is going to get used again and again in the meantime.
My mind keeps taking me back to the Atlantic coast.... wishing I could get there more easily.... but knowing that I will return next summer. That is a definite. It was there that I felt the most relaxed, the most productive & creative, the most at home & at ease. I know some of you have rolled your eyes as I kept calling the ocean at Emerald Isle my "Spirit Source" but there truly is no better way to describe it. Whether it be at EI again, or some other part of the coast like the south Jersey shore, I will get back to it. If not I just may die! I'm not exaggerating either. Now that my spirit knows what it's like to be fed there, I cannot starve it to death again.
It's interesting to me too that I embarked on this adventure wanting to hear other people's stories, but I learned more about my own. It's the places and the feelings that will stick with me, more so than the people - even though I met a great number of terrific people. I saw so many things I have read about over the years, and imagined in my mind. Now I have my own visuals to hang onto as I think of these places. The feelings come rushing back even as I look at the pictures, or remember in my mind what it was like to walk out of my Beast and onto the beach each day, or to see the smoky haze of the mountain mornings surrounding the campgrounds. I would not trade this adventure for anything.
But now I must shake those thoughts to the back of my mind for a while, and focus on work. The memories will still be there though, so I can call on them when needed.
It really is good to be home. While I loved my adventure, and would gladly spend some more long-term time on the road, for right now my "normal" life is feeling good. The boys have settled back into their favorite places in the condo. They aren't crazy about the fact that I'm now gone a lot after having me around so much, but they like being stable again I think.
My bed feels good too. I did miss having room to move around at night, since the Beast has 2 small twin beds instead of my nice queen-size at home. The next RV definitely MUST have one bigger bed. Only thing is now that I have room to move around again, I'm back to doing a lot of tossing and turning at night. Max isn't sure if he wants to sleep with me now or not!
Another must for the next RV is a recliner. The Beast has a nice enough living room, but not the most comfortable chairs. And none that Max can share with me while I'm on them, as he does the recliner at home. It does feel good to be back to that too - with Max stretched out along my legs and Moses sitting on top of the back so he can be part of the action.
Notice I keep saying the "next RV?" Yes, I do intend to keep doing this kind of adventure. My Pink Beast will continue to serve for a while, but eventually she'll have to be replaced by something newer with more 'accoutrements' that I'm finding I want. But she is going to get used again and again in the meantime.
My mind keeps taking me back to the Atlantic coast.... wishing I could get there more easily.... but knowing that I will return next summer. That is a definite. It was there that I felt the most relaxed, the most productive & creative, the most at home & at ease. I know some of you have rolled your eyes as I kept calling the ocean at Emerald Isle my "Spirit Source" but there truly is no better way to describe it. Whether it be at EI again, or some other part of the coast like the south Jersey shore, I will get back to it. If not I just may die! I'm not exaggerating either. Now that my spirit knows what it's like to be fed there, I cannot starve it to death again.
It's interesting to me too that I embarked on this adventure wanting to hear other people's stories, but I learned more about my own. It's the places and the feelings that will stick with me, more so than the people - even though I met a great number of terrific people. I saw so many things I have read about over the years, and imagined in my mind. Now I have my own visuals to hang onto as I think of these places. The feelings come rushing back even as I look at the pictures, or remember in my mind what it was like to walk out of my Beast and onto the beach each day, or to see the smoky haze of the mountain mornings surrounding the campgrounds. I would not trade this adventure for anything.
But now I must shake those thoughts to the back of my mind for a while, and focus on work. The memories will still be there though, so I can call on them when needed.
posted by Kris at 7/26/2006 12:28:00 PM
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