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I'm still busy, but far less stressed than I have been, and a maniness of good things is shaping up today. I had my shoe appointment, and instead of being frustrating and draining it was relaxing and fun, because instead of the old corp I went to a tiny place run by the music friend* who got fired by the big corp five years ago, the guy I've always liked, the one shoe guy who's always been absolutely genuinely honestly dedicated to not changing things that work and treating me like the expert on my own body. His office consists of him and an office manager, who also seems super sweet, and my 'appointment' was an hour and a half during which we also caught up on what we'd been up to for the last five years.
Before the appointment I went to pick my baby rent-a-tree up from Puget Sound Plants, which involved a few navigational failures on my part and quite a nice drive around the libby road/36th area. :P (I know the area and where I was; I just forget which roads actually go through. Answer: Not the one I was aiming at, apparently). It was a little weird because it's a wholesale nursery without a big public face, and I went in the wrong driveway, so I had to be pointed at the office -- but in the office was didotwite2001's little brother, who recognized me and has (she said in a tone reminiscent of an elderly aunt) really grown up into a nice young man. :P (He seems super happy to be working there too, H! He said he really likes it. Awesome!). I got my baby tree and four of the dwarf red osier dogwoods (3 for me; 1 for my cousin Kelsey, in Seattle, just because it's the 'kelseyi' cultivar :P), and a nice chat to boot.
To top it all off, I have a whole week off to look forward to, and Caladri and I are finally figuring out plans for dinner, which is both fun and makes me feel less like a social failure. When I get really stressed I avoid making plans, and then worry that people will think I'm avoiding them, so finally getting it worked out is a marvelous thing. :)
*"Music Friend" can refer to a wide range from close friend to acquaintance. It's really "Member of my music community", and it could be someone I see every week and have known for 15 years, like Tom the Dulcimer, or someone I haven't seen for years, like Brett The Shoe Guy. There's still a big sense of community because we know so many of the same people, and are there in an emergency (for instance, Brett is the guy who had the low-lying farm that was flooded a few years ago; I went down and helped with a work day for that).
Before the appointment I went to pick my baby rent-a-tree up from Puget Sound Plants, which involved a few navigational failures on my part and quite a nice drive around the libby road/36th area. :P (I know the area and where I was; I just forget which roads actually go through. Answer: Not the one I was aiming at, apparently). It was a little weird because it's a wholesale nursery without a big public face, and I went in the wrong driveway, so I had to be pointed at the office -- but in the office was didotwite2001's little brother, who recognized me and has (she said in a tone reminiscent of an elderly aunt) really grown up into a nice young man. :P (He seems super happy to be working there too, H! He said he really likes it. Awesome!). I got my baby tree and four of the dwarf red osier dogwoods (3 for me; 1 for my cousin Kelsey, in Seattle, just because it's the 'kelseyi' cultivar :P), and a nice chat to boot.
To top it all off, I have a whole week off to look forward to, and Caladri and I are finally figuring out plans for dinner, which is both fun and makes me feel less like a social failure. When I get really stressed I avoid making plans, and then worry that people will think I'm avoiding them, so finally getting it worked out is a marvelous thing. :)
*"Music Friend" can refer to a wide range from close friend to acquaintance. It's really "Member of my music community", and it could be someone I see every week and have known for 15 years, like Tom the Dulcimer, or someone I haven't seen for years, like Brett The Shoe Guy. There's still a big sense of community because we know so many of the same people, and are there in an emergency (for instance, Brett is the guy who had the low-lying farm that was flooded a few years ago; I went down and helped with a work day for that).
