Sweet routine

A routine is starting to take shape in my new life, and I kinda like it.

• Wake up with the sun
• Pee in the bucket (because priorities)
• Drive two miles to Lake Murray
• Pick a shady parking spot
• Watch people park and get ready to walk/run/bike around the lake
• Make the bed (i.e., stow the hammock and bedding behind the back seat)
• Brush teeth
• Eat breakfast (yogurt)
• Watch people come back to their cars, dripping with sweat
• Straighten up La Vanne
• Check email, Facebook
• Go for a walk around the lake
• Sit on a bench and watch the ducks fish for Sunday brunch
• Meander back to La Vanne
• Write

Life is sweet.

Later, I will go back to the apartment, pay the bills for November and fix a meal to take along for tonight. I need to clean out the cooler and pack it up while I’m at it, so I can skip the daily apartment stops for a few days. It’s hard to wean myself from the conveniences, but it’s time.

I’m going to start keeping a daily journal here… just short bits like this one, about what I’m seeing and thinking as this rest-of-my life journey begins. Hope you like it.

I’m also planning a more comprehensive, twice-weekly journal that will include photos, videos or audios — some of which will eventually wind up in the memoir I’m planning. I’ll let you know when it’s ready.

Happy trails. 🙂