Skip to main content

Year Two, Day 300: Christian Mingle, Christian Slater and a Singles Luncheon...

Wow!  Day 300 of my second year of this blog. So that makes this:

DAY 665!


That is a lot of blogging! And for someone who used to scold myself on not sticking to anything, this is a major accomplishment!

Proud of self, I am!

Today was quite a day. I went to a singles luncheon!  
 
But first, let me tell you about yesterday.  

I had unexpected quality time with my piano. It filled my soul with joy. I had planned on coming home (aka walking across the field between the church and house) after work and practicing for maybe 45 minutes before I headed out to teach my first student.

I had sat down and run through the music for choir and then looked at the clock. Time always gets away from me when I am at my piano.  I started to pack up when my cell phone rang.

It was the mother of my first student. He had a conflict with his lesson and needed to reschedule. She sounded apologetic. I told her not to worry, I could use the time for my own practice! 

And that I did.  I exhaled a sigh of relief.  And I had a wonderful session.  

Now that my move is nearly complete, I am looking forward to spending more time with my best friend!

Coincidentally (or not), my fruit of the spirit today  was "joy" (Galatians 5:22-23).
One of the ladies from the church had made plans to pick me up for the singles lunch at 11:45. My usual hours are 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. So I went in 15 minutes early this morning. I had planned on going in early for 5 days to make up for the time. But the pastor told me they considered this social development time. A good opportunity to get to know people from the church.  And I should explain here the the "singles" group is a group of women.  They were worried that I would be disappointed that there were no men. I assured them I would not be.  

And I was not.  What a precious group this was. Fourteen women, most of them over 70 years old. But interesting, kind, funny and entertaining. We had a lovely lunch. And I was invited to the craft group's St. Patrick's Day party. 

It seems this introvert is getting a social life after all. 

This church has already brought me so many blessings.  :)

Coincidentally (or not), I opened my email up this morning before work and found a notice the Christian Mingle be deducting my annual fee from my bank account. At first I panicked. I was getting ready to call and cancel. I had forgotten about that I had joined last year.  It was during my dating app phase. I was told Christian Mingle would be a safe place to find people of the male persuasion. But nobody really emerged to talk.  So I stopped visiting the site.

Then I reconsidered. I am saving money living here in the parsonage. And I have a bit of extra time since I only have a 2 minute walk to work in the morning.  And not living with my grown children is giving me a bit of freedom to rediscover me again.  

And I wouldn't mind discovering a person of the male persuasion as well.  

I hope I have learned a bit from my last round of internet dating.  Taking it slowly I am. Talk online for quite awhile.  Limit my choices to men close to my age. And not base my choices on physical appearances.

We shall see!

But now I have a date with my new favorite television series I am bing watching. With a bit of popcorn of course.  "Mr. Robot".  Rather dark, but I am fascinated by the main character and the plot. Plus there is also Christian Slater on the side.

I will talk to you tomorrow.

Happy Tuesday!
 
Z


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 347: My Big Fat Greek Salad!!

I have perfected the art of making a Greek salad!  I have made two huge bowls in the last week. My kinds rave. Essentially the secret is f vegetables , good feta cheese, Greek olives and a homemade dressing made with light, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar,  and oregano. Here is my recipe: MY BIG FAT GREEK SALAD Serves 4 hungry adults 4 cups greens (I used a "spring mix" from Fred Meyer) 2 cucumbers 6 roma tomatoes one small red onion 1 cup cubed feta cheese 1 cup Greek olives (pitted) Get out a big bowl. Peel a clove of garlic, cut in half and rub it over the interior of the bowl.  Wash the lettuce if it is not prewashed and packaged like mine was.  Dry the leaves, and tear into bite sized pieces. Throw into the big bowl. Note: Romaine lettuce is good to include in the mix, because it is hearty. Peel the cucumbers and dice. Add to bowl. Cut the roma tomatoes in half and squeeze out the seeds (otherwise they make th...
Post a Comment
Read more

Year Two, Day 307: Chasing Away The Gloomy Weather...with Music and a Smile! :)

It seems to me that most of the city is depressed, tired and sick. I still have my low grade snuffly nose, along with sneezing, and itching eyes.  Low energy. It is nice to know I am not the only one. Misery loves company, don't you know! Even through the gloom, I had an enjoyable day.  I told myself several times that I really am a lucky woman. My kids are grown, I'm going to be a GRANDMA, and I love my work. My church job is a nice secure little job and it seems I am quite needed there.  I am still learning the ropes. But I am enjoying it. Meeting new people. And best of all, I have only a 1 1/2 minute commute (by foot!). I have a cozy little room in a household full of wonderful laid back people.  People who love animals and music. But best of all, my afternoons are filled with music. I basically get on the bus and travel about town, sitting at pianos, visiting with students, who are like my family. We talk. They play the piano for me. I offer pointe...
Post a Comment
Read more

Year Two, Day 50: Mindful Biking

More breaking ground today. I rode my bike to the Max, and then to my first student, who coincidentally lives close to my gym.  Maggie waiting patiently for me at the gym, 6/28/2016 I am starting to notice positive changes from my daily biking.  First of all, I feel such a sense of freedom and exhiliration when I hop on and take off.  It reminds me of my childhood. My brother and I rode all over Vancouver, WA on summer break.  It was my first experience of independence from a rather harsh father.  Back then we didn't wear helmets. And there were many hills. I will never forget the joy of coasting down a hill with the wind in my hair. I have hints of the feeling now. I also have noticed my energy is higher. And although I am sore (cycling uses muscles that I have not worked in awhile), I am getting stronger. Feeling strong! Cycling is also good for my mind. I find myself going through routes in my head. I am hoping to add more routes to my day...
Post a Comment
Read more