The alarm went off at five this morning. I was actually in a deeper sleep so it jarred me awake which was surprising because usually I'm naturally awake around that time. My car was all packed from the night before, so I showered, dressed, poured a thermos of cold brew, grabbed a bagel, and headed out the door.
With my car packed full of stuff, I had turned on sentry mode last night and I was surprised there was only one sentry event, a security guard a little after 2am taking a photo on his phone of something away from my car. It's a busy parking garage. I'm expected others to walk close enough by at some point to trigger it.
I was on the road by 5:45 a.m. The drive feels like nothing these days. I don't even take the time to put on music or an audio book. I just let my mind fill the silence of the miles. When I arrived there was actually an EV charging space available so I plugged my car in and then discovered that a huge benefit of the complex wide internet is that I could connect my car to it so it could update anytime I was parked in the garage. Gone are the days of manually connecting my phone hotspot and waiting for the update to download.
By lunch time, I had emptied nine boxes of kitchen stuff and put them away in the cabinets. I then walked over to try a Thai restaurant a few blocks from my place. They had converted an old Victorian home so it was a space with a lot of quirks. It was interesting and the food was so good. I then walked down Peachtree Street (one of the many Peachtree streets). I had hoped to buy a new tweezer at the CVS and maybe a toilet bowl brush. The tweezers were all locked down with no associates in sight to access them and I didn't find a toilet bowl brush so I just continued on.
There are no words for the awe I experienced walking the streets of Midtown. The sights, the sounds, the people, the energy, it was all unlike anything I had ever experienced. Two men held hands confidently as they walked. On several separate incidents, I saw someone dancing on the sidewalk to music spilling out from a restaurant. And as I walked (and later drove), I noticed all the ways they intentionally made things pedestrian friendly. The signs of inclusive love, freely and authentically expressing joy, and encouraging a bit more sustainable life align so closely with what matters to me.
Then I spent the afternoon putting together a closet organizer and getting my closet organized. It's all coming together so nicely!
Oh, and I moved my two quite large rocks. I was thinking as I loaded them into my car last night, these are probably the oddest things that I have continuously moved (at least 12 times) since childhood. When I say large, I have to brace myself to pick each of them up. There's a memory behind each of them. Rocks have always helped me remember my connection to the Earth. I have a small one at my desk that fits in the palm of my hand. Sometimes I set my bare feet on these large ones to feel their coldness and rough texture. I'll have to find the right place for them in my new space once I start arranging the furniture.
By that point my closet was organized, my car was almost done charging and I was tired. So I loaded up my car with all the boxes I had emptied and got back on the road. Traffic was smoother than I have ever experienced in the afternoon. I made it back in about 2 hours and 20 minutes which is about the fast it can take and comparable to the mornings I leave before sunrise.
What a day it was! Productive, exhilarating, yet exhausting.
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