Michele Venne's Blog, page 22

Boring Days

Some people wish for money. Some, for fame. Me? I wish for boring days. Days with no wildfires and evacuations. Days of physical and mental health so people can do what they do with less struggle. Days of nice weather so nature can be enjoyed without huge amounts of discomfort. Days of enjoyable work. Days where positive predictions come true. Days of community coming together for the greater good.

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Fires

I count perhaps 4 days where I monitored the fires in AZ (and they were being contained–yay!!!), got my horse trailer fixed, go the tires on my car rotated, picked up a few groceries, just started to breathe again and drop my shoulders from around my ears, when BAM!!! another crisis arrives. Two friends evacuated their homes yesterday afternoon. One was able to return last night...

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Sustenance

I did a lot of editing work over the weekend. Why? One, I don’t have much on my list of “fun things to do”, even before the whole pandemic thing. Two, if I concentrate hard enough, I can accomplish some edits instead of paying attention to looping thoughts that aren’t productive. Three, I’m a few days shy of the halfway point of my chunk of time off before the paid gig is supposed (???

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Routine

The temps in the desert look like they’re going to take a jump up this next week. If you have something fun and safe planned for the weekend, enjoy it!! There have been times in my life where I’ve shown up at home or the barn or work only to find the complete unexpected (and how is it that it wasn’t a pleasant surprise?). Not that I spend a lot of time considering the unexpected (well...

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Choices

On rare occasions, someone says something and it makes me pause and repeat it to myself once, twice, three times if needed so that I can remember to take it out and look at it later when I’m alone and surrounded by silence. A few of those still moments include: Ride with a purpose, You were in a rut, Is being safe worth giving up the risk of doing something else, When you are emotional that’s when...

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Imagination

It’s the beginning of another work week, the middle of the 6th month, the state I live in is on fire (Arizona), the virus has shown no signs of slowing down, people are returning to work/family/friends/activities/events, and change continues to roll through society. No, I can’t pack all that, along with details, into my calendar space for “June 15”. But what I can do is look at my interior...

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