Fri. June 21, 2024: A Day of Video Conferencing

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Full Moon

Pluto Retrograde

Hot and humid

We’re at the end of another week. Yesterday was the summer solstice, and you can read my post about the Solstice on the Cerridwen’s Cottage website here. Today is the full moon – lots to celebrate!

I was absolutely thrilled that Daniel Callahan agreed to meet with me virtually next week for the A4A program. So, that’s all set up, and I need to finish the homework from the workshop, so I have the specific questions on hand that I want to discuss with him.

Meditation was good. I will miss it in July and August. I got a few things done, ran some errands, and then it was time for the last day of the Midsummer Workshop, which was also good.

Three years ago on this date, the movers were supposed to show up and didn’t. Three years tomorrow, they finally showed, and we made the move here, and then the next two weeks were a hellish back and forth trying to get the house cleaned out. I filled two dumpsters, and I regret some of what I purged.  All my body wants to do is sleep.

I was all caught up on my deadlinked work, so, although there was plenty I COULD/SHOULD have done in the afternoon, I wanted to take it off. I had an ice cold vodka martini and re-read Mary Oliver’s HOUSE OF LIGHT, and then back to Judi Dench’s SHAKESPEARE THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT. The latter gave me ideas that feed into one of the Nina Bell pieces (that’s currently in outline) nicely.

It was hot, and I was miserable. I tried to nap, and couldn’t. I’m bad at napping, anyway. I should have gone back to the air-conditioned cool of the Clark, but I wasn’t going to drive after a strong martini.

Used a lot of the CSA vegetables in a stir-fry for dinner, and then prepped for the second part of the workshop from Saturday, this one via Zoom. Charlotte was impossible until she was acknowledged by the group, and then she calmed down.

It was good, and we had some good conversations, but we ran out of time before we reached the actual planning part of the workshop – which is why I took the workshop.

A massive, cracking thunderstorm with torrential rain began while we were in the workshop. The Clark and Wild Soul River made a good call to postpone last night’s ritual to next Thursday – and now I can go!

We get a 30-minute coaching session as part of the workshop; I set up mine for July 11. I want to have the discussion with Daniel first and then take what I learn from that and see how it applies to this.

And work on my own personal strategic plan between now and then.

Three Zoom calls in a day – I usually only book three such calls in a week!

I’d done some of my Solstice honoring in the morning, and some more in the evening.

The rain cooled things down a good deal, although, as the storm moved through, the humidity made the air heavy and stagnant.

I slept okay until about 4, when I moved to the sofa in front of the window, where it was cooler. I fell asleep again and had a very intense dream about a couple of acquaintances and someone I knew in the dream, but not in life. I’m sure there’s important information there, if I can figure it out.

Woke up feeling a little disoriented. Fed the insistent cats. Am posting this, then jumping in the shower and getting ready to head over to the Clark. I have a 9 AM members gallery tour of the new exhibit.

I will probably linger a bit after the tour. On the way back, I have to pick up a prescription for my mom, a couple of things I forgot at the grocery store, and do a library run.

Depending on the heat and humidity, I may head back to the Clark for the afternoon. I may spend a good portion of my weekend there, too. The temperatures aren’t as high, but the accumulated heavy heat in the apartment is tough for me. My mom feels perfectly comfortable, but then, she tends to run cold. So it’s not affecting her as badly as it affects me.

I need some thinking time (as well as writing time to finish the short story). I can’t think if my brain is boiling.

Have a good weekend, and I’ll catch you on the other side!