Berkeley farmers market and rose garden
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soniaI went to the Berkeley Farmers Market today. It wasn't as terribly crowded as I feared, and it wasn't emotionally intense, although I did remember the people I used to go with as I biked over.
Then I continued north and biked up to the Berkeley Rose Garden. So lovely to be able to hang out there. Still having mild regrets about the expensive condo/house that was a few blocks from there, but I have made the best decisions I could along the way. I'll just have to make special field trips across town to visit.
I've been struggling with the lack of storage space at my new place, but I realized I was probably able to buy it rather than lose it in a bidding war because of that lack of storage. That puts it in a different light, an expected challenge to overcome rather than an error in judgment. Plans to build a bike shed are moving forward, although I am still awaiting a price estimate on tenterhooks.
I am loving having my bed in its little nook. The nook is well-lit, and it feels good to curl up there in the evening with a book. At this time of year, the evening sun pours in the nook window, and I can see the sunset when there are any clouds to be colored by it. In Portland, the sun moved dramatically from north to south during the year. I don't remember noticing the light direction change so much when I lived here before. It will be interesting to see how much it changes now that I'm aware of it.
My condo neighbors seem great, calm and friendly. Worth the lack of storage space to own property with people with good relationship skills.
I can feel my nervous system slowly slowly moving from "I have to figure out housing!" to "I live here now." Somehow it was easier to adjust to the temporary apartment, maybe because there was less to figure out with some of the boxes stashed in the garage. I was still in motion, house-hunting every weekend, deciding when and how much to offer, wrestling with tradeoffs. I guess it will take a while to bleed off all that velocity and come to rest.
Then I continued north and biked up to the Berkeley Rose Garden. So lovely to be able to hang out there. Still having mild regrets about the expensive condo/house that was a few blocks from there, but I have made the best decisions I could along the way. I'll just have to make special field trips across town to visit.
I've been struggling with the lack of storage space at my new place, but I realized I was probably able to buy it rather than lose it in a bidding war because of that lack of storage. That puts it in a different light, an expected challenge to overcome rather than an error in judgment. Plans to build a bike shed are moving forward, although I am still awaiting a price estimate on tenterhooks.
I am loving having my bed in its little nook. The nook is well-lit, and it feels good to curl up there in the evening with a book. At this time of year, the evening sun pours in the nook window, and I can see the sunset when there are any clouds to be colored by it. In Portland, the sun moved dramatically from north to south during the year. I don't remember noticing the light direction change so much when I lived here before. It will be interesting to see how much it changes now that I'm aware of it.
My condo neighbors seem great, calm and friendly. Worth the lack of storage space to own property with people with good relationship skills.
I can feel my nervous system slowly slowly moving from "I have to figure out housing!" to "I live here now." Somehow it was easier to adjust to the temporary apartment, maybe because there was less to figure out with some of the boxes stashed in the garage. I was still in motion, house-hunting every weekend, deciding when and how much to offer, wrestling with tradeoffs. I guess it will take a while to bleed off all that velocity and come to rest.
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