Day 153: From Bang Trimmings to Shopping & Reconnecting with a Good Friend
February 18, 2008 by leahjorgensen
Saturday, February 16
11:48 p.m.
I didn’t get to sleep in this morning, which was actually fine. I got up, got dressed and dashed off to the northwest neighborhood to get my bangs trimmed at Dosha. After, I walked around and ended up going into one of my favorite boutiques, Dazzle. I ended up leaving with a cute skirt and matching top, a pair of flemenco pants in bright Tuscan orange with a aqua super-soft cotton shirt, earrings and matching necklace, a funky ring and an eco-friendly bracelet with proceeds going to natural forests. Oh, and a small bottle of jasmine-brown sugar perfume. Okay, for one, I am busted on breaking my Lenten sacrifice. I was supposed to give up foolish spending. So, I will have to justify this as not foolish spending. For one, the bracelet was for a good cause. And I am supporting local artists and designers. And, with the warming weather and the improvement in my mood and health, well, it’s a kind of reward to myself. Yes, Catholic guilt is not necessarily a bad thing. It forces the devout to rethink their actions in, hopefully, a more positive way.
I then dropped off my manuscript at Kinko’s to get it bound. I wanted to have it look professional and polished before I started to send it off to agents. While I was at the counter, two young women noticed my book. They congratulated me and told me it was cool that I wrote a book. They chirped, “you must be so proud of yourself.” And inside I was. I was glowing a million sunshines in my center chakra system. Yes, this was a blessing I might have said. Instead, I said thank you. I was humbled by their encouragement.
After my shopping spree, I went to Trader Joes, around the corner, and picked up some groceries. I flirted with the guy at the check out. It’s always good to practice the art of flirting. I’m not a natural at it. I tend to get shy when I know I’m flirting. So, I have this exercise where I act like myself and chat incessantly with people. I don’t focus in on the fact that it’s a cute single guy. I keep it light and natural, pretending he’s just a normal person, like the lady who trimmed my bangs today. Over-thinking? Not really. I’m just out of practice.
I drove to my neighborhood and got the rest of my groceries at Fred Meyers, including the ear drops for mites and dewormer for Shadow. When I got home, I unloaded all of my purhcases. I then prepared a bowl of food for Shadow and sprinkled a capsule worth of dewormer over it. She gobbled it up. Good kitty! When she finished, I playfully tagged her to get 5 drops in each ear. It wasn’t easy, but she didn’t resist in a defensive way. She kept shaking her head. I knew the ear mites had been driving her crazy. Her fur was thinned out around her ears from all the scratching. I was really relieved to help her. I don’t know what other health issues she might have, or even if she’s female for that matter (I haven’t really looked under there). But I think she’s a girl. And I just want to help her. When I think she’s cleared of the worms and when her ears get better, I’m thinking about taking her to the vet. I just feel like I am supposed to take care of her until she has a more permanent home. This is what you do when you care for a living thing in need.
I changed my sheets and did some minimal cleaning. Later, I showered, got dressed and met up with a dear friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. I drove down to Newberg and picked up my friend, Lynn. She’s a spiritual soul, a good person, kind of like a big sister to me. She had all kinds of troubling things happen to her in 2007 and has survived with wisdom, grace and such staunch faith. We went to the Hotel Oregon in McMinnville to see that band I encountered at LIVE WIRE, The Everybodyfields. We sat in the back and reconnected, talking about our lives, love and all of the things that have happened to us in the course of the year. It was wonderful to consociate again. We laughed a lot, too. Lynn is a beautiful red head who is divorced, has a teenaged son living in Greece with his dad, she has worked in a few tasting rooms in wine country and just has a heart of gold. She’s a good friend, a good listener and offers heart-felt advice. I really treasure our friendship. She had been through so many things with me back when I lived in little Dundee. We were kindred spirits.
When I drove home after the show I felt like order in the universe was being restored. So many changes, so many possibilities. I got settled into my sofa, turned on SNL and went online. I started playing with my facebook page. I reconnected with some familiar faces from high school and college. I don’t fully understand the full spectrum of this site, but I know it’s a good one for networking. I think it’ll be another good resource for me for drawing attention to my website, this blog and my writing aspirations.
