Looking Glass

  A brief explanation of my area:Olympia, (population 45,000), Lacey (population 42,000), & Tumwater, (population 17,000) are all part of the blended area. Lacey is where I am nearest; 2 miles away, downtown Olympia is about 8 miles away and Tumwater is 10 miles in distance. The metropolitan area combined is about 104,000 people. At most times, no matter which direction you are diving from or to, you can see Mt. Rainier and the Cascade Mts., in the background. Lots of forests surround us, and the city has done a great job with lining the streets with trees and keeping it clean. You can, often, see the Capitol Dome sitting aside Capitol Lake, right in the middle of it all.  I continued my search of spaces for rent and responded to more ads via email. There was one post that was quite amusing and tested your abilities to follow instructions. After the ad described the rooms for rent, utility information and deposit requirements, it jokingly referenced the man cave in the ga...

  In looking for a new space to rent and dealing with this curve ball of life, I must say I am learning new things and meeting some interesting people. On a few occasions, I took my resume and letter of references with me. I felt that would solidify the type of person I am, and "ya never know" who you'll connect with.   Jason: he is a man 36 years of age. He has an 8 year old daughter who visits every other weekend, given his recent divorce. He owns his own home and is looking to rent two rooms to two tenants. He needs help with the house payment. It's an older farmhouse, small rooms, basement and he lays claim to the upstairs for his and his daughter's bedrooms and his office. He owns a small construction company while going to school for Holistic Medicine. It wasn't a bad place and he certainly is a nice young guy. Did I mention he is Mormon? He reassured me he doesn't care of others' religious beliefs. However, in conversation I learned there is n...

 I feel we all know what life's little "curve balls" are. A more defined term stated in a non-baseball meaning; variants of the expression "to throw a curve ball" essentially translate to introducing a significant deviation to a preceding concept.(Ask.com). Yes, that is an accurate meaning. Yes, the curve ball of which I will refer has to do with one that was thrown at my window. Thrown into my small space in this world. Thrown onto my pathway of life of which I walk.  I chose not to title this in relation to pigeon poop. You have all read and commented in support of me through those unpleasant circumstances and posts. I thank you for that. My posts of pigeon poop described those situations of my life that were nasty and unpleasant. They described stressful happenings that affected my emotional well being and life. The curve ball is a bit different. I shall pretend that a curve ball is easier to handle and, possibly, more interesting. I shall not allow this ob...