Making a House a Home

Well, it's been quite awhile once again since I've shared my thoughts on here. It's 9:00 on a Monday night, the Colts are actually winning and my bottle of Pinot Noir is certainly not disappointing. I suppose I could recap on the last 3 months-weekends of travel, exploration and pure enjoyment of the simple things in life.

I'll start with the latest addition in my life. It's funny to think that my townhouse finally feels like home - this past weekend we added a quite stylish lamp AND a kitten! The idea of something so small that depends on you for happiness makes me happy in return. Simba is his name. It's sort of ironic how he came to be part of our family.

Derek had bought a cat carrier, food and litter box last week, and we had plans to go to the Humane Society the following Wednesday. Well fate had other plans! One of the co-founders at my work announced that he had found a stray kitten who needed a home the day before we had planned to go to the shelter. It was fate! The next day, he brought Simba to work and Derek and I had our first pet! 2 baths and 100 fleas later, Simba is a happy camper. And so are we.

 

One thing I've certainly learned in the past few months is that it's alright to slow down. For some reason I'd forgotten what I'd learned while living in Spain- to just enjoy that small moments in life. In the past months I stressed incessantly about work, worked long hours into the evening, and constantly felt a need be on the move. I've finally began to realize that it's good to slow down; I'm not saving lives at work and my thoughts deserve to be stress free and relaxed.  I am now trying to focus my efforts towards finding great volunteer opportunities that I can dedicate a few hours to each week (I'm open to suggestions), planning a wedding that is quickly approaching, and spending quality time with the people I truly care about.