Yet another storm

Day 1456 - another storm started today. It sounds great and it's very good for our water reserves but it is bad news for business. With the very cold weather and the heavy showers are not really the best conditions to be outside, to go shopping. So we had a very quiet week at the store and its not easy. But I hope the next two weeks will be good and make the month of January a good month sell wise. But in a day like today, I am thankful for shelter and warmth, for food and a place to sleep at night and of course for love. I am a very lucky woman and I never forget that.

New year projections

Day 1455 - another tarot reading session for the new year. This time about my numerology career. Fascinating indeed.

Applied mystics

Day 1454 - we learned today in my numerology class how to consult about businesses and partnerships. Of course i cannot do my own things during class so its always something for later; we learn a new tool and later we practice as much as we want. And since i have a business and after a year its still mot profitable, its a very legitimate question to ask - is this going to work? we talked about it in length on the phone while i was driving back home and decided we have two tools to do that - numerology and tarot, and we are going to use both to do that and see what we come up with. So we started with a tarot session that gave its answer but by the time we were done it was too late to continue so tomorrow will be part two, aka numerological evaluation. I find it very interesting and exciting to use the tools and knowledge we have for our own needs as well.

A movie night in the middle of the week

Day 1453 - my partner had the wonderful idea to go to a movie tonight. I found one that looked interesting and so we closed earlier than usual and had a romantic evening. It was a tiny theater of the old style that you rarely find anymore. We had some snacks there, a very touching movie and an overall wonderful evening. It's so great to get out of the routine and do something different, even if its something small as a movie night. As usual, life is in the details, in enjoying the company of each other, of doing small but meaningful things together or in tonight's case going out on a little outing in the middle of the week instead of just going home. And when you are doing all that with someone you love they become something so very special. I am thankful for a wonderful evening we enjoyed together bi am thankful so much more for having this someone special in my life, I know it's a gift and never take it for granted.

Day 1452 - a sunny day after

Day 1451 - even the warning of yet another storm bigger than those we already had could not keep us home. And so we ventured out to breath some fresh air and enjoy some quality outdoors time. We saw wild flowers in bloom strewn in a lush green meadow, we walked by the sea and enjoyed the crisp air and the stormy water.

A freezing cold evening

Day 1450 - we got ready ahead of time for the very stormy weekend that awaits us. So yesterday we cooked a very hearty soup and a nice stew. It is so nice to come home from yet another long day knowing we have homey food to eat. And this is what we did. The rest of the evening we spent in our little living room under heavy blankets trying to fight the cold and delving into nostalgic pictures and writings. A quiet and cozy evening when a full blown Gail is on the other side of our walls and windows. How blessed we are to have a place to stay on freezing nights like this. And how lucky we are that we had no blackouts, since the only heater we have is electrical and in case of a power outage we have only our blankets to rely on. Few more days and the storm will subside; we weather it, literally.

A surprising phone call

Day 1449 - I got a phone call this evening from my son. For the past few months he is trying to work on his immigration papers and join us here and they keep dragging their feet there. So tonight he told me that he is thinking of not waiting anymore and just come here and finish the process here. He wanted to hear what I think. Of course I think it's the right thing to do and I will help him as much as I can so I think he felt better. And now I cannot wait to see him here. Until now I didn't want to think about it before but now it seems to be real. I cannot express how happy I am to have two of my kids here. My oldest daughter will never make that move but I'm so thrilled to have my son join us here; and so soon!!

An early wake up call

Day 1448 - I woke up this morning at 5 am to a serious lighting and thunders show and torrential rains. At some point I started wandering if the store is ok since it is located on an open porch and we had drainage problems not a long time ago. But I have to admit I was too warm and cozy to actually move my butt. And hour later my boyfriend woke up and wandering the same he actually got up. And so by 6:40 we were already in the store; happy to find it dry and unharmed. True we were a little wet but the store was fine. The storm continued all day long and got even stronger as the evening crept in. We even considered staying in the store overnight to make sure there will be no floods but decided against it. I hope we will not regret it, but it just doesn't make sense. So now it is only 8:20 pm but I feel as if its midnight I'm so tried after such a long day. I have to repeat my thanks of yesterday, even if it sounds so cliche. I am thankful for a dry and warm shelter in a night like that. It's really all I need right now - walls and windows that keep the storm outside, food ad much as i need, cozy bed, warm blanket, and a heater. And I have it all; how lucky one can be. In dire situation the basic needs prove to be the most important ones. Something to think about at other time when we are so busy wanting something we don't have instead of enjoying what we have.

The storm

Day 1447 - a huge storm all over the country sent everyone running home. Even our numerology class was at about 50% attendance. But I was there of course, I will not let a wind be in the way of this class. I attended it during the war so a wind for sure will not keep me away. But I was careful on my drive back home. Gusts of wind can easily push a car to the next lane, and the fact that we had serious winds before the rain started means the air was full of dust so the roads become very slippery. By now the rain is very substantial so the roads are not slippery just very wet. And coming home I inspected every tree near our house before I decided where to park and I sure hope not to find a surprise of that kind tomorrow. At a night like that I keep thinking about people less fortunate that don't have a warm and dry place to sleep tonight and even about the animals that hide the best they can from this storm. I really feel for them. And I am so, so very thankful to be in my little home, with all it's short comings, realizing how lucky I am to have so much; to have no worry; and to be dry, cozy, and protected in a night like that.

Now it's official

Day 1446 - so now it's official; I bought a house. I signed the contract today and paid the down payment. It was very uneventful, as it should be, just meeting at their attorney's office, signing papers for a little over half an hour and that was all. In the next two months they have to pack, I have to pack and if all goes well, and I don't know of a reason why not, on the 10 of March I'll get the keys to my house and can start preparing it for the move. I have the other house for yet another month so I can do thing with no rush. But this is all in the future. Today I just signed the contract that will bring big changes to my life. I will stop moving from one rented place to the next. I will stop wasting money on rentals while the housing price going up. But most if all I will live in my own house, I can buy furniture that fit, I can saw curtains, I can make change as I see fit; it's mine and I can do that. Once again I leave the Gipsy life behind me and I root myself, this time in my beloved country and my beloved city. How lucky I am. I am thankful to my realtor for finding this house for me. I am thankful to my beloved partner for doing an amazing job during the negotiation and bringing down the price much lowrr than I even dared to hope. I am thankful to my ex for buying me out of our house there thus enabling me to buy a house here. I am thankful to the planet for bringing all the opportunities and the nice people I was lucky to encounter during this process of buying a house that I heated so many unpleasant story that luckily my experience was so very different. I am thankful today after 4 and a half years of moving around I am now going to settle down once again.

Final check up

Day 1445 - we went today to see the apartment one more time before signing the contract tomorrow. Just to make sure there are no hidden surprises and also to take some measurements. I have to buy some things like a sofa bed, a washer and also to see if my very big American size bed will fit in. So, I was very happy to realize that I like the place even more than I remembered; it's just beautiful and well maintained and what was even nicer is that the owners are planning to leave for us some of their furniture for free. So I have to get rid of my too big of a bed, but they leave their's, so I only have to buy a new mattress. And of course the sofa and the washer. As always, a move involve buying some new things especially when it's finally my home and not a rented apartment so it's worth the investment. I am so very thankful for finding this lovely apartment and being able to afford buying it. I am thankful we have such nice people as sellers, it makes the whole process so pleasant. I am thankful I can buy my own place and leave this Nomad life behind me.

A magic in a bottle

Day 1444 - last week we had a visit in the store of an agent of an aromatherapy oils company. We talked for a while but their products as good as they are are to expensive for our needs but he showed us one oil that is like a magic healer and should always be around and had few war stories to tell us about the wonders of this oil. I decided that it might be too expensive for my clients but it sure sounds good for me and bought it and since then kept it in my pocket. Today we decided to take a trip, even though it rained, and we visited a lovely Beduin tent in the Galilee. We ate and later set by the fireplace since it was very cold, and had a lovely time. All was good until for some unexplained reason I took the searing hot end if the took we used to turn the wood in the fireplace in my hand. The result was not very pleasant as you can imagine. Very painful will be a more accurate description if it. And in my mind I already saw the painful blister that will develop on my poor finger tips. And then I remembered the magic oil and decided it is the perfect moment to try it. And this is what I did. For the next hour I put new drop as soon as the one before was absorbed into my skin, directly on the affected area. I am happy to report it did its magic on me. No blister no nothing. Not even very red skin. We can see the scar on the tips if my finger but nothing more. It is absolutely amazing. Something like this stays on the body for at leafy a week. Now I have a story to tell my clients. It sure worth the price of that bottle.

Friday night dinner

Day 1443 - Friday is a short day and after work, at 4:30pm, we went shopping. All stores are closed here at this time for it is Sabbath already so we drove to the near by kibbutz that has a wonderful supermarket that is open daily until very late and did our shopping there. It is a very rainy day today so we opted for a nice chicken soup and a hearty stew. We don't cook during the week because by the time we get home we really don't feel like doing that. But Friday is different, and even with shopping and driving and schlepping and cooking we still had a wonderful dinner by 8:30. Not too late to enjoy it, and enjoy we did. We worked like a well oiled machine one was doing the peeling and chopping if the vegetables and the other the cooking thus cutting prep time by half, and it gives a good feeling if real partnership. Of course we also cook for each other but today we wanted to cut the prep time and eat a good meal in a normal time so we opted for team work. The end if the story was funny. After dinner we went to our tiny living room and each one spread on a coach. I just woke up now, 5 hours later, still there on the coach; I guess we were tired at the end if a very long week. I am thankful for this one shop that is open on a Friday night. I am thankful to my partner for being an amazing sues chef tonight. I am thankful for a great Friday dinner. I am thankful for a much needed nap that I am going now to continue as a "the rest of the night" sleep.

Return to sender

Day 1442 - a certified mail was sent to me and by mistake was marked as "unknown in this address" and was turned around. Luckily I got the message yesterday and since them I was trying to stop the process and get the mail since it was my passport and I didn't know what will happen and how ill be able to get it back. It's the first time something like this happens to me. So for the past two days I was in a frantic chase calling every postal office I thought will be able to help and of course being transferred rom one place to the next. Yesterday afternoon I thought I had a break when a very nice gentleman told me that no problems he will send it back to the station near my house and I should be able to pick it up this morning. But when I went there today I found out he just said he would and in reality my passport was sent one stop further in the @return back to sender" route. So i made another round of phone calls and this time it ended with a very nice lady who told me "yes, I just processed it few minutes ago and it will go back tonight", but of course you can come and pick it up. This time it was for real and half am hour later I was holding my new passport in my hands. I am thankful I got my new passport, I sure have a new appreciation for something that usually sounds so trivial. I am thankful for the lucky break I got that enabled me to stop the return to sender process. I am thankful to this postal service worker who was ready to take the extra step and help me.