Unemployment in the desert.

So I have been in the desert for almost two weeks--I did take a weekend trip up to the marshlands of Oregon, but other than that, it's been RenoRenoReno!

I am also unemployed. Of course, the job market in Reno is a disaster and no one really needs to be paying another person.

I spend my days bike riding, reading, sipping coffee through a straw, google-ing, blogging, and yoga-ing. All in all, I haven't had this much downtime in over nine months. I also haven't felt this happy in quite awhile. I am spending a lot of time on myself, making choices to make ME happy, and altogether being selfish. Which is quite alright.

I kickstarted my Mysore practice--amongst the bruises and frustration, it's incredibly educational. I am learning self discipline, patience, and breathing--concepts, right? Let's just say that arnica is currently my best friend.

With a charity football game coming up in July, I've been practicing a little bit with Sara and Emily...at least we are learning to catch and throw the football...much harder than it looks!

Gas prices are about $4.15 a gallon and climbing. Being unemployed and all, I can't really afford gas...so I'm biking! It's a good thing, promise.

I will be working with a mechanic a few times a week this summer to learn how to fix cars...anything to get me into MSF!!! I just want to go into the field NOW! Why does age, education, and experience have to weigh me down?

On another note, I researched the adoption policies for China. While I can't adopt a child as a single parent, I don't have to be 35 (phew!)--they changed it to 30-55. This has brightened my spirits immensely. While I do have to concede to marriage, I am no longer pressured to be married by the age of 30. YES!

There is really not too much going on in my life at this moment in time. I haven't been this lazy or bumlike in quite awhile, and I'm soaking it up as much as I can while it lasts. It will get old fast, but my day planner only has ONE thing per day versus 7. :)

...enjoy the sun.