One month has come and gone

When I started this journey it was the end of April.  It's hard to believe that today is the 2nd day of June.  It has been a great month and I have to say that it was great timing to have this transition take place in the spring.  Not only do I feel like I have grown immensely in the last month, I feel so fortunate to have had the time to dig in the soil and plant our first garden in our new home.  It is likely to be the biggest garden we will ever have at this house because when will I ever have a month "off" with no children, no full time job to worry about and time just to concentrate on whatever I want to do?  I have to admit that I went completely nuts on this garden and I am very happy about it.  I didn't realize how nuts I had gone until I went to write it out in an email to someone that had inquired about what I had decided to plant.  Here goes: we have 5 kinds of lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, mung beans, green beans, kohlrabi, squash, fennel, sweet yellow peppers, 3 kinds of hot peppers, zucchini, eggplant, celery, cucumbers, watermelon, 3 blackberry bushes, potatoes, tomatoes, basil, thyme, lavender, rosemary, mint, chives, oregano, savory, and cilantro.

Tomatoes and basil

Potatoes and cucumbers

Kohlrabi, zucchini, bush beans, eggplant, celery and cauliflower

Peppers, fennel, brussels sprouts and broccoli

Lettuce and outdoor herb garden.

Herb pots so I can move them inside in the winter.

Lovely strawberries!

On the job front, I continue to work at Career investments and I got to meet with my first client yesterday.  It was great! Well, it was a very challenging client because the client self identified that they are a bit anti-social and were laid off so they have no idea what they want to do from here and have a very difficult time even identifying what their interests are.  Whew, nothing like jumping in with two feet but it kind of feels like I am a detective trying to hunt for bits and pieces of the puzzle.  I am trying to help them to see their value for another employer and trying to help them even see what he would enjoy doing.  This client is a little younger than me and has a whole life in front of them!  We will get to the bottom of this!  Don't you worry.  I am going to Schnaus this situation!

Next week I should hear if my position goes full time!  Things are looking pretty good but we shall see.