Insomnia and Restless Legs

This is getting to be a habit. Watching the clock move slowly, hour by hour...doze for a bit...then more watching. Then, as if that weren't enough, the legs start up. Aching...moving...discomfort...moving...turn over...moving...

It's 4:00am and I can't stand fighting it anymore, so I get up. Ah, 6 hours "sleep", as usual. Hmm...no one's on Facebook. Could it be they're sleeping!?

And so the day begins.

It's Mother's Day, so happy Mother's Day to everyone who has little and grown kids.  My baby is back in California, but one of our furry "children" has just joined me at my computer for some petting and cuddling. Hopefully, he won't get the desire to do a little blogging, himself. He's notorious for diving in and "helping" me write.

Today, Cameron is taking me for a ride into the Pecos Wilderness for a picnic in a wooded area north of Pecos. He went on a solo ride last weekend and found the place teeming with wildlife.  It will be a very nice way to spend Mother's Day. I'm planning on taking lots of pictures.

Let's see, what have we been up to for the past couple of months? The job searching continues with several interviews under my belt, but no responses.  It seems so rude, especially in this age of e-mail, that prospective employers don't inform everyone that interviews of their status. A simple, impersonal, mass e-mail would suffice and allow interviewees to briefly mourn their loss and move on to other possibilities.

Well, JarJar left and now I have the company of Tuesday.  I figured she'd stay in the cozy bed with Cameron, but she's on the prowl to tease the kitties!  The chair by my desk, comfy with fuzzy blanket on top, makes for a nice vantage point to watch for passing felines.

Back to what's been going on. We've joined a few social groups and will go to our first event in a couple of weeks.  One of the members of the women's group is hosting a brunch at her house on the 23rd and spouses are invited.  Then on the 25th, the first meeting of the newly formed book club will be meeting to discuss Robert Goolrick's "A Reliable Wife".  (By the way, I'm not sure I would recommend the book.  The writing is excellent, but the story is terribly tragic.  It took a while to shake it off after I finished the book.) Cameron joined a sport touring motorcycle group, but he has not gone on any rides with them, yet, so I don't know what they are like. There is, also, a couples group, but so far, the events haven't been our cup of tea.

Trying to get my little business off the ground has been frustrating, at best. I've been given quite a few suggestions for marketing it, from local people I've spoken with. I,also, have an appointment with a counselor at the Santa Fe Business Development Center, located at the community college.  I've heard great things about their program so hopefully they can get me up to speed with how to make it work in this "city different", as it is known. So far, there's a big event in June that I'm thinking about setting up a booth at. From what I've been told, it's a great way to double my investment and create a customer base as attendees are always anxious to buy from the vendors. I'm still researching it, though I am running out of time to make my final decision.

Ah, here comes my snuggly boy to "assist" me, again. Tuesday must have gone back to bed as she's nowhere in sight.

Cameron is learning a lot about the temperament of local BMW owners, as well as how to temper his temperament when they begin acting in character.  Not all of them are proctological specimens.  He has some very nice and friendly customers who break up the tide of other, less amicable ones. These are the joys of being the front line man-buffering the distance between the customer and the technician.  It's a skill that is good to learn, though frustrating in the process.  I have seen him grow and improve considerably over the past few months, so hats off to Cameron for his persistence and patience.

My podcast is slowly coming along.  The first one was not to great, due largely to audio problems. The next one should be much better, though I didn't watch the time as well as I should have so the interview ran way over the target 20 minutes. That means I'm spending a lot of time editing it to bring it down to the right length.  I'm learning quite a bit about doing audio production as I want to be able to do most of it myself, rather than have to rely on Cameron to pull my show together. He has his own projects that he's focusing on. Thankfully, he's a patient teacher.

My stomach has woken up and is growling fiercely. I think it's time to feed it. So, I will close this and try to keep you better informed, as there's going to be a lot happening in the coming weeks.  Spring is in Santa Fe, finally, and the tourists are beginning to stream into the city. That means many events are scheduled and the drivers are getting crazier, trying to navigate the bizarre layout of the streets.  So, have a great Mother's Day and watch out for the party-hardy drivers.