Day 24 - WHEEEEE!!!

Before I even start, let me just say that if this blog is a bit disjointed and...er...strange, blame the chocolate martini I celebrated with tonight

 So today started with orientation to graduate school and is my brain ever STUFFED! I got so much information today that the extra is leaking out my ears.

I was SO worried about what I'd be wearing, and especially about my shoes. The weather called for sandals, but First Day of School called for the disguise of Real Shoes. Little did I know, though I should've suspected, that the professors of a program called "Holistic Health Studies" would be wearing sandals...if not actual Birkenstocks. So I could've gone barefoot!

By the way, I'm giving you a closeup of something that proves I'm now an official "Katie"

 Um. Looks right side up to ME, what is YOUR problem? That there blurry thing is my Student ID!

I entered the campus from the parking lot through this, well....rabbit hole. See my shadow? That's the version of me that is now gone because, as I said, I'm a Katie now!

                                                         Look at this gorgeous campus!

 It is, however, NOT the campus where all my classes will be. The picture below shows the lush campus with age appropriate seating for whenever the sun is shining and there is no snow. (This is the entire lush campus grounds, btw.)

THIS is the sweet little building built in the early 1900s and I love it. It's my entire campus! This ONE building!

But back at the big, beautiful campus, I entered an old brick building and climbed up four flights of a gorgeous iron staircase to reach my new life. I was out of breath, but very very happy. We started with a meditation and ended with choosing a transpersonal "seed thought" for the coming years of school.

                           I WANTED to choose "Peace", but "non-attachment" chose me instead.

                                                Gee Thanks, Mr Life Is But a Dream!

I'm so excited about this new chapter in my life I can hardly stand it! But along with this wonderful 1/2 day, I also got to work on my apartment with MY SHAMAN! The Clutter Busting Goddess!

 Heh heh. Actually, for those who live where I live, if you need a Clutter Busting Shaman, you must call Louise Kurzeka. She's the president of NAPO here and she is even more magic than this woman pictured above. Seriously! Her business is called Everything's Together and you can email her and tell her I sent ya! But don't tell her I posted this picture!! No, she doesn't dress this way for working with us messy, creative types. But I really love this picture!

OK. Here's two Before pictures, followed by their After pictures

My "studio" with a loom in the middle of it and a whole lotta stuff in front of my china cabinet so that I couldn't put anything away.

 









                                     HURRAY!!!
                                                             







And here's my art desk, some of which I did before she got here, and the rest of which she waved her magic wand and made more better.

And here's my living room, which was piled and stacked and covered with I-don't-know-what

And now! Floor space and a clear redwood table which is fondly known as Killer Table since you need to watch out for your shins when you walk near Her. She is also very finicky about how She fits into corners, and Louise and I tried 4 different angles before She was happy. The tree will remain, with lights on it to make up for the missing Wealth corner of my home.

                      And here's my favorite flower from the campus that isn't my campus.