Adventures in Seattle

That’s Heather in the photo with me, comparing our heads of red hair. Mine is more convenient, since it comes off easily. In fact, with so many hot flashes, I rarely keep it on for long.

I went up to Seattle with Chira on the train on Tuesday to see the Howard perform in Life, A Guide for the Perplexed. I hadn’t seen it since it opened and there were many changes in it. It was a lot of fun and it was great to see people that I knew there. David was spending the week in Seattle and had a lovely hotel room at the Hotel Vintage Park so I stayed with him that night. Andrine, Howard, and Tasche came up in the morning and admired the view. I left Howard there to be picked up by the Karamazovs for the next gig in Winatchee. Andrine drove the rest of us home.

Today started out as a slow day. I couldn’t rouse myself from bed until 9 am. Sylvia came by for our weekly walk at 11 and I decided to do a long one (for me) all the way to Hollywood to the library and the post office, two and a half miles. I actually did it, without stopping (except at the library and post office). I decided to ignore the light-headedness and plug on.

After that, I went to Project Quest to meet with Jo Brody and Carla, who gave me a number of good suggestions. I’ve been worrying about my next job. I would really like to work part time, at least initially, but I need to get medical benefits. They suggested that I might work at one of the hospitals as a social worker because one can get full benefits working 24 hours per week. That sounds pretty good. They gave me a couple of numbers of people to call to do informational interviews. It gave me a lot of hope. They were also full of suggestions about workshops I could take and an upcoming conference on issues after treatment for breast cancer.

Beth, bless her heart, fixed up my bicycle, tweaked and lubed it and changed the tires. Now I’m ready for spring, should spring ever come. I can’t wait to pick it up. Just having it ready and waiting for me is so exciting. I get so jealous when I’m out driving in my car and I spot someone on a bicycle. Soon, soon……