full moon #9

Tomorrow is the full moon. I have loved watching the light through the skylights get brighter each night this week.

This is my second week back at work. The summer quarter students (a small group) are finishing up and the fall quarter students (our full load) are not back until later in September. So this is the part of the year the health center operates with a skeleton staff...hence our long summer breaks. Each clinician works 1 month and is off 2, and we rotate being here to keep the clinic open. It has been fun to work with a smaller group of the same co-workers each day...easier to get to know people better.

My new schedule of Wednesdays off seems good. I have been biking to work, then going to yoga classes on my days off. It seems like a good combination for me, along with plenty of walking in the neighborhood every day.

I have been reading some books by Julie Morgenstern, organizational guru, about getting your space and time and habits the way that best fits your current needs. I have found them really helpful as I continue to take stock of what I decide to include in my life here. It has taken restraint not to fill up all my spare time as soon as I have created it, but I am learning.

We are having a ball with our new kittens. Junebug is the first duck into every puddle, and she has no idea that she is significantly smaller than Bagherra. He is much more cautious, and likes to think things over before deciding what he wants to do. He stands in the door and looks outside for a while, as Junebug bounds off into the far corners of the yard. They are both excellent entertainment and good at snuggling.

The beautiful weather continues to astound us. They call September and October "The Locals' Summer," as the weather is warmer and clearer than the summer months when the tourists are around.
We are certainly looking forward to our first taste of fall on the Central Coast.