Monday 1st April 2024
I'm feeling the need to write. I've missed accessing the dots on a screen translation of what has been happening in my life. And today being the day of fools and the beginning of the planet Mercury, moving in reverse (or retrograde), I found myself facing two rather unusual but not unfamiliar circumstances.
The first one was getting the roadside assistance to collect my 20 year old Smart car away from my Easter housesitting gig. Last year the same collection took place just after Christmas and my mechanic said that it would need an expensive engine overhaul. I got very nervous at the budget prospect but the car gave me another year of travel.
On the 30km drive across the city on Thursday, it started to cough and splutter and lost power for the last 5 kilometers but I made it to the house with white knuckles and loud beating heart.
This morning, I was a tiny bit nervous to phone and do these 'manly adult ' things. But I did it and the tow truck was there within 20 minutes! I was thoroughly impressed with the insurance company and it's professionalism on a public holiday.
The next uncomfortable event was the breaking of my bottom teeth bridge. Yup, my 30 year old implant decided to take leave of my mouth. I'm hoping that I can get emergency appointments at the dentist as soon as possible because I am leaving for the UK in 22 days time.
Yip, me and teeth and cars! Fortunately you are spared the photos of both because of this site storage issue which is still not sorted. The changing of vehicles, teeth, livelihood, profession and possibly even country has stirred everything up. But the best thing of all this drama is that I'm not too stressed nor anxious. I think my 3 years of travel have really helped me trust life, trust that my boat sometimes spins out of orbit and I paddle against the current but it always rights itself to go with the flow.
I'm grateful for the future help and that by comparison to so many others, my life is still extremely fortunate and I'm grateful for the adventure. I got to live another day and that's the biggest gift.
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