May began with a cold snap. May began with a full moon but it was completely hidden behind clouds. Instead of a round white moon in a black sky, our nightscape was city light reflected off low clouds and mist. It was . . . actually kind of cool. Spooky like a horror movie.
I’m not sure whether a cold and rainy Beltane is a good omen or bad but the next day dawned sunny and beautiful. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what unfolds for May.
Today I decided to finally finish painting my foyer. I’ve had the paint and supplies for months but kept putting it off. Our foyer is maybe thirty feet (9 meters) tall and I didn’t want to get out the ladder and climb up there. I knew once I made myself do that the rest would be easy, but I just couldn’t motivate myself to get started.
Yeah, I had to climb to the ceiling above those stairs. I’m not afraid of heights but it still wasn’t fun.
In that last photo you can see the old warm white paint on the left and the cooler, slightly violet paint on the right. I actually ran out of paint before I could finish that little laundry area, so that’s a project for another day. It’s an out of the way section and I have to do a small repair before I can paint it; I’ll have to buy more supplies so it can wait until my guy finds a new job. Still, this morning my foyer was maybe 40% painted and this afternoon it’s maybe 90% painted. Progress!
Even though it can take forever to get started on them, I enjoy projects like that. They clear my head and lately they remind me how fit I am. When we moved into this house five years ago or so I painted the living room and boy, was it hard! I got out of breath climbing the ladder up and down and painting the ceiling was really hard on my arms and back. In the last few years I’ve been really consistent about exercise and today painting was pretty easy. Even the ceiling was no problem. As I push ever closer to my 50th birthday, it’s easy to feel old. Moments like these make me feel powerful, like I really am in the prime of life. I think I’ve still got a few good years left in me.
And those were the highlights of my week. In spite of the freaky weather, I still hope May brings us hope and growth and maybe even good news on the job search. May your May also be fertile and full of good fortune. Until next time.
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