It\u2019s transition time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right now, I\u2019m thinking that I am tired of having jobs that have me travelling all over the state of Alaska. Some of the places I go to, it would be faster and easier to get to the opposite coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here I sit, listening to Joni Mitchell singing, \u201cI could drink a case of you,\u201d and I almost forgot where the comma is on my keyboard. I fumbled around and realized that the key had a drop of chocolate on it. Dementia much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, not yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lest you think I exaggerated an earlier claim regarding travel, allow me to describe a recent trip I took to some Western Alaska villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fly to Ketchikan and get on a jet. Stop in Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, and land in Anchorage. Spend the night in Anchorage. Fly to Bethel. Fly to Emmonak and stay a day. Fly to Kotlik and stay a day. Fly to Bethel. Spend the night in Bethel. Fly to Kalskag and stay for two days. Fly to Bethel and on to Anchorage. Spend the night in Anchorage. Get on a jet that stops in Juneau. . .throw in an extra two days for flight cancellations, and you\u2019ve got an epic journey indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, and when getting weathered into Bethel, realize two things: 1) the cabs only take cash, and 2) you don\u2019t have much cash. Describe your potential dilemma to the cab driver, who says, \u201cWelcome to Bethel, where nobody cares.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So perhaps I\u2019ve had enough. I\u2019ve got more small plane adventure stories than many folks, but nothing really dire has happened. So maybe I\u2019ll quit while I\u2019m ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What next? There\u2019s a limit on knitting because of arthritis, sitting at the sewing machine eventually hurts my back, bread doesn\u2019t take that long, the cat doesn\u2019t need me to take him for a walk, and a little housework goes a long way with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How\u2019s this? Knit a few rounds a day, make bread anyway (but don\u2019t eat any after 6:00), pet the cat when he lets me, do just a little bit on my quilt at a time, call my boys, travel a bit with my husband (but only on big planes). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not to mention the odd substitute teaching day here and there, and keep studying Spanish. Who knows, fluency may yet arrive in a flash of blinding light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to do between all these snippets of greatness? Write, I guess, and take walks, and maybe dance along to the radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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