Just because it's full daylight, doesn't mean it's time to get up.

Having both been employed the last four years of my life AND lived in a home with north/south ambiance (my bedroom window being on the north side), I tend to get a bit antsy when I awake to find the sun shining brightly into my bedroom window.  This would mean - at the very least - that it is nearly noon and I'm 3 1/2 hours late for work.
Not so much, in the land of unemployed bliss(?) in a room that faces east.

Did you know that - in July in this land of so much sky - the sun reaches full force the instant it peeks above the eastern horizon at 5:07 am?  Unlike the subtler form of dawn to which I'm accustomed.

This can have quite unnerving effects on one's waking moments to include a headlong rush to the bathroom, spewing expletives along the way, only to realize upon arrival in such safe haven that it is a) not yet 5:30 in the morning and b) there is no job to go to, anyway.

Life is gonna take a little getting used to! 

Missouri - and all that SKY!

I have never lived with so much sky! I am in awe of the beauty seen just from my backyard.  The sky here is so beautiful, I've started a photo album of simply skyscapes.

I love being here.   This is officially an "extended visit" since I still have my house and residency in Georgia and several loose ends to tie up; but I'm hoping that everything will wind up soon so I can be permanently here.  Much of my status is vague and conflicted - I feel that I need to be working, since my FM has improved dramatically in the last couple of months, so I'm trying to withdraw my disability claim and re-instate my unemployment benefits, while also looking for a job here.  Mostly, I've run of severance and am hoping to be able to start some form of money coming in as soon as possible.

Kellie has leased a duplex - quite a castle!  Three bedrooms, two baths, living room, large kitchen, garage, laundry room and bonus room in the basement.  She has rented out 1 bedroom to Carla, one of her former co-workers who is rarely here due to working full time and taking classes at the local university - University of Central Missouri.  I mostly stay home trying to tie up the aforementioned loose ends, sometimes cooking dinner, playing with Emi and always taking a nap! 

I love the Warrensburg ward - the people at church have been so welcoming and helpful!

Right now I'm in an agony of anticipation - hoping to hear that I was selected for a job I interviewed for on Monday.  Today is supposed to be "reveal" day!  I know!  I've been watching too much HGTV! 
I'm eagerly awaiting what comes next!