Saturday, June 6, 2009
Lovin' life
Combining lunch with a little nudity time...hey that's life at cohousing!!
Montana at work day...some weeds made it in the bucket, alot more dirt ended up in her mouth!
Great friends of ours watched Montana last night and we had a night away to celebrate 9 years of marriage! CRAZY! Our room had a fabulous view. We had a great time together...I think I still like him!! :)
Honeymoon
We have lived in Bellingham Cohousing for almost 2 months now and can I just say...I am LOVING it. I don't know why more people don't live like this - there are neighbors around all of the time, we share the work and the rewards (ie beautiful landscaping and gardens), there is a large "common house" that is almost like an extension of our home. There is coffee everyday at 10am. One of our neighbors offers a yoga class in her home on Friday mornings. It's incredible. The thing I loved most about living in China in 2001 was our team of 19 living right down the hall from us. If we had extra supper, we would run next door and grab our neighbors, if we wanted to watch a movie we would wander down the hall and gather a few friends, if we wanted to stay in and be alone we would close the door. I have longed for that kind of community that nurtures spontaneous gatherings since we returned. We've had glimmers of it since then, but now we are fully immersed. I love the idea of living in community like this - we still have our own space, but we have others right here who are also interested in building community. It feels like having a tribe.
As I've been reflecting on this for the past couple of weeks, I realize that I am definitely in a honeymoon stage. Along with living so closely with people comes mess, because us humans are messy creatures. There are group politics and interesting dynamics, and so far we have not had to deal with them yet...but it's coming. The question is - once the honeymoon is over and we face our first conflict or dilemma, will I still sing "community" praises? Stay tuned, but I think the benefits will out weigh the costs. I kind of feel that I was made for living like this. I feel like an inner need is being fulfilled. I knew it was there, but didn't know how to satisfy it. Now here I am...I'm loving this life that I'm in.
As I've been reflecting on this for the past couple of weeks, I realize that I am definitely in a honeymoon stage. Along with living so closely with people comes mess, because us humans are messy creatures. There are group politics and interesting dynamics, and so far we have not had to deal with them yet...but it's coming. The question is - once the honeymoon is over and we face our first conflict or dilemma, will I still sing "community" praises? Stay tuned, but I think the benefits will out weigh the costs. I kind of feel that I was made for living like this. I feel like an inner need is being fulfilled. I knew it was there, but didn't know how to satisfy it. Now here I am...I'm loving this life that I'm in.
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