Living in Lavendar

I love the smell of lavendar. It is pretty much my favorite smell. So clean and so calming (imagine that!). And it reminds me of my mom. Today I went upcountry to visit the Kula Lavendar Farm - one of the now checked off items on my "Do These Things Before Leaving The Island" list. It was lovely. And, wow - can't say that I knew you could do that much with lavendar. Sure, lavendar soap, lotion, oil, even lavendar tea - all those I can see. But, lavendar vinegar, lavendar scones, lavendar lemonade, even Lavendar chocolate! Pretty flippin' impressive if you ask me. And, lets just say, they aren't lying when they say Lavendar is a relaxing aromatherapy. I was about as relaxed as I could get, my eyelids growing heavier and heavier driving back. We're lucky I made it home.

I've been packing this week... have to be out of my house in a week. Its amazing how much shit I have here. I mean, seriously? Who moves with this much crap? And how the hell do I acquire more? But, I have been utilizing will power and the oversized garbage can we own. "If you haven't seen it since you moved in, it probably should go. If you didn't know you even had it, it definitely goes." So far so good. By the time I get back to Seattle, I should be an expert at this game.

Shit! A God damned gecko just scared the crap out of me. We're talking a jump and a full-on yelp. Nice one, little guy. That's one thing I can't say I'll miss - the common presence of little critters EVERYWHERE. Sure, they're technically harmless, but they also have the ability to give you a heart attack when they scurry up the wall next to you (or fall on you, as in one case last week). Its about enough to make me come out of my [yes, freckled and sunkissed] skin....

Ahh, it's only 9:50, but my bed is calling me. It's saying, "Sara, you have to work a double tomorrow, and you're gonna be hatin' life in the morning if you don't slip into these sheets soon..." Yah, yah, yah - I'm coming.....