Warmth, Sun and a Cat.

7:45

7:45 is the latest I can leave my apartment and make it to my shift at 9am on time.
I turned to my right to say goodbye to my cat, because well. Cat Mom.
Artemis was sprawled over several (yes several) pillows on the couch and winked slowly as I closed the door and locking it.

My walk to the bus stop is typically filled with Kanye's new album or Alexander Hamilton. Both seem to set up the type of day I should be expecting and I walk, rather heavy footed past the shops. The city is beginning to wake up, I see the construction workers begin and the shelter prop opens it's doors, The business folks huddle their coffee to their chests as they climb up the stairs to the ominous onyx colored building. I pass that too, the Cinerama on my right I cross the street and watch the parking garage tenants chat and the wind of course chooses this time to  blow a little bit harder. On my right is a bed, bath and beyond my budget. A lady who is only in town briefly rolls her noisy luggage across the street and down the road I watch my bus pass. Ah well, another one will be by in five minutes or so.

Payday fridays are slightly different, I leave the house a little earlier to grab a latte for myself only to baby sip it at work 45 minutes later (traffic willing.)

Today I let my mind wander, since I had a coffee cup in my hand at the time I didn't have the where with all to blog single handedly. (my compliments if you do.)

Fast forward to the present, I have no appetite and I'm sure another cold is headed my way. Another downside to working in a lab. Tomorrow is the St.Patrick's Day parade and nerves taunt me as pray that my knees will permit me to move so quickly.

I practiced jumps last evening in front of the mirror, pleading my legs to go higher and higher, sucking in my stomach and bracing for impact on the way down.

My life is experienced moment by moment, which can be infuriating for someone as impatient as I am. Tuesday I made it pause, I stopped it all together to draw and I wish I could do that all the time.
I wish I even had the financial stability and backing to do it and that I could even ask for something like that.

A squeaky wheel gets the oil.