Posts Tagged ‘Colorado’
While doing mundane tasks today I realized that Friday is the Spring Equinox, hooray! About this time of year I am so over winter it’s not even funny. The time change has been nice, now it’s light until 7 pm and there is time to get things done around here. The snow is nearly all gone on our south facing property so I took a walk the other day to assess the winter damages. Not so bad this year, only thing I’ve seen so far is a broken pipe going into one of the two water storage cisterns we have here at the house. At least that’s an easy one to fix, we’ve had enough things going on the past few months and my handywoman skills are ready for a break!
B.F.C. is an acronym for Bum F@%*, Colorado, a nickname I’ve given to the rural area where I live in southwest Colorado. I’m 8 miles from my mailbox, and 15 miles from the nearest town (and I use the term “town” loosely). There are no public utilities in our area aside from electricity, and there is no trash service. Our dirt and gravel road is a half mile long, uphill, and curvy – a total pain during mud and snow season and only half of the distance we have to travel to get to the county road from our house. What we do have is 40 acres of 50+ foot pine trees, a cozy home, a large barn, and an incredible 180+ degree view of the facing mountains and the valley below. We have very few neighbors, and the closest of them is over half a mile away. It is incredibly quiet and peaceful here, and with virtually no light pollution the night sky is filled with more stars than I have ever seen. Living in the middle of almost nowhere has its ups and downs, just like anywhere, but we love living in such a remote location and are very grateful to call this place that we’ve named Cloud9 our home.
I guess this is where I need to write something about myself…
I was born in Woodland Hills, CA. That’s right, I am a Valley girl. Now I live in southwest Colorado on forty forested acres at the top of a mountain. There are a lot of “used to be’s” here, people who used to have important jobs at important places making lots of money and dealing with incredible amounts of stress. I fit into that category, and have to say was quite amused to learn that about this new place I now call home.
Life is very different now than it was when I lived in California and worked in the film industry. My days belong to me, and most of them are spent at home doing what I choose. There is plenty to do here at any time of year, and my activities change according to the season. A few of the things I enjoy are cooking, gardening, hiking, home improvement, reading, sewing, web development, and playing games on the Wii. I still dabble in the realm of sound by way of my honey’s band for which I am the sound engineer.
Although I worked very hard for twenty years to get here, I still realize how fortunate I am not to have to work a 9 to 5 job. I am grateful for that every single day.
