Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

Ahh.... cats and coat hooks. They don’t just mess up woodpiles. I was one branch nub away from completion and a certain kitten decided to bat it around and now I’m having to hunt! Nope. It’s faster to just peel another one.

POST 176 (DAY 183, Tuesday, 2021.2.9)
[Evening Entry]

.. made some crates for gloves.. now the gloves look like way more welcoming.. nice work C and J!!!
.. dismantled some furniture..
.. peeled some log in the snow..

Enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 177 (DAY 184, Wednesday, 2021.2.10)
[Evening Entry]

.. dinner—shredded cabbage noodles with red sauce and fresh veggies (veggies from taco Tuesday leftovers)—so yummy..
.. post dinner snack—udon noodles and bok choy 🥬 a la Lara (pictured)—nom..!
.. made some progress on the FPH walkway cubby shelf.. I love the way it’s coming together.. C and J are teaching me some things ..

.. Enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 178 (DAY 185, Thursday, 2021.2.11)
[Evening Entry]

.. so pdc is in the very near future.. I’m glancing at the big black book of permaculture in preparation for the onslaught of information.. perhaps it will help build my learning muscles.. upon reading the first few paragraphs, I realize that someone really cares about human harmony with earth and its inhabitants.. including other humans.. and suddenly my stress melts away.. a calm blankets my soul with peace, understanding, and dare I say love..
.. yesterday a definition came to me out of nowhere.. I was pondering the meaning of community.. and it’s importance to well being.. the definition—“family”.. in other words community is family.. aloneness doesn’t really exist in family.. someone is always there.. petty things fall by the wayside when the meaning of community becomes “family”.. at least in that moment, it did.. when that definition randomly popped into my brain, I remembered joy.. like a fond memory from previous.. a memory.. a moment.. a joy..
.. also we finished a shelf today.. and it’s got me suuuuuuper enthused.. Josiah says I’m acting weird.. so that’s a good sign.. I just feel super comfortable in my own skin today..

Enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 179 (DAY 186, Friday, 2021.2.12)
[Evening Entry]

.. yesterday, I had some silly goofy feels, so I was being silly goofy.. first time I’ve felt this comfortable in my own skin around others in a very long time.. it was great..

..enjoy the pics~!!!

POST 180 (DAY 188, Sunday, 2021.2.14)
[Mid Night Entry]

.. you know how when a fresh bottle is opened, there’s a tradition somewhere to “pour one for the homies..”? .. I think that might have to be Saturday February 13, 2021’s BRK post, cuz I missed it!!.. .. Yesterday, I treated a couple friends to a meal—something I’ve been intending to do for a while.. and we were having a very good time.. we talked about improving/streamlining work aspects, and cultivating relationships in the community, to foster and nurture forward velocity.. all over some delicious hot ramen, on a cold, white winter’s twilight.. and I got lost in the magic..

.. enjoy the pics~!!!