The Patio

For the sake of evolving, I am trying something different today with A. A knows how I don't really care for going out to restaurants or coffee spots with WIFI. But here I am sitting at the Patio in Orland Park. A. does this all the time. I think A's usual spot is Panera Bread. I went there once with A. and had an absolutely terrible time. I just have always believed that if two people go out to eat or have coffee, I just automatically assume that they will have something resembling a conversation. This time I have decided to talk to A. even if A. is busy on the laptop. We both have Gateways and I am assuming that what is going on across the table from me is work. But perhaps I am focusing too much of my 36 minutes (left in my battery pack) to A.
Earlier today, we went out and purchased a mattress for my daybed that I made out of a twin headboard and foot board and a king size headboard. See photo below...

I think it turned out pretty nice if you ask me. Furniture and design is something I am beginning to get more and more interested in. So this is my first piece. A little crude, but I think it will stand up to any daybed you can buy and the total cost of materials did not exceed $160.00. with the mattress being the most expensive purchase.
Hey, I don't want this to be about diary entries and this is sounding too much like a journal. This is about evolving, changing your life, not being afraid to experiment and do something new. This is also about art and making the things that you love to do fit into your life again. That said, I guess this is also about re awakenings, and discovery of self. As I wrap this post up what I have really discovered about myself in the past hour is how much I am enjoying being out in public with A. How much I am enjoying doing this. Maybe I wanted to do something like this all along but was focusing on the wrong parameters. The more you have your shit together, the more fun you can have.