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Doesn't that just sound luxurious? Every night, a new vineyard. And maybe a tour by bike, so we can earn all the rich meals we pair with our bottles of wine.
It's another country, so why not?
Melizza and I met in college; we were roommates for a year in Roanoke. Now we see each other about once a year. It's crazy to think we've gotten to that point in life, but we have.
I've visited twice ... once when she moved there (we drove with Ludo; it was an adventure), and once last year. But I haven't gone with Patrick yet, and I haven't visited for long enough to get a really great sense of the town.
We'll try to avoid the hot season ...
Seattle has been my favorite city since I first visited at 12, when I'd earned good enough grades in eighth grade to be sent off for two weeks to visit my uncle and aunt all the way on the West Coast.
The public market, the people, the coffee. For nostalgia, I don't think anything could ever beat it. And being in Portland, we'll be able to visit on a whim if we want.
Ever see "Goonies"? Remember the two rocks the kids match with holes in an old medallion when they first strike out on their adventure? Those rocks are on the shore at Cannon Beach, just an hour or so from Portland. And they are amazing to see up close.
Cannon Beach itself is a quaint vacation town. We had a great lunch at a small fish shop in the main part of town.
I can imagine a long weekend relaxing, walking along the beach, eating from a fresh catch.
I have skills coming out of my ears: page layout, editing, writing, work flow organization.
And I have the entrepreneurial spirit. When I was in high school I wanted to open a bakery. When I discovered coffee shops, I wanted to own one of those. I still wouldn't mind it. And maybe that's the direction I'll eventually go in. But what makes a lot of sense now, and what I know I could enjoy, is working with small businesses as they start putting themselves together.
That's the ultimate goal, anyway. There'll be a lot of things to get done along the way.
(make our current kitchen table into my work desk)
I've had an image of the office space I'd most enjoy: A long desk, almost like a drafting table. A couple of stools. My beautiful Mac. Space to sketch and plan.
The kitchen table we have now is the one I grew up with on Haywood Street in Greensboro. It shows its age, so I'd want to sand it, paint it or stain it. Give it a new life.
... once a month after getting to Portland
This'll be hard. I'm not terribly good at putting myself out there, or even knowing the best way to engage a potential work connection in a business conversation. Patrick, though, is excellent at it, and I plan to take any advice he cares to give.
My main goal is to develop a strong freelance career. Those, I take it, are built almost entirely on connections.
I think they'll just say "Lindsay Durango: Editor, Designer, General Whizbang"
I don't know why this gets its own item on the list, but it is something I've wanted to tackle for the past few years and that I just haven't.
And granola is so expensive. Surely I can make this heart goodness for less than I can buy it in the store.
If you've got to work, make it something you enjoy.
