An on-line connection with a vibrant woman known as Diva inspires me. I've already spent a few weeks here and there living by her philosophy and because of it I know that when I make the big move next spring I will continue to feel that I have twice as many days whenever I'm in Italy: do only one thing in the morning and one in the afternoon (make a trip to the salvage yard, do some gardening, go meet a friend, go see that painting, hit the mercato all'aperto, do the necessary banking). So it goes like this: wake up, have coffee, do the morning thing, do pranzo , have a riposo. Then wake up, have coffee, do the afternoon thing, do cena and passeggiata and some lollygagging around with whomever wants to, sleep. Then repeat. Daily. That's two days for one in my book.

As of this coming Monday, I am giving myself exactly one year to quit my job. I don't care about the early retirement hit on the pension and I'd really better go before they notice (and take umbrage at) my starting to live Diva's philosophy even here in NYC already. For I am become wild with weariness and resolve to live at least some of my life with fewer fetters.

posted by Joanna @ 2/28/2004 09:04:00 AM