I had a much, much better day today.  I still had a slow morning, but was out of the house by noon.  I even went to a new restaurant that I enjoyed very much.  I had a chicken breast and vegetables, along with some chicken momos.  It was very reasonably priced which I liked.  The food was definitely better than the standard fare I find around this area.  It was presented in a nicer way, too.  I’ll definitely be going back there – who knows, maybe even for lunch tomorrow.  The view was gorgeous and I enjoyed being able to sit and enjoy it this afternoon.  

After lunch I really felt like drawing, but came home and napped instead.  I was stuffed after lunch and needed to lay down for a bit.  I got a call from the NA guy I met last night and made plans to get picked up for a meeting.  I went to the intersection not far from my apartment and waited for a minute.  When the guy showed up I hopped on the back of his bike and off we went.  Today was a sunny, warm day and it felt really nice to be buzzing through the city on the back of his bike feeling the wind and the sun on my body.  The meeting wasn’t really to far away, but I wouldn’t have been able to make it there on my own.

I enjoyed the meeting.  There were maybe 45 Nepali guys there, all of whom were very friendly.  We sat around and talked for a little while when the meeting was over and then hopped back on the bikes to go to a place for tea.  I ordered a butterscotch lassi which was really, really good.  So much for avoiding sugar…  I don’t regret that lassi at all, though.  Yum.  I’ll definitely have another when I go back.  There is another meeting tomorrow night that’s much closer to where I live.  I’m looking forward to going.  Even though the meetings are mostly in Nepali, many of the guys speak English so afterwards I can chat with them.  It was also just really nice to hang out with a group of people tonight.  A little daunting at first, but most of them were really friendly and I had some nice conversations getting to know them. I always take a while to open up to people and feel comfortable in large groups I’m not familiar with, but it shouldn’t take too long and I’m sure it’ll be like we’re all old friends.  

Things I didn’t do today:  Make any (real) progress on figuring out an income or draw.  I would have liked to have done some of both of them.  Oh, and make it to a yoga class to get some exercise.  I should be in bed soon (it’s 11 pm now) so the early morning yoga class could be a possibility.  I’ve now set my alarm 3 days in a row and decided in the morning to forego the class.  Tomorrow might be the lucky day!  I was going to hit up the evening class across the street from me today, but the timing ended up conflicting with the meeting tonight.  I could make it there tomorrow and still make it to the meeting in the evening.  I guess as a worst case scenario that’s what I’ll do tomorrow.  I would really like to make it to one of these yoga classes.

I did look briefly at a couple websites about making money writing online. I found a couple things I’d like to explore a little more.  I think tomorrow I’ll bring my laptop to lunch and see if I can use the internet to do some research while my food is being prepared.  It always takes a while for that.  And really, I don’t think I’ll end up making much money online, but having some money coming in right now (even a small amount) would be really helpful.  Especially if it was money I could continue making while making my transition into whatever is next.

Today was a day well spent.  I can’t say I was overly productive, but I enjoyed the day and felt like my time was well spent.

Gratitude List:

Finally making it to a meeting in Pokhara

Meeting a really great, friendly group of guys

A tasty, healthy lunch