Last night the Outreach & Marketing Committee had a potluck dinner and meeting at John & Claudia’s.  Although I’m not officially an O&M member, as Claudia so aptly put it (paraphrased) ”we’re all marketeers for Wolf Creek Commons” at this stage of the project.  Plus, I’m married to an O&M member so I was invited to participate in the potluck from that perspective as well.

I was tired last night, with work responsibilities and postponed home maintenance tasks weighing heavily upon me.  We left home about 5:30 p.m. for the lengthy drive to John & Claudia’s.  Somehow the act of physically separating myself from my work/home responsibilities caused a minor but immediate improvement in my spirits.  The attitude buoying continued once we met up with our cohousing compatriots.  I was able to relax and laugh and explore what’s going on in other people’s lives instead of being so worried about my own bloated to-do list.

In the end, we enjoyed a good meal together, got some good work accomplished on our Wolf Creek Commons tasks, and had a good time doing it.  It was a long meeting (ended about 10 p.m.) so I was still tired when we returned home, but I was also rejuvenated about cohousing in general and Wolf Creek Commons in particular.  I can’t wait to join these folks in our new community full time!