Hello from Plomsa Bureau of Land Management. I arrived in the Sonora Desert on December 9th, 2019. It has taken me until yesterday to find my own time & space- my wish of meditating in the desert, finding the spiritual side of living and having very little stress.  I am now meditating, journaling, singing, praying, playing, sighing, laughing, crying, collecting rocks, pulling cards, dreaming, planning, seeing hummingbirds, understanding, drawing blanks, releasing honey bees from the van (don’t think they are desert killer bees) and enjoying my lovely desert. 

The first 30 days were filled with the holidays, trying to find a new way to celebrate during the holidays. I have been carrying my leather drum in MollyG from the beginning and until the winter solstice I never brought her out. On December 21st, I built a fire and started drumming- a dog starts barking at my drumming and will not stop so I put my drum away. On Christmas Eve, I was at a fire and after most people went back to their camps I drummed a short song to fill my heart. Unfortunately, a man celebrating the holiday with “liquid spirits” decided I needed some constructive criticism. I now will NEVER accept any constructive criticism ever again  because it is just criticism. Plus MY drumming is my own pleasure and I will enjoy the drum during private time or a drum circle or playing during a NIA routine.  I took my own advice and on New Years Eve I drummed before and after our fire- all alone and completely at peace. 

Finding people to hang with has also been a challenge. However, it is easy in the camping world to move on without drama. This has given me much needed practice to leave situations or people. Reminder: Stayed in a marriage for 30 years. I have joined and moved on a few times. Currently, The Universe gifted me two like minded women- Victoria and Pamela- and after a week we still like one another, NO drama, no animals, yes to common sense and reliability.  In fact, we are a team and enjoy each other. Nice to have someone to drive to town with and get a meal. Nice to share camp fires. As the Women’s Rubber Tramp Rendezvous gets closer we may open the camp to other traveling women with like minded ideas.  I truly think I will find myself traveling or camping with Victoria or Pamela in the future. 

Tomorrow starts the Women’s Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. I have 60 Pstyles to sell over the next week. Selling Pstyles at RV shows and rock/gem shows may be in my future if this gig works.  I will know quickly. 

I will be heading back to Denver later this month with an arrival of around January 31st.  I will be in town for awhile and I am looking forward to connecting with friends and family. I really miss my baby sister Christy- we grew very close caring for Mom. 

I send all of your desert blessings! Beauty, quiet, warmth, extremes, the best sunsets and sunrises, and interesting folks!