Building Community, But... in These Foolish Things

So, last evening’s walk was so much fun! I think I may have found a group that I really love. It’s a “sober girls club” and I love the leader of this group. The walking part is just a small part of what this woman does, but it’s a super fun way to connect with some like-minded women and we meet at this adorable non-alcoholic bottle shop, so we get to try NA beverages and mocktails after we walk!

Interestingly enough, the leader has a podcast and has interviewed a LOT of “important” sober people: actors and actresses who’ve cleaned up, authors and psychiatrists, community leaders, and successful businesspeople. I scrolled through her podcast playlist early this morning and noted that she interviewed the guy I met a few weeks ago who owns all of these very successful smoothie shops back in 2020 when he lived in Los Angeles and she lived in Vancouver. I wonder if they know that they both live in this city now? I think it’s super serendipitous, but maybe neither one would really care?

Regardless, I have now made what I feel like are a couple of potential new girlfriends, and I am signed up for the next several weeks to do these sober girl walks. Maybe I can talk the leader into creating a sober brunch club with me?? Or maybe I just stop wishing and hoping and just freaking DO IT myself!!

Tonight I’ve been invited to Craft Night at Lesbian Crush’s house! I know I should give her a new name, but I just love Lesbian Crush and you all know who I’m talking about, so maybe it just sticks.

Anyway, another awesome friendship with that little group of people. I’m pretty sure I’m the token Straight in this group, and I’m absolutely happy with this.

So what’s the problem, you ask? What’s the “BUT…” about?

I really and truly want some MEN in my life! And yes, I know I have to make some effort. I just keep leaning into the things that I am passionate about and they turn out to be women-only things.

I need to consciously start doing some testosterone-y things, and STAT!

My pickleball league is in a hiatus because the temps are just too damn hot and dangerous to play right now, but I should look into an indoor situation. There are ALWAYS men doing the pickleball thing, and I was really getting into it, so that’s something I check into right now.

And maybe I look at something like Habitat for Humanity for one of my volunteer events.

I am still trying to do the grocery store thing in hopes of meeting a cutie in the melon section! Tee hee! But I need to figure out where the single dudes shop.

And I need to commit myself a little bit more to Bumble. I get traction and then I get annoyed so I go away and every man I’ve matched with disappears (they automatically do that after 24 hours if you don’t communicate!).

So. I’ve got my work cut out for me.

But real work is calling, so I gotta run!
xo,
GS