News Flash - I am now living in an Earthship.... this is the name of partial solar homes that are built in a hill, use recycled tires for roof insulation (I think - that's at least what my landlord told me), have floor to ceiling windows on the front side of the house and solar panels on the roof. I don't know yet why they are called "earthships" but visions of the movie, E.T. came to mind before viewing the residence and fantasies of intergalactic travel, colored lights and close encounters of the third kind drifted thru my imagination. In reality the adobe dwelling does look a bit different on the outside (I prefer the word interesting)but inside it's a 900 sq feet one bedroom home complete with two interior planting walls, one in the living room/kitchen and one in the bedroom; planted with lavender, tarragon, cactus and cherry tomatoes and an abundance of light - and in New Mexico that means sunlight as it is sunny over 300 days per year. In fact the only challenge with my new home, located auspiciously on Wisdom Way (no kidding that's the new address!), is how warm it gets with all that direct sun; however, there is a cooler system built into the roof that does an efficient job cooling down the living room/kitchen and bathroom area - what a boon it will be in the winter - there is back up propane heat but the landlady claims you hardly ever use it unless you want the heat at 74 degrees or above...
And the reason I found this place is because the owner of the "perfect" casita that I saw earlier in the week called me yesterday to tell me of this friend that she knew that had an earthship for rent and she thought I might be interested. The rent includes all utilities, except propane heat, direct TV (with over 200 channels - I don't know how I'll relate to this one as I haven't had a TV for 3 years), DVD player, CD player, gas stove and all furnishings... Color me happy to finally be able to unload my car after 3 months and nest into my own home. I can't wait to go grocery shopping!
Also I did get a call back from the Taos Spa and Tennis Club and will be going there this am for training and scheduling. So the moral of the story is - don't give up before the miracle! I was somewhat despondent when I left town on Weds afternoon to go to Ojo Caliente for the night but it turned out to be just the shift that was needed to change the energy and get things flowing again!
The other benefit of living in the earthship is that it is on the mesa overlooking the valley and has a dramatic view of the Sangre Christos Mtns in the background as well the immense high desert sky replete with brilliant star formations and the moon at night. This, I imagine, fits perfectly with the inspiration I'm searching to begin writing my book on "living the life of your dreams" - the ABC's of attracting and manifesting your reality.
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