new day tuesday

so after a bunch of fretting it feels like a weight is lifting in at very least dealing with and seeing clearly what is happening in my world. an obvious case of shock to my world here. i have only been here a month and i already have started a career in skin care that may be lucrative and the owner of the clinic seems persistent and positive about establishing me a regular group of people to work on and make money off of. i just have to stay positive and stick with it. i think on saturday christopher and i are going to la luna, a really nice restaurant for my birthday and our anniversary combined, it over looks the beach and sunset and will be a lovely time i am sure. so things here seem very interesting but it does seem that no matter how far you go away from home, your own mental glitches take the same flight and come up now and then regardless of how zen you think you are. my boss as the wellness clinic has advised me to come and sit for an hour every day just to be present and see people and make some connections as people circulate through the space. i will be able to email and blog every day almost. i also will be landscaping more with christopher starting tomorrow and for the next month, at least. we have a very large delivery of plants and statues and such coming in tomorrow to the property so i have to kick it into high gear to help out before abbie leaves. she needs to feel confidant about the new plantings before the rainy season ends. i thik i am losing more weight which totally rocks. and without a lot of gym time. my body just sheds it with my sweat. awesome. more later. bye for now.

birthday in nosara

my thirty seventh birthday is this saturday and i will be in costa rica for it. kind of surreal. on the upnote of it all, plastic surgery is a lot cheaper here so perhaps if need be, i can get a little nip or tuck to turn back the hands of time, one more time, and bring me into an early thirites, late twenties look. i am thinking almond eyes, puffed lips, some hair plugs and elf ears. that look seems fresh with the young people these days. so as of now, money seems to be a great concern for us. every day when we feel something going forward, like a new opportunity, it backfires and slows again and on the pay we are given, the only thing we can cover is our groceries. the trips out of the country that we have to do every ninety days, i have to tap into my savings for. hopefully the facial skin care stuff will take off, otherwise, i feel like i may not be able to stay the whole year and may have to come back and work in the states to help christopher with his remaining time here to complete his project of garden renovation. of course i will keep you all posted. more later...david a

saturday morning

i have had some trouble getting on to this site of recent but figured it all out and will be blogging again shortly. just letting you know i am getting tapped back into kundilini yoga and about to start up some landscape assistance with christopher, the skin care thing i feel is about to take off and it seems to be doing well. i am developing confidence and getting more comfortable with it. i have never made my own products before so it is strange at times. i miss everyone and once in a while wonder if i am just crazy for doing this. ultimately i want to learn from it so i feel i will get what i need if i persevere. more to come later, and much love to all. david a

one week anniversary

yesterday was one week in costa and all seems to be going well. after my post on sunday at the body clinic, i went to the beach and hung out all afternoon. the nicaraguan family that is connected to the family we work for had a birthday so they had an all day celebration on the beach. it was so thick with family connection and love, we both commented on how it seems absent in most american families to have such an open time with so many people connected to your family without annoyance or irritation. i got a bit sun burned that day. the color looks great though. the treatments did not go further than my post. i am still in a bit of shock that i have been here one week and already i have a job with someone asking me about how we will promote treatments, and when will this start and so on. it is kind of overwhelming and i still feel so ungrounded i do not feel confidant to step up to the plate and knock everyone away with treatments. the products are so questionable. there is little to say for the long lasting effects of home made skin care products. i think if one did it every day to themselves, with natural products then perhaps their skin would show improvement over time but i am unsure whether you can see a great difference before and after a treatment of using all natural components. open to learning though. i am glad buddy is doing well. and emily, nokie is buddy's mom. she is in south carolina visiting family who do allow dogs in the house. i am sure she misses him. what a sweet puppy. i miss bessie mae lots. the dogs here are soo different than house pets and there are very few cats cause the snakes will eat them up. christopher is doing well and teaching me bits and bits about plantlife here in costa rica, there seems to be prevelant plant life through out the area. lots of heavy usage of certain things. crotans, palms, ferns, they all grow out of the trash and on the sides of roads, people just grab them up and transplant them in their own yards. too interesting.

skin care sunday

i am now at the clinic and have done one mini-facial so far this morning. i have made product from avocado, oats, cream, almonds, teabags, strawberries and peaches, banana, and more. waiting for our friend brenda to come in for her treatment. i think the first one was pleasent but not tight. i will get it together. it has been a while since i have done such treatments. wish me good luck. looking forward to getting to the beach later on today. and fun time with christopher in the sun and salt water of the pacific ocean. loving it here. it does seem similar to life in asheville but in the tropics of costa rica. little issues that arise in regards to living, money, work, etc. but all the while in the jungle.

saturday afternoon

i have not even been here a week and so much has happened. i have been in talks with a wellness massage spa in regards to doing facials, backtreatments and the like. i would be creating the product by using local fruits and vegetables, fresh for every treatment. we are creating a menu and going shopping to get some items to play with. i am getting excited about both the experience as well as getting a little extra change in my pocket. we are eating such yummy foods and drinks. last night after working hard to make a proposed inventory for the products and treatments needed, i went and landscaped on the property we are taking care of. as well, we harvested a ton of different ferns growing off a mountain side and transplanted them into the gardens. we also got a ton of red gravel rocks delivered which will make everything pop nicely. i have developed an absess in my right eye and had to go to the pharmacy. the doctor was young and very cute and looked very official behind his desk. then we went into the examination room and when he got up, he had worn out jeans and black and white checkered vans on. he noticed that my tshirt was a threadless tee which was kind of wild. last nights sunset was tremendous and overwhelming to view. it is an almost 360 degree view from the beach. pretty incredible. the space we are staying in is going through a mercury retrograde-esque spell, keys missing, toilet clogged up, stuff breaking, or not working, it would be great for that to pass. i think it has the potential to be really nice and fun and sweet. i cannot seem to dry off, whether it is pool or ocean water or sweat. i stay damp. i have thus far attended two work out classes, one was jungle boxing and aerobics and the other was weight training. i want to keep it up and pump up my body. i will be posting pics so all can salivate over the heat of my new hot bod. ok, bye for now. have a great day. thinking of you all...david a

one bottle down

so we are one bottle of cab down at the cafe and the generous patron has stepped away and told us to order another and await his arrival back at eh cafe de paris and i am now blogging on his mac book. really sweet of him. so far everything is really incredible. my thoughts do extend to the fact that it seems man has raped and screwed the earth on all sides of the planet, even here it seems that the development is rampant, it does seem that the government is striking back and fining people or halting their works due to unscrupulous dealings. susan sarandon was recently in town and bought a ton of pretty things for her place from nomad, a lovely shop that our french friend veronique owns and imports for. i do adore susan so that would be lovely to bump into her.  i have been very thrifty so far, in my long three day tour but i have spotted a really cute pottery piggy bank that i may purchase. the coins here that you get from spending money are worth almost nothing, like less than our change in the u.s. so we may fill it up with that. our second bottle of red just got served so i must run and vivir la vida pura. mucho amor amigos!!!

new world life

second day in nosara, i have gone to grocery store where everything is really expensive, 4 bucks for ten clothes hangers, coffee is 6 dollars a bag, really good stuff though, ten dollar almonds, and so on. no issues in losing weight here cause i wont be able to buy a ton of food, also, some of it is funky. the yogurt here has an ammonia overtaste. yukkipoo. we are making really yummy thing happen though, every meal so far has had avocodo or pineapple and that kind of goodness. it is really beautiful here and very warm. walks on the beach in the later day definitely bring some of the prettiest sunsets i have ever seen, i am sitting at the cafe de paris in "downtown" nosara with a new found gay friend, christopher, he and i are drinking wine in a lush and lovely enviroment. having lots of fun and sweet mellow times. the plant life here is extreme, today on a walk i saw an armadillo. also, i bought an arizona bottled tea today for over three dollars. how refreshing. anyways, gotta run and drink wine. love to you all. dmob supreme

the eagle has landed!!!

yoyoyo people, i am currently in playa nosara costa frickin rica. needless to say the travel itself was taxing but wow, the reunion was supreme. reunited and it feels so good. bringing it all together with some peaches and herb. our little cabana is mush larger and cuter than what i thought it was going to be. i have been cleaning, unpacking and decorating as well as loving and cuddling. so super sweet and fun. it is really hot and very pretty. i have already heard lots of howler monkeys and seen a varigated squirrel or ardilla in spanish. we are off to the market and picking up supplies like avocados, dried mango and raccoon steaks for dinner. mmmmmm mmm good. shake and bake and i helped. just joshing about the raccoon. its way to expensive for us. living life like its golden. but on a budget people. i love you all. have a great day. i will try to post as much as i can. bye for now......d-mob supreme de le costa jones. aka, david a