May 10 2007
Bad Blogger. No cookie.
Okay, perhaps not so much a bad blogger as I am a casual one. Yes, that’s it. Casual yet consistent. It follows suit that I would be a casual blogger since that is how I am keeping a written journal. The difference being that in a written journal the dust bunnies under my bed don’t keep me on task by asking where I have been or what I have been up to. My loyal readers do, however, and so by demand from my adoring fans I am submitting this update. My deepest gratitude to those of you who have written to me inquiring as to my well being.
Since I last posted….
We got notice that we had to move out of our house while I was in the US in March. Blech. I hate moving. Thankfully we were able to sort that all out and as of Monday we are now in a new home. I like the new house better actually, which is good because it makes up for the hideous stress of moving. Better layout of the space (even though it is actually less square meters than the old place) and a phenomenally better garden space. Photos to follow soon. Hard wood wide plank floors vs. carpet, 2 fireplaces (1 in the sitting room, 1 in the dining room – typical old English house. Both fireplaces have outlets upstairs that will heat up there as well. Very cool.) The house is on the same footpath that the old house was, but up a higher embankment so now people strolling and riding down the path can’t see up into my bedroom. (My apologies to my loyal perv fans who had become accustomed to my nightly changing of clothes. Perhaps the old lady who is moving into our old house will take up where I left off.) And instead of the cows in the field behind us we have horses. That one’s a wash. I think I will miss the cows sweet moo’ing. Of course it wasn’t so sweet at 3am so maybe it is for the better.
So…we moved.
I have been working on my felt for the exhibit/sale that is in a couple weeks. I have nowhere near as much done as I would like to so the next week or so is going to be one helluva felting marathon around here. I will post pictures when its all done. What I have done so far is really great and I am eager to show you all, but it will have to wait. Hopefully there will be some more awesome pieces to add to what I have now.
Another biggie. Maybe even the biggest for me personally. I finished up my certification work for my Birthing From Within mentoring. Its now off for review and hopefully approval, and then I can proudly call myself a certified mentor. This is huge for me. Huge. In so many ways. I spent the last 2 weeks of April glued to my computer compiling 4 years of study and practice into a neat little package. Very intense. I feel such an immense sense of accomplisment having done this. It opens so much for on so many levels. More on this to come, you can be certain of that!
Last week we went to Spain to see some property we had been considering to purchase. Unfortunately we did not find it to be what we have in mind for our long term plans, but it was a very informative and productive trip. Again…more on this later, including photos. Sorry to repeat that line, but I told you this would be a lame update.
Not to be shadowed by any of the many other things that have been keeping me away from the ol’ blog–sphere…the work of everyday life as a mum of 3, and wife. A full time job in itself. The kids are all growing so fast and leading quite busy lives of their own. Dylan is finishing her GCSEs so it is exam stress time for her. She has really rallied herself and is doing wonderful work. I am so proud of her. Kiah gave a stunning vocal performance at school a couple weeks ago. That girl has some chops! Watch out for her name in lights! Anja is a busy social butterfly. At age 6 that girl has a fuller social calender than I ever have. And she is growing like a weed. I swear she wakes up taller every day. Insane.
So thats it from here. It will probably be another couple weeks before I get much more of an update on here. But you never know. At least you know that I have not actually fallen off the face of the earth… just have been busy living on it.
ciao for now!
