OK, so this is the ultimate in work avoidance. I am meant to be writing up minutes for the board meeting that happened on March 11th as computer was sick with a virus, so I hand wrote them pending the day when I had access and time again (which is today). So I am now in the middle of typing up notes, needed an email address, so opened my email account and then dealt with emails (only 20 today - whew!); checked bank balance for bills going out in the next few days (as is obvioulsy most urgent, lol; found an email in there from Minti so came on here and now I am blogging ... but the thing that struck me as weird was that I was here because I was bored/tired f typing up the minutes and having to think ... well what is blogging if it is not thinking and typing? huh? I seriously need my head read.
So moving along now. It has been a while since my last blog, and with one thing and another I am guessing I should place another one if only to reveal that yes! I am still alive, kicking butt and life is fantabulastic. The hardest thing about writing this blog is that there is mainly one thing on my mind, and I am not ready to blog it yet. So I am now faced with the issue of sharing other things.
For those who are/were concerned about the chest pains I was having prior to christmas (I think I blogged about it somewhen) well that is all gone now it seems. There is a slight plural thickening on the chest wall, but nothing anyone can do anything about and so the fact that I have not had any since then is a great relief to me. Pain killers did not touch it, and even though alcohol did on one particular day that needs no more mention that is not a realistic or even financially viable alternative. If it ever happens again I am guessing it would be predent to actually take a day of work and make someone deal with it properly.
Update regarding glasses that I ordered online: ... they are AWESOME!! They work! They are the correct prescription and I keep getting compliments for them, so that kinda makes me feel good, lol. I am definitely going to get some more with different frames so I can accessorise my outfits with my glasses ... sounds so flamboyant that I sure gotta give it a go!
As for life in general, both of us have now had our birthdays. Both were great occasions considering how unprepared I was for either of them. My head has kinda been a bit of a mess this year with the whole grieving process finally happening. Thankfully I am blessed with the ability to multi-task, and even though I know I am not performing at my optimum other people seem not to have noticed too much. That was until last monday when three different people questioned me when I said things were all good but refuting it and saying I did not at all look like that! It amused me that people saw I was that tired and emotionally drained, but I was also glad that it was after all the busy-ness of the birthday parties. Mainly that was why it showed I think too.
Since then I have rested, relaxed and spent far too much time socialising on the phone! This week I have an ambition to be sleeping by midnight, not just in bed, haha. With so much going on around the world there is so much food for thought, conversation and prayer. Now here I am catching up on the minutes of a board meeting we had over a week ago and actually not working on them at all.
It is exciting actually. A friend of mine is setting up a not-for-profit business based on the 'free store' concept. There are a few scattered around the world and now we are setting one up here. We started having meetings in January to kind of see if this was viable and move things along slowly. Since then we have gotten a name, logo (donated time and skills of an excellent graphic designer), and now a premises which we move into on May1st, opening on Tuesday May 17th with rent, rates and power donated. The mayor is in the process of writing a letter of endorsement and whoa! There is so much happening it is all very exciting. My role in all this is very low key and in the background which I love. Means I can still do all the things that mean so much to me (like being a Mum and hanging out playing sports, having races, reading books and tickle fights) but still actively support this incredible venture and my friend in the process.
Well, I am guessing that this is all for now. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and the only thing that could make this afternoon more perfect were if I had finished typing up the minutes and was sitting out here with some live music and great friends. Oh! Talking about live music I am teaching us how to play piano using an online lesson plan. Has anyone else done this? How did it go? We are officially starting our lessons together tomorrow.
Have a great day and thanks for reading my ramblings
EF.x