Long time no blog

well it has been 11 days since i have written. i m writing on my eeepc, tiny computer, as mine is being used for homework. the keyboard is so small that there won't be any punctuation or capitals.

i am watching the dog whisperer and i am once again amazed at how wonderful dogs are. they are so loving and trusting. maybe we should just all be in touch with nature like the balanced dog.

Day is done... late night post.

Well it is weird but Friday's post doesn't seem to be showing on my blog. I have made a point of posting something every day! Now my perfect record is besmirched.

It is very late as we have just gotten back from visiting with our friends who are moving. We will have one last visit before they leave the area. Hopefully we will go and visit them this summer.

I am going to head to bed now.... It is Mother's Day in the morning. :)

A Tiring Day but a Good one!

Well it is the end of another work day and I am heading home. I was up at 5 this morning working on a project for work and I am definitely feeling the effects of a late night and early morning!

Tonight we are headed to the NAC to hear a performance of the Oratorio, Elijah. Hopefully I can stay awake and the soothing ochestra and choral pieces won't put me to sleep! LOL

Lindley got some great news today, she has been asked to sing in the Kiwanis Highlights Concert this year. This is a real honour and she is looking forward to singing in front of a nice big audience. She has been asked to sing Handel's Oh Had I Jubal's Lyre.

I haven't had the chance to do any work towards balancing and finding self today. It has just been way too busy! Maybe tomorrow...

Day is almost done...

The end of the work day is upon me, although not really as I have some time sensitive work that will probably take me until the wee hours to complete. *sigh* There really isn't enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished. I did get a nice thank you award at work today so my efforts are certainly appreciated. :)

Tonight we head out to Adam's to finish settling him in and then back home to work on spreadsheets! Wish me luck! I will post again tomorrow and let you know how late I stayed up!

Regular "balanced" living

Today the quest begins to get back to a "normal" way of life, if there is any such thing as normal. The challenge of everyday life in our hectic techno society is to be able to fit everything in that needs to get done in that period of 24 hours. This we have been failing at lately with the busyness of the highschool musical for Emilie, competitions for Lin and moving for Adam. Now it is time to take a breath and get some routines established and processes in place to keep life ticking away in the background.

Once life is set to a pace of grocery shopping, menu planning, meal making, I might be able to have time for contemplation, romance and creativity. As they say "hope springs eternal". :) To tackle the routines I am going to explore FlyLady's methods again (www.flylady.org), grocery shopping and menu planning will be courtesy of Leanne Ely from Saving Dinner (www.savingdinner.com). We have some vegetarian menus and grocery lists that can help do the work of planning for us until we get a handle on things. Budgeting is just a matter of keeping up with the process that we have in place, being mindful to check and double check.

Once more into the fray....

Moving is so never ending!

Well yesterday was our 3rd day in the moving process for my eldest son. It has been tiring and exhausting both emotionally and physically. It is hard to see him fly away from the nest but at the same time I am drawn to do everything in my power to make his flight a safe and comfortable one.

His apartment is beginning to feel comfortable (except for the lack of curtains) and very much part of his own identity. His own colour selections and choices for furniture. Hopefully his night's sleep went well and he is up and having breakfast. He also forgot to pack his alarm clocks in the move process yesterday. There is still some work to be done to get the final bits and pieces sorted and donated or moved to his new place but he has officially moved out as of yesterday.

Another phase of my life is beginning. I have to embrace it with interest and love rather than regret and fear. Life is long and good if you know how to live it.

A new phase of Motherhood

Yesterday was a hugely hectic and busy day. Seems that most of my life these days is filled with this type of day! It is the period of my life right now but it is strange as I feel like I am in a spot of the road and can see much calmer days ahead. Almost like when you are out driving somewhere scenic, like the Gatineau Hills, in the summertime. You are driving through a horrific summer storm with black clouds and thunder and lightning. The landscape is whipped with the fury of the wind but you can see the road further ahead and it is like a golden wall of sunshine. There is an invisible border/boundary that can be crossed over into a glorious summer land of warmth and light.

That is what my life feels like right now. Hectic wildness of a strong maelstrom but the promise of that sunbaked peacefulness of a lazy summer day is up ahead. Well "once more back into the fray" as they say. :)

The Musings Begin

Well I have taken that step... much like The Fool, spontaneously creating a blog for my ideas, whimsies, musings and poetry.

I am turning 42 this year, children are adults and I feel the need to turn inward and reacquaint myself with me.

This blog will be my journey to me.