So long!

I haven't posted for a very long time. I have been inspired by setting my almost 6 year old up with her very own blog.

I am VERY excited by the thought that she will have somewhere that, if she chooses to continue it, will record our little lives for her to look back on. I suppose it's the book 'Any Human Heart' that has in turn inspired me to set her up. So shouldn't I do the same? Record my life and ramblings for the benefit/interest of my future self and family.

I'm still happy! Now a Town Councillor and very much on a learning curve about that. Soon to become a school governor at Worle School, a local secondary school and will be on an even steeper learning curve then! I'm an almost qualified childcare practitioner, I'm a Mummy, I'm a lover. I'm a daughter. But I see myself as much more of the list above. I wonder if most sons and daughters do?

Life goes on doesn't it? Reading back my last - Imbolc - post, I have no recollection of my words but the feelings they describe seem familiar. That circular feeling of up and down, up and down... satisfaction and compromise. And there the ramblings shall end for now.

Damn you William Boyd. What have you unleashed exactly?

Imbolc.

Sat on my sofa at the top of a rollercoaster, a hill, a beginning?
Just another normal day, normal night, normal life.
I watched the mist clear, watched it roll down the hill, cover it all.
Then disappear.
The sun doesn't pierce, it appears. Fog to light. Confusion to glee.

Repeated epiphany.

February 1st 2011 - A day to remember

Why?

A happy Emelia.
Just saying yes, not no.
What's the rush?
SO fortunate.
Surrounded by love.

It has just been a lovely day! No stress getting to school started it nicely. I strolled down to the creche I was working at and spent a lovely three hours making small children I have never met before laugh. What a privilege.

After work, I wondered back in to town and bought Emelia a 'magical maths' workbook - a book she has already started to enjoy. Went to Loves cafe and treated myself to a jacket potato and cup of tea while I read some more of 'The Spirit Level'.

Bought my friend a book I hope she will get a lot out of.

Picked Emelia up from school, went and bought bits for tea from Tesco, some strawberries for the walk home. Spent time together smelling the different shower gels, annoyed other shoppers in the queue behind us while Emelia scanned our goods through the self serve checkout.

Came home, jumped in the shower and then in to our PJ's. Snuggled on the sofa while Emelia ate more strawberries. Did some washing up when Mark got home so he could make us a stirfry. Helped Em through the first Magic Maths task while he cooked. Ate together. Put some washing on while Emelia got ready for bed. Read Tabby McTat. Sang Tabby McTats song a fair few times.

Now I'm sat here, TV on while Markerson is at his Sustainable Weston meeting.

Probably sounds decidedly - dull?

I am full of smiles and I absolutely love my life!