Short update...too short

Song of the day: “A happy place” by Katie Melua, naturally.

So I’m going to see if I can keep this one short. In particular because I need to get to bed, work is only seven hours away, and this blog is going to get exactly thirty minutes of it. Hah.

Right. What has been happening? Not a lot of glamorous stuff, I assure you, but life as usual. Oh, and I have survived another flu. Hah. It was another beaut; I spent one night bathing in sweat and with my teeth chattering a lively castanet. Had another day, going from sleep to waking, back and forth back and forth, until on the third day I had enough of it, and started to go back to normal. I missed a full day of work, because of it, but then I was right back there, working as before albeit a bit slower.

Things are still busy, all around. Can’t seem to find time for anything, besides work, house chores, cooking and an often time very necessary nap because working days start at a very early six in the morning. That means that we need to get up at four thirty, even early when we go by bike, so, sometimes the nights are rather short.

Things that I don’t have time for at the moment…Fitness. Managed to go all of Once, ever since we got here, which was absolutely marvelous. Pumped some iron, punched and kicked the bejeezus out of a bag, and felt wonderful for it, even though afterward everything friggin’ hurt for days. Hah.

Writing: Managed a few pages, but nothing big, I fear. Did spent quite some time thinking of a new story, involving mysterious happenings at a very new Sauna, built on top of an old monastery graveyard, I kid you not. Hah. That just begs for a horror story, doesn’t it? And to think it’s true, marvelous material. I’ll let you know if I do anything with it.

Cooking: I’m doing some, but not nearly every day and not as much as I should. Can’t be helped, though. There are only so many hours in the day, and I’ve gotta be picky with them.

Photography: Yes, I should be taking pictures for the blog. I will, soon, I promise.

The things I have managed to do: Visited grandpa a few times. Have biked through the woods a bit. Went out for a very nice walk with a friend and his dog Chia…a gorgeous Viscla who loved going out for a walk with our land lady’s pup. They had such marvelous fun…in particular when we came across a young lady in a wheel chair who was walking her 10 week old cocker spaniel. It was adorable, I tell ya. And loved playing with the two big dogs as if it was the alpha male. You should have seen it. Two big dogs flat on the ground in the dirt, with this runt of a pup rutting on top of them. Very cute.

Did groceries, naturally, worked at the thrift stores a few time, earning myself a very nice cupboard, and soon a nice table. Not as good as money, but it will do in a pinch. Anything I can get for free, I don’t need to buy, which is a good thing, considering there were some seriously high bills over in Spain, cutting into our salary.

Good news is that big brother is probably going to get a bigger position at work. More hours at least, and also more of challenge, which is nice for him. Personally I’ve done quite a few extra hours, as well, considering the folks there have realized that it can be handy to have a handywoman around, especially when there are ladies only days on-site.

As to the fun bit. We’ve met quite a few nice people. Some not so nice, too, but on the overall I’m enjoying the interactions all around. Good thing too, considering we’re doing quite a bit of it.

And now, my half hour is over. This is it, for now. I’ll try for more details soon.