Galtee Mountains

I must say that I'm quite excited to see what happens this year.  2012 just has a good ring to it.  It's been a really busy couple of months.  Kevin graduated, we celebrated our birthdays, Christmas, St. Stephen's Day, New Years and La Bafana.  I'm exhausted!

Other than a busy holiday season, everything is just sailing along rather quickly.  It was definitely different to not be home for Christmas, my first one away...but with all of the stuff going on, work being crazy, etc...it all just came and went so fast.  I'm really looking forward to the next few months.  Joined the gym and starting a 12 week yoga class tonight.  We're going to the Wicklow Mountains for a weekend in February to hike and stay in a b&b for a couple of days. Going to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah next week.

Still working part-time and job hunting for something better, but in the meantime I'm enjoying the free time I do have.   I'm cooking a lot, just finished knitting a scarf and reading some great books.  I think I'm doing the nesting thing...but still don't feel settled.  Seeing as though we'll be in Ireland for another 6 months or so, I still feel like I can't really put roots down.  I really do want to become a teacher, but can't do anything from here, and since we don't know what state we'll end up in, it's especially tricky.  The economy here is fairly bad, most jobs are technical or in call centers, which I just refuse to do.  I'd rather be broke and sell pretty clothes that lower my standards...even...further....

I just feel like I have the motivation and the fuel behind me, and I really do miss teaching, so that has to be a sign to go forward with that.  Plus, I think I'll always want to spend time in Europe, so having summers off will hopefully allow me to have the opportunity to dip my toes in different oceans every once in a while.

Among others, one of my New Years resolutions is to do a blog every week (ok, at least every other week)  I have these great ideas, don't write them down and then by the time I sit here and write, I feel like I have absolutely nothing to say.  But my goal is to keep those "great" ideas in my head, or put them in my notebook and actually have something interesting for you (all 3 of you!) to read:)

Cooking

Listening

Reading