Day 132...........and the decorations are down.

Day 132...........and the decorations are down.

3 Girls and 4 Suitcases.

But I forgot the snowflakes, which are still hanging from the living room archway. I thought that I had done a grand job of gathering and packing and storing and then cleaning and as I sat down on my chair, to reward myself with a coffee and chocolate, I was greeted by the snowflakes dangling opposite me. They may just live up there till next Christmas, although I suspect that we won't be living here, by then.

That's a decision that will need made in the spring but both Bill and I see no sense in pouring so much money into a rental property when a mortgage would cost less.......and so we shall see where this year will take us.

Apart from the whole cleaning the house, which is very sparkly by the way, I didn't get up to an awful lot. Whilst not feeling as flat as I did a few weeks back, I am struggling a little bit to get my motivation levels up. I am happiest when typing blogs, articles, emails, consultations and I just need to transfer that to my actual career projects.

I did send an email to the Toronto District School Board, to see if they will hire me to do some adult education classes in mindfulness and so I will keep my fingers crossed. I also sent an email to a clinic which specialises in anorexia, to see if they can use my services.

I will just keep watching and trying to find what I am supposed to be doing. All will become clear at some point and meanwhile, I will trust that everything is as it should be.

The temperature has plummeted and there is a cold weather alert, in effect. Jen and I didn't leave the house yesterday but we may go round to the library this afternoon, if the house temp drops. I didn't feel it yesterday because I was busy cleaning but I will, today, if I am sitting around typing.

The warmest room is the upstairs bathroom, which is small and has a good radiator. I love the heat in there, unlike our bathroom at Mountcastle, which never feels cosy and makes you want to shower in a hurry. It's not good to have a shower here, though, when the heat is turned down-Brr.

I felt cold, through the night and was glad to pull my fluffy dressing gown under the covers and it worked a treat. I may have to take a fluffy blanket up with me until the cold snap passes.

I shouldn't moan because my friend Lynn has -29 on her thermometer in Saskatchewan and that is without the added windchill. Not as cold as when my plane landed there thirty one years ago, when it was -42 but cold enough.

So, Jen and I have taken to watching the 4400 on Netflix and I am amazed at how much of it I have forgotten. Whilst I know the characters, lots of what is happening feels new. Great.....but is that normal?

Okay, must go. I have typed this up on Jen's laptop and will email it to mine, to add photos. I was checking the temp on hers because mine is not hooked up due to Netflix watching. I will have to unplug the internet from the tv and stick it into my laptop. A bit sad that the wifi is no longer functioning but hey......remember dial-up?

Sending lots of love to all.

Lxxx

p.s. I couldn't bear to put the Pine cone Denhams away just yet. Looks like Ali is trying to jump off.