It's back

You won’t believe the sight I woke up to yesterday. Powder white beautiful snow J as far as your eye can see – the trees, the fields and the streets, everything! That’s breathtaking! So stunning J

But, only a week ago I was carried away by the sun and gentle weather, dreaming about spring! That’s far in the horizon now! And when I’m done admiring the view and the stillness all the white snow brings along, I’m thinking of all the disadvantages! Almost impossible to come to work – my bike cannot handle the snow drifts!! It took me more than half an hour, normally I do it in 10 minutes. I was sweaty like a dock worker!!

Well, it is beautiful! And I enjoy it – to a certain limit J

At work we are planning summer vacation – who wants when? Brings the usual question along – what can we afford?! The kids are so desperate to get south as we use to… And I must admit I’m too! I simply love it. But as the adult I have to think further… Guess time will tell. We have another big occasion this year, another confirmation – this time the youngest J And we have the costs fresh in mind…

But dreams are for free… If somebody should know, it’s me J

I'm quite confident

Another week has gone. I’m partly introduced to my new tasks, which will fill up half of my work. It’s going to be all right! I have to calm myself, I have had some second thoughts – and still have – because the new tasks are more administrative than case working which I have been used to the last two years… (I’m not sure “case working” is the right expression, you know the work in the municipal (council?) where you help citizens…? If you have a comment on this, please do J)

Anyway, I really love my job, helping people and feeling useful J I also love my colleagues and the culture here, guess some administrative tasks don’t ruin my world – as long as I’m still a case worker too. I’ll give it a shot, I’m not ready to switch job and face huge changes - I hope I can mobilize all my energy against another life, a life where I as an individual am able to live as I want – without always being questioned or confronted… That’s my wish for this year… Changes at home not to many at work…

I’m quite confident J the last couple years have shown me the way…

May you all have a lovely weekend

Back to normal :-)

Happy New Year everyone J

The last days of 2012 passed as a blink of an eye! My son got ill, then my daughter and in the end myself! The flu caught us, and took 5 days of our vacation. I felt like I was beaten up – my whole body was aching.

But a lovely Christmas and new year, the days I was vertical J wonderful food, and cozy atmosphere… Cannot believe it’s all over now…

First day at work today after the vacation. So happy to have a work to get up to – a month ago I only had the vacancy, now I’m permanent here as all the others. It meant a slight change in my tasks, but I’m quite confident, it’ll be all right. I still love it here – it’s not perfect but as close as possible, and that’s very satisfying to me… For the first time in 4 years I have a permanent job J Now I hope for further education – I love to learn, but depending on the costs it’ll might be next year… anyway it comes second…

The sun is shining right outside my window. It’s so liberating J I cannot help but thinking of spring, knowing it’s far too soon and we still have a high risk of getting snow and  unstable weather! But it’s so wonderful… I’ll suck all the light inside when I ride my bike home…