Occasional Notes

Oy-oi. After the debacle (wonderfulness?) of an easter break were I did not stop moving and occupied four separate countries and two separate continents in two weeks and my plane was cancelled and there was stress and I made it home only eighteen or so hours before I had to be back in a classroom teaching? It's been two very busy weeks. Not just because I wasn't mentally or physically prepared to go back to teaching as of arriving back in England from Africa and I was faced with school the next morning. But also because it is a very, very, very busy and stressful time of year. Just generally.

Which is why I needed this long weekend.

So far, I have gone to the pub and for a curry after work Friday. Slept in this morning. Went shopping and finally bought REAL food. Bought a new coffee maker after ours tanked about a month ago ( no more instant! *spit, spit, spit*). Had coffee in the local coffee shop, zenning for about 40 minutes watching people walk by on the street outside. Cleaned the flat (it was getting disgusting, and now smells clean and fresh and slightly citrusy!). Sat on the couch, watched BF kick ass at online WII Mario Cart whilst drinking wine and catching up on LJ.

Further plans include: Cooking a lovely dinner of mahi mahi fish with lemon and cracked pepper, new potatoes with fresh rosemary, green beens in melted butter, and an avacado and prawn starter. Curling up on the couch and watching Serenity, which I still love like crazy. Sleeping in again tomorrow. (A little work, let's not talk about it.) Roast dinner at a local pub that makes especially good roast dinners with BF's parents. Stupid girly movie and dinner out with a friend. Possibly new glasses? And lots more zenning and wine and generally good times. All this before Tuesday, when the classroom and children kick back in.

I am feeling relaxed for the first time in a really long time.

Also, summer is starting to kick in! It's great!