A Corner Table in My World

I don’t know when I became one of those people who are unable to focus on and successfully work at more than one thing at a time… maybe I’ve always been that way.   Maybe I’m just lazy.   Maybe I wanted to believe that one thing, one outside thing, could make me as happy as the things and stories that go on inside of my head.   For a while I think that it did. For a while it fulfilled me in a way that only writing and dance was ever able to.   Then I don’t know what happened.   Well I guess that’s not entirely true, I do know what happened.   It’s just not something that I can really talk about or explain here. (Legally binding contracts and all that…) And now I’ve spent the last couple of months so – angry? Disillusioned? Depressed.   That’s my fault though, and I know it.   I’ve known it all along; I just, I would rather have someone else to blame.   It’s stupid and it’s dangerous to pin all your hopes, all your happines...

For one of the first times since the year began, I'm back. Like a bear crawling from its cave after a long winter rest, I've emerged from my hibernation. And just like that bear I search for signs of spring. Things are certainly warming up outside, but I don't think we'll be shedding all the winter gear quite yet. See you again soon, when I'm back with a recap of what I've been doing for the last three months and start updating you about what's going on now from day-to-day!

It's New Years Eve! Amazing, isn't it? Another year has flown by and here we are on the cusp of yet another new beginning. So much has happened this year. So much has changed, been worked through, finished, or abandoned. And while things will always continue to change, and life will always go on, there are somethings that will always remain the same and remain true. Family will always be the most important thing in my life. Whether we're talking about my parents and sisters, my cousins, or my own husband and kids, they will always be the cornerstones of my life. As time goes on and we grow and change, we may grow apart but as long as we live each other the distance won't really matter. Finding something to do that makes you happy and that you enjoy is far more important than doing something merely because it's expected of you. I won't go in to great detail about what I'm talking about, those closest to me will know without too much thought what it i...

So right now there are probably a dozen other things that I should be doing.   Not only that, but I had an entirely different post written that I intended to put up and then this morning I had a little snafu.   I don’t know what else to call it without making it seem way more important than it really is so snafu is what I settled on. I mentioned a while ago that I was having problems getting Baby on the ice at skating but that I was using the “wisdom” that I’d learned from my experiences with Boy to get through them, or around them, and not completely stress myself out.   Well apparently I spoke WAY too soon. The last couple of weeks I haven’t been able to get Baby to do anything.   And I do mean anything.   I can’t get her to skate, to do gymnastics, to listen at home, to keep her clothes on… nothing.   She’s started having temper tantrums more and more frequently, she’s always been the most strong-willed of the kids even if she’s usually more sub...

So remember back in September when I mentioned that I was going to get my certification to become a gymnastics coach?   And remember when I mentioned at the beginning of October that I’d headed up to Edmonton for the first weekend of training to do that?..   Things have been going really well with that. Just in case you’re curious.   And I am now a recreational gymnastics coach at our local club. As of Oct.29 I started teaching 2 parent & tot (18-23month old) classes and on Nov.2 I took on a third class with 4-year-olds.   It’s really fun actually and even though I wasn’t sure how well I’d like teaching the little tiny tots, I’ve discovered that I actually do like it, a lot.   I also spent my Saturday afternoon this past weekend coaching birthday parties.   Which was also really, really fun. And while we’re on the topic of gymnastics… the kids are all doing really well in their own classes.   Baby is getting better at following instruct...