I went to New Zealand in February. February!!! And now its June! Already. I went to NZ with Stuy for 10 days and we attempted to recapture our youth by hiring a very cheap
camper car (masquerading as a camper) and staying in backpacker camp sites. It was fun and NZ is so beautiful that we are keen to go again. For longer.
I wrote up a long post about our stay with many pics.....and then Blogger ate it. No trace. I was so mad that it put me off not only writing another one but writing at all.
So here we are in June and I find I must tell you about things. Random things.
Firstly, I'm busy. Really busy. My studies take up a large portion of not only my time but also my brain. The little grey cells are cranking over and throwing off years of only mediocre work outs combined with the general mush of keeping a bundle of children in hand! As you can imagine, this means that I am having to spend twice as long reading, taking notes and writing up legible essays than... say....a younger person ;) It is in fact rather tiring but I can slowly feel the cogs throwing off years of rust and starting to turn with merely a squeak or two. I am however, looking forward to when the brain cells are once again on full throttle and soaking up all that lovely juicy oil that we call knowledge!
Then theres the dilemma of not being home all that much anymore. I now work (outside of my 'home' work!) two days a week and let me tell you, I am even more in awe of those mamas that manage to do this full time! Thats two full time jobs!!! Well done, clever women! And I also travel to Hobart twice a month for two 2 day stints to complete the face to face component of my course.
Now, if Im honest, this is not actually a hardship. No, indeed its not. I leave home early in the morning and I have a whole 3 hours to either think (uninterrupted), or listen to what ever music or podcasts I like (unchallenged), or sing out loud really badly (undisputed), or even carry on a scintillating conversation with myself where I am always right! Then I spend a whole day with other interesting women learning all sorts of interesting things, I spend a night
on my own at an AirBnB, a cafe dinner and breakfast, another day with the same wonderful women and another 3 hour drive home. Alone. Who could ask for more?
But to top all that off, I also drive through the most stunning scenery - the Midlands of Tasmania. The Autumn colours have been breathtaking and while I didn't manage to stop and take photos (it's not an easy task when one is driving along at 110kmh) I am beginning to wish I had, as the yellow leaves are all gone now. They have been replaced with swathes of skeletal branches stretching toward the weak, wintery sun, although they too have a beauty of their own. Its been delightful to watch the changing of the seasons and while I'm determined to enjoy the winter beauty, I will be looking forward to the fresh spring growth and many blossoms later in the year.
This post was originally named 'Vincent and other things' but as I've already rambled a bit, I'll leave that for another day!
Have you been anywhere exciting lately?
How is the autumn scenery around where you live/work/play?
Till next time xx
