Stopping to smell the roses

 

 

*Taps microphone nervously* 

Hello?  Is anyone there?  Well, that was a longer blogging hiatus than I bargained for. But I hope to resume normal service from here on out.

Here are some of the thrilling things which have been happening over the last six or so weeks.

- I completed my certificate in Advanced Interactive Marketing. Now to work out what to do with it.

- We went on holiday for three weeks to the UK and then to the Greek Islands.  It was idyllic. I of course have thousands of photos to bore you with in due course (haha! you thought you could come here without SUFFERING?)

-  I have been doing the (unbelievably crackpot) Dukan diet and have lost 18lbs in 8 weeks.  Ecstatic doesn’t even begin to describe it.  Sadly there is much further to go.

- Probably as a result of the above I went down with the worst cold I’ve ever had IN. MY. LIFE which laid me low for two weeks.  I was hoping to be back blogging a bit sooner, but this is the first time I’ve been able to type without snot dribbling all over the keyboard (possibly TMI?)

- As a result of the above I lost my sense of smell for about five days. This is one of the scariest things that has ever happened to me. I haven’t realised before how very in love I am with my sense of smell and how much I take it for granted.

- We have painted our bedroom.  It looks lovely.

- We have created and planted up some raised beds. Vegetables are growing!

- I have been knitting

- Seattle’s long-delayed summer started about four days ago, only six weeks into the interminable school vacation.

- I have been making a whole metric shit-ton of jam. Jam is BANNED on the Dukan diet.

- I have missed you

I will of course be blogging some of this excitement over the next few days and weeks - together with the usual insightful and witty badinage on design and lifestyle issues of the day (yeah right – Ed) if you can force your way here through the dustbunnies and tumbleweed. 

Comments

[kassy]

Hooray!! I'm glad you're back, you have been missed!!! Sorry about the cold and awesome to hear about the Dukan diet.

[illahee]

i have not been keeping up with blogs as of late, so i am glad i saw your post on facebook. congrats (again?) on the weight loss!

[Chandra]

So glad to see you writing here again! I've missed your photos, and yes, even your "insightful and witty badinage". ;) Pictures of the bedroom with new paint?

[K]

Welcome back! Welcome back!

[Misty]

Wow you've had a busy hiatus. Welcome back!

[Helen]

Have learned a new word today. Excellent.
Badinage. Will use that in the future. No doubt in the course of my own fabulous badinage.
Welcome back.

[dana webb]

Yes, I agree. "Badinage" is word worth remembering. I'm so glad you're back!

[dana webb]

Yes, I agree. "Badinage" is word worth remembering. I'm so glad you're back!

[Zoe]

Oh hello - I cannot tell you how pleased I am to 'see' you - have really missed your beautiful blog. Well done on the Dukan - that's fantastic and your holiday sounds amazing - look forward to hearing all about it soon.

Oh, and also well done on your Online Marketing Certificate.

xxx

[lou]

glad to have you back here. healthy and relaxed. looking forward seeing all those pictures from greece. whenever i saw them on facebook i thought how lucky the minx is to go to such wonderful places at that age.
now i'm going to check out what dukan is all about. i need a plan!! xoxo