How was your January? Are you back in the swing of things yet? After an eventful January, I am slowly getting my 2013 legs. It's funny that I always start off the beginning of the year with high hopes and great plans, and then feel like a failure because
none of that shit is getting done.
December was such a busy whirlwind preparing for Christmas, by the time January rolled around I was a little tired. And broke, from Christmas. And then Mr BC had the
dramatic finger incident. And the result of that was no camping, fishing or even swimming for him, and by extension no camping or fishing for the boys, because I wasn't going to take them. I am a sushi train, museum kind of mum, not the outdoor kind at all. So plans where changed.
And then this happened. And plans where changed again, and again, before just being thrown away.
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Yes - biblical conditions, here in Australia! First we had a heat wave so bad they had to invent new colours for the weather chart. (for real!)
Then, we had lots of bush fires. Lots and lots. All over.
Then we had a cyclone, sorry
ex cyclone Oswald. Which somehow came inland but kept a storm cell off shore in a large circle of heavy rain and wind for most of Queensland, and eventually New South Wales. The (ex) cyclone resulted in power outages, localized flooding and roads cut, if you where lucky. If you where unlucky you might have lost your house or even loved ones, before being airlifted off your roof or evacuated.
So all in all, I thought fuck that shit, I'm taking the month of January off. So, I did! I don't feel like a failure, I feel lucky. Lucky my house didn't flood, or burn down or get blown away. And despite not having air conditioning, my family and loved ones are still here.
And here we all are, the first of February. Power is back, floods are dissipating and school has started.
Big plans, people. Lets do this shit.
xx
