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My leisurely summer is coming to an end. Teaching Practise 2 starts monday and I have four days more to complete my list…

I have a feeling I’m dreaming. I have been busy but I seem to have forgotten quite a few things. I perhaps should have printed it off before today to keep track.

I have yet to…

• Write letters for AI and AVAAZ – I’ve emailed some they’ve generated but that doesn’t count.
• Write letters to Celia, Hillary and Jody – real ones with stamps etc.
• There are books still to be read. But I’m getting there. Currently I am reading… When People Matter Most, The Divine Conspiracy, Evil Genius and Diary of Anne Frank. Just finished Emma while Luuk and I were away celebrating our Anniversary. Now the Only of Jane Austen’s completed works I have yet to read is Mansfield Park. Yay!
• I have cleaned out facebook apps. I have not played scrabble or poker as I deleted both apps. No time wasted!
• I’ve walked lots and instituted plans to continue doing so – teaching prac is very near Hagley Park and Andrea.
• I have yet to write anything for Reader’s Digest.
• No research done on how to shop more morally. Focus has been on not shopping at all. Poor after holiday up north.
• Tennis stopped. Was followed by Squash which left with Celia. Have been swimming instead, doing pilates and cycling. so no guilt here.
• Did not do a wasgij but i’ll live.
• I have not done much for genealogies database. It needs work before ready for photos so this can happily wait.
• I’ve not been vegetarian for a week.
• Or had a retreat day
• Or learned any more dutch. Plan is to do it daily during the three weeks of school holidays in the middle of Practicum.
  My Ipod remains a mess. but it’ll live.
• Our worldy goods have not been photographed for insurance purposes. So burglers can just bugger off for another several months.
• Wetback stove remains the dark corner of the kitchen but I’ve seen no mice droppings so this has lost some of its urgency.
• Most of our photos are backed up online. I don’t know how to add the rest. Not urgent either as long as those burglers stay away.
• Luuk and I biked, we swam, but be did not rollerblade. meh.
• yet to do another overnight tramp. I’ve proposed the idea of doing it in the holidays and staying two nights wherever we go, with a retreat day in the middle. two birds.
• Have not been to Fat Eddies. Almost went with Hill but couldn’t find it…
• Have not put luuk through Anne of Green Gables but the other’s he’s seen and enjoyed, as far as I could tell. such a polite young man.

On the otherhand, I have…

List of Pride:

• painted canvases, christmas cards, presents
• baked christmas goodies
• kept house reasonably tidy
• cooked some daring dishes – there was dahl and paneer… steak with kiwi fruit, my memory only goes back to february.
• furniture has been rearranged.
• i wrote some of my novel and walked lots
• i worked for Bright Hope World – www.brighthopeworld.com
• Photos have been printed, sorted and albumned!
• I’ve spend much time with Andrea and Hannah, their fellows, and others.
• I’ve made my own hot choc mix – and it’s been admired. Very gratifying.
• I’ve made two long skirts, with my darling mum’s help.
• I practised piano – again, darling mum!
• Luuk was spoiled with maritime musuem, ferry trip to devonport, chocolate shop, second hand book shops and dinner in the revolving resturant up the sky tower.
• The more green tea than coffee thing is unlikely and I should have kept this thing more realistic on many fronts, but this is the most blatant dreaming.

So while I was slacking/forgetting my list I have also…

• done pilates with Hannah H.
• exhibited paintings at Art Centre
• showed Hillary around Chch
• completed the term 1 studies for Navs
• led a service at Ilam and been involved in planning a bit
• played hostess
• sorted teaching stuff and started database for future reference purposes

enough with the lists. sudden desire to be non-linear. I’m going to do dishes and read and have another coffee – and I’m not going to do them in any order whatsoever!