Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • M says I “have one on me” lately. For the non-Brit readers, this means something similar to “having a bee in my bonnet” or simply being generally irritable. 😛 It is probably true…. Between fighting depression and wanting to sleep, hormonal imbalance, feeling fat these days (no, I know I am not, but I feel it!), starting to look for work, trying to keep up with other work and stay sane through our…

  • This morning I had a quick chat with a friend. When I said that I am feeling tired and pretty much just want to sleep most of the time lately, she asked if I am ok because it sounded like depression. When I thought about it, I realized she is probably right. I am likely in a depressive state, but being so familiar with these cycles and having a husband who sleep minimally,…

  • Well, within an hour of my sending out CVs, I got a hit right away. We emailed, we Skyped. Then, it was time to discuss and ponder. When we agreed to open up the door to my finding a job, we did also agree to just see where would present itself. Now that doors have appeared, it is not really for us to say No to them or keep searching in hopes of…

  • Well, M and I had a short but pointed chat yesterday and it has been decided that I need to look for work. Basically, he will continue to do what he is doing with the hopes that something will work out sooner than later. In the meantime, I will be looking for returning to teaching full-time anywhere, somewhere in the world. The reality is that we need a regular paycheck coming in to…

  • Five months gone with one long weekend a month practicing and learning yoga from the inside out. The connections made have been sweet and likely to be somewhat lasting, but only time will tell as we start to go our separate ways. We will always have our WhatsApp group, though to keep in touch. During the weekend I felt as if I had a lot of energy, plus we were going out every…

  • So, my week started out fairly motivated and enthusiastic about getting into shape and then as the week wore on I started to feel tired and lazier. I have told myself that because I have a full weekend ahead of yoga that it is okay to take it easier during the week… 😛 I know there is not really anything to feel bad about, but my weight is not really changing, so this…

  • Well, it seems that I really cannot get away from these true crime podcasts. I try to mix it up when I finish a series, but inevitably I am drawn back. 😉 So, I had heard of Up and Vanished through the MFM podcast and decided to give it a go. The first episode left me unsure if I would continue as the production of it was strange and the music/sounds were not great.…

  • It has not happened yet, but I can feel the pattern beginning. Last night, I fell asleep peacefully around 10pm, woke up a little here and there, but suddenly at 11:44pm, I was awake. My mind began to move with thoughts and tinges of worry. We have given our two months notice for the apartment. This means we need to know what we are doing – staying in the country or leaving. If…

  • As I hope it is apparent by now, I am fascinated by the human condition. It amazes me what people do, think and instigate. Being someone who stays pretty calm most of the time, but is also greatly affected by the energy of others, I am often in an observatory mode when around other people or forced to interact, whether electronically or face-to-face, with others. For the most part, I love technology. I…

  • For a while now we have been doing Airbnb with one of our rooms in our over-sized apartment. It is a way of making some extra money and also making use of the space. In previous years, I hosted guests on Couchsurfing. However, it is more difficult in this country to Couchsurf, but recently the Airbnb has become legal and encouraged in some ways. We have had a few come and go. For…

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