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I seem to have completely lost all ability to post regularly. I'm not entirely sure what it is that's stopping me. Time is obviously a factor, but to be completely honest ... I could always find or make time if I needed to. Motivation also seems to be lacking somewhat, or perhaps inspiration more so than motivation. It's a little disconcerting really. I need to somehow reignite the desire to post.
I think I'm wasting too much time on Facebook, and spending more time than I usually do emailing. These activities seem to be taking the place of what time I would usually spend blogging and reading the blogs of others. And as much as I enjoy Facebook and emailing, I think I need to return to my traditional release ... life doesn't seem quite right without the world of blogs.
For now though, I need sleep. After SES Working Safely at Heights training on Sunday, uni and Brownies on Monday, yoga, uni and a Qld Roar training session Tuesday, then uni, Gumnuts and SES yesterday ... I spent most of today relaxing and ultimately being rather unproductive. Not something I really had time for! So tomorrow, I must get up and study. I must have something to show for my efforts at the end of the day!
I had SES tonight, and arrived pretty much on the dot of 7:15 when we start, as I usually do seeing as the depot is less than five minutes away. I took my seat amongst the numerous rows of members that were already seated, had a quick chat to friends around me, smiled hello to a few others, then looked up to the whiteboard ... to see four of my photos blown up to about 10" x 8", all framed, and ready to be hung on the wall!
I don't remember exactly which four, but all were taken within a few minutes of each other at sunrise while on the flood boat challenge weekend in May last year. So they all look something like this one ... only big! And in frames!
They look really nice. I think I should try printing enlargements of more of my photos! And so many people commented. They're going to go up on the wall at the depot. Knowing how often the depot gets redecorated, they'll probably be up there for the next twenty years. Kind of cool, I do think. Perhaps even tops one of my photos being used on the Girl Guide biscuit boxes last year! ;)
We were on tsunami alert this morning! How random is that!? I completely missed it until after the event too ... I missed Sunrise this morning, so didn't catch any news. I didn't find out until my mum got back from the bank this morning, and informed me the bank wasn't open ... the NAB stayed closed for half the morning on account of the alert. The whole east coast of Australia was apparently on alert, following the earthquake near the Solomon Islands.
Such a random alert ... I don't remember ever being on tsunami alert before. I'm more than familiar with severe storm warnings, or cyclone alert, or heavy winds, or hail ... but tsunami alert - that's a new one for me. Even more bizarre as we've just been doing training at SES on Working in an Emergency Operations Centre - and our hypothetical event that we're using as a training exercise is a tsunami hitting our local area. Freakish!
Meanwhile, I spent the weekend at Relay for Life ... and came home completely wrecked. Staying up the entire night was not a good plan. I potentially slept a little along the way ... but considering I spent the night sitting in a camp chair, continually waking up to check what was going on around me, it wasn't exactly good sleep. I came home yesterday with a headache and a wee bit of sunburn, and proceeded to sleep all afternoon. Then most of today. I skipped uni today ... which hardly ever happens, so clearly I needed it.
I also made the decision sometime during the night to take leave from my Ranger Guide unit. Various complications have been making it far more difficult and far less enjoyable than it should be. Plus it has been taking up far too much time, so my uni work has suffered horribly. I was going to resign completely, but the Leaders up the line have convinced me to take a few months off while they try to sort out the dramas ... then I can reassess my decision. It's nice they suggested the leave option - they've made me feel a little more valued than I had been.
So Relay was my last event with the older girls for a while. Sad, but it had to happen ... so also a relief. And despite the stress involved on my part, the event was at least a good one to finish with! The girls all seemed to enjoy themselves, and it was great to have some along from other districts. Fabulous cause too ... we haven't finished collecting all the money yet, but we've well exceeded the required $1000/team in fundraising. All up for the event they've raised around $80,000 so far, so we expect they'll surpass the $100,000 mark by the time all monies are deposited ... rather exciting!
Guides is hardly going to disappear from my schedule either. I'm already helping out with Brownies again, and loving it. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy working with the younger girls! I've also put my hand up to help out with the Gumnuts - the little ones ... 5 and 6 year olds - hopefully we'll have a new unit starting in a month or two. Less responsibility in both places though ... just helping out, not organising. Other Leaders will look after the responsibility side of it. :)
Feeling good! Priorities are back where they should be ... on uni. Guides is back to being fun again, minus the stress and frustration. And I have new music to listen to ... always a good thing! Where would we be without music? Loving Corinne Bailey Rae currently. And I have tickets to Eskimo Joe, which arrived today with news that Little Birdy are support ... love it!