Selenay's Ramblings

Er, I note that my last post said that I'd be back online on Boxing Day and this isn't actually Boxing Day...

Christmas was lovely and quiet, just the family, and then it was all rather manic as I travelled here there and everywhere to see the various branches of my family, see friends and take advantage of the bookshops in London. I didn't get to see everyone that I wanted, probably my biggest disappointment about this trip, but at least I got to see a lot of people and had a really fun time. The weather during my first week definitely caused problems but this week has been a lot more like Christmas in England: cold and wet!

Now I'm sitting here for the last time, preparing to watch Doctor Who. My packing has been done (made more complicated by the various restrictions imposed after the attempted attack on Christmas Day) and I'm feeling quite sad to be leaving. Christmas is always a bit dream-like because we're all home together and doing things together. The end of Christmas has always had me a bit down because I know that I'll not get this much time with people again for year, but leaving them all 3,000 miles away seems a bit more final this time. So I'm a bit teary, although I know that I'll be impatient to be in my home once I'm on the plane and happy to be home after a few days in my usual routine and own bed.

I've been trying to think of resolutions for 2010. One of them is not to see the inside of an aeroplane again until 2011 when I finally get home! I'd also like to do something to get myself fitter and healthier, after being dreadfully lazy over the last year. Somewhere in there is a resolution to be less of a home-body because I've been a bit nervous about actually going out to visit people outside my own home. My sister and I have resolved to Skype more often. After playing a book-related game that I suck at completely (it's so much fun, though!), I've also identified that I need to read more classics and 'literature' if I want to call myself a book geek.

I suppose where last year was about settling in and building a life in Canada, now it's more about exploring my life more, fitting all the bits of me (English, Canadian, knitter, daughter, sister) together more completely and building more confidence about things.

I apologise to the people that I didn't get to visit while I was here. Things definitely did not work out the way that I had planned, despite trying not to be too attached to plans in case I never made it here! There will be a lot less travelling for me over the next year (I think that I've started to distinctly dislike travelling and need a break), but I hope to be back in 2011 at some stage and this time I'm not going to be defeated by a few flakes of snow!

There may be posting from the airport, but it's unlikely, so hopefully the next time I post it will be from home and I'll be feeling a little more myself.