the pursuit of busyness
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Was contemplating New Year's Resolution about blogging more often, but decided I didn't need more guilt in my life so 2009's NYR is to declutter. And we're getting there slowly, jettisoning clothes and books and baby kit along the way. Baby kit's more or less spoken for as everyone we know seems to be breeding at the moment*. Still, there are always the books: does anyone local want a shelf-full or two, some in French? My librarian boss did a horrified inhale when I told him about the book disposal plan, but the way I see it, I've spend the last few years acquiring children, and stuff, the result of which is that until recently I was convinced that we need a bigger house, before realising that what we really need is less stuff (although we can probably keep the children) because I see no reason to buy a bigger house just to store more and more and more of it, mostly books which, if I am absolutely desperate to read them again, I can get them out of one of Wellington's many libraries, possibly even the one I work in.
Upshot of all this is that the blogging has taken a back seat to real life, of which there has been a lot lately – I'm looking at you, 2004–2009: Lord knows what J and I did with our lives before the kids came along: sat around scratching ourselves, for all I can remember. Or, as J points out, in pubs. We did have an enjoyable reminder of pre-kid life last weekend when we got a two-day pass for our ninth wedding anniversary (love you too, dear!) and took off on Friday morning to the Wairarapa. Weather was mucky, but offered us the perfect excuse to spend a fair bit of the break indoors tasting the local wines. Returned to collect the kids from their nana on Saturday night; Sunday morning spent in atonement/healthy outdoor activity, biking along the banks of the Hutt River in the annual Bike the Trail event. Would definitely recommend this one to anyone with a halfway decent mountain bike: it's a great course – varied but not difficult at all – and a really well-run event.
And Becca will be five in under three weeks so there are parties to organise: a cake for her last day morning tea at crèche; a bedlam-style kiddies event on the weekend at the local indoor playground; a hopefully more subdued family do the next day and then on Monday 16 March, her actual birthday, she starts at the local primary school. We've done a couple of visits and she is desperate to just get on with it.
And in the meantime, the music continues apace: next Klez Rebs gigs are at the Newtown Fair on Sunday 8 March at 2pm and an evening gig at the Newtown Community Centre the following Sunday 15 March at 7.30. Details as always on the Rebs web site.
The only thing that hasn't been working its arse off is my slacker immune system: have come down with second cold in three weeks, blergh. Unless the first one just went away for a few days and came back with reinforcements: in any case, think I may have toadstools growing on my tongue. Time to break out the Vitamin B. Or maybe I should just take a lead from my kids and smear Marmite on myself...
*Congratulations to Nik, Andy and Fletcher on the arrival of wee Marshall, and to Reb Nikki, Giacomo and Rebecca on the arrival of Sara Golda. And to Charlotte, Jack's sister, and Ben, who are expecting their first little Darlow in August!
4 Comments:
Welcome back ;) I share your cold so am sending sympathy, lemsips and whisky.
Such a civilised system, not starting school too young. M has been fulltime since September and is exhausted, poor wee mite.
Yes, Becca would have started around the same time - in NZ they can start any time between their 5th and 6th birthdays so most start as close to the 5th as poss. Thanks for the sympathy. Might give the Lemsips a swerve and head straight for the whisky. I may even wait until the kids are in bed ;)
By 
elderflowerpressee, at
11:50 AM
Happy birthday, Becca!!!! Hope she had a lovely birthday - what a big girl now! Lots of love from the Durbin clan xxxx
By Lisa Durbin, at
5:50 AM
(Canadian kids start school at 5, also. Vive le Commonwealth!)
By Lisa Durbin, at
5:51 AM