Up-To-Date

I guess, I have few things I can record for being significant to the various degrees. I had a very valid reason for not updating this place – The-Busy-Reason. So much is happening around me now, at times I’m amazed how I manage to stay on top of it all. I remember how few years ago I’ve been in that hibernation mode, taking one thing at a time, wondering if I ever would be able to juggle more than that. And look at me now! No, I do not like this new lifestyle. Too much demands, too much responsibilities. Not that I complain, mind you. I’m perfectly aware there are much much less fortunate people out there, so I should really shut the fuck up and mind my own business. Yet this is my place, so here I will say whatever I want to say. And if it makes me feel better, then this shall be it. Or whatever…

So, few months passed by and my house renovation project is now over that mark of the point of no return. There were tears and disappointments on a way, me being frustrated over my plans didn’t work out or my builders cocked it up or my bank account critically disagreeing with my dream home plans. But we’ve got as far as we did and it is looking much better now. Or, perhaps, I’m getting used to it and learning to like what I have, since I cannot have what I’d like anyway. Whatever. As I’m to live with it, or, rather, in it, might as well make it up into a pleasant place to be. The builders will be leaving soon, another week or two the most and then I will be left to myself for all the joys of decoration of the new build. There are too many walls to be wallpapered; too many ceilings to be painted; too much money to be spend on carpets, lighting and other lovely finishing touches. And of course, there is still a kitchen to be done.

What exactly needs to be done with it, I am not sure. At the moment there is simply no kitchen, there is a cooker, a sink and a fridge and that’s about it. And there is not a slightest idea in my head what kind of furnishing I would like and where I will get it from and how I will fit it in. How lovely. I’m normally not like that at all – I do always have a pretty clear idea of what I want, even if I often want things outside my reality’s limits. But with the kitchen… my mind just trips off to blank every time I attempt to sit down and draw a plan. Somehow my mind refuses to do anything kitchen-related. There must be a reason for that. I have now invented a secret plan and hope that it might work – I’m taking my mind out for the window shopping to the variety of shops, hoping to get inspired by something at last. But for now, I’m having a designer-block. Boo hoo.

It certainly did delay the process the fact that I had to spend two weeks in Motherland. This was more of a family business trip then a vacation (who in their right mind would go on vacation in the midst of a big project?!) There were some unfinished daughter’s duties I owned to my father, whose grave is now neat and tidy and well looked after. It’s been one year since he died. I spent two weeks in Russia, mostly in my parent’s former city and a couple of days somewhere else en route from there to Moscow, visited my classmate. People often are amazed that after 30 years now we still stay in touch and meet up whenever we see the opportunity. This time the opportunity was spotted by around eight of us. It was nice to catch up and spend a heart-warming evening with lovely people, lovely food and plenty of drinks. My classmates are so special for finding time to come and meet me on my way, some even travelled from as far as Saint-Petersburg! I felt flattered to no extend and I’m sure, everyone had a fantastic time and loads of positive emotions from the reunion. A nice happy ending for my otherwise purely business trip. I’m so blessed.

So, this is it, all my lotsa news squeezed into one hopefully not-so-scroller-monstrosious entry. I felt I have to make it plain and musings-free so that I can now put a dot on a previous chapter and start a new one soon…well, as soon as I’ll find a spare minute for it again.