Personal update

Where have I been you ask? As usual, swamped.

I always wonder how people keep these blogs going day after day, month after month consistently. This blog has been going for nearly five years now, and I just can't keep up the pace of daily posting, never mind the multiple posts some make.

I've always got too many projects on the go. Currently, I'm knuckling down and finishing my gemmology course. Being a procrastinator, I've realized that I have to finish it by March 31st. I've started it at the same time as I started my blog, so it's a hard deadline. It took four + years to do the first eight chapters. I've done four in the last two days. It's beginning to make my head hurt. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up the pace.

Of course, I've been keeping up with my selfish political fights; municipally fighting against councils crappy attitude towards dogs, federally sighting the excise tax on jewellery. With a provincial election coming up, I'm sure I'll get dragged into that as well. My less selfish political fights are ongoing, but I haven't put as much energy into them recently.

On the personal level, we're still having to deal with Lara's gallstone attacks, but we're dealing with it as best she can naturopathically, and through diet. The good part of this is that we're all on an all organic vegan diet, mostly no-fat (although I sneak fat and dairy into the equation on the side), so we're all getting healthier. Lara is such an amazing cook that she can make a fat free vegan meal an extravaganza. Tonight we has a phenomenal chili with rice, and yesterday a stir fry, the day before a potato and leek soup to die for. I however do need to have a mocha every so often, and i am ashamed to admit it I also need cheese. Even our wine is organic. If you are ever in the area, try and locate a bottle of Venturi Schulze Harpers Row. They work the fields themselves, and it is what a true craft wine should be.

Well, that's a long enough break. Back to studying.