Who'd have known that the new year would herald so much change?
The changes around here have been relatively small. I was away from Blogit for such a long time, it's hard to remember everything that's kept me from the computer. The first thing that comes to mind is all the hard work I put into a website I created to promote my proofreading and editing services. It's been up for two weeks, and I spent some time submitting the URL to search engines, and placing ads in obscure online classifieds. When I checked on Saturday, I saw that I had finally made it into Google. Excited, I wrote a giant mass-email to everyone in my address book announcing my new site. But then my mom wrote to tell me the Google link didn't work. So I tried it, and she was right. I WAS in Google on Saturday, but today I'm not. Not sure what happened there.
But fact is, the Website is up. Did it all myself. Go ahead and take a look. No, really. Of course, that also means the end of my anonymity here... but that's okay.
There. There it is. Let me know what you think.
In the meantime, my mother-in-law came to Germany with her 85-year-old mother in tow, and they've been living with us for the last ten days or so. These two, they eat A LOT of bread. I have to buy a fresh two-pound (1-kilo) loaf of bread every two days to accomodate their lust for gluten. Okay, fine. They like their bread. But all those carbs result in a whole lotta farting--and my house smells like stale farts. That is NO JOKE. Walk into my bedroom, which they are occupying, and oh boy. And whatever you do, don't stand behind the grandmother. As sweet as she is, she is loaded with lethal fumes. I can't tell you how often I've gotten caught in fart fumes from this little lady.
My mother-in-law is a pill, to say the least. She is the original mother-in-law. We had our first spat a few days ago, and she's been behaving quite well since then, but I'm not holding my breath.
Well, maybe I should, all things considered. Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other.
The unfortunate thing is, the woman is terribly impatient with her own mother, who is not only aged, but suffers from Alzheimer's on top of it. Bad news.
But we're coping, and the grandmother and I have struck up a kind of commaraderie.
So, also because of our visitors I haven't been writing at all.
And in the midst of all this, we're still preparing for our move to the States. We're still waiting to get my husband's interview date in the mail, which should be arriving pretty soon. After we relocate, I'm hoping to go back to school and get my Teacher's Certificate. I'd like to teach grade school, and I'm thinking at some point I'd like to earn my Master's in education and teach at the university level.
And while all this is going on, of course, I'm still writing that phantom novel in my head. Well, about 8 of them, actually!
So, there's lots to do and think about right now. I don't think I'll have time to post on blogit with any regularity for the next little while, so I've cancelled my membership for the time being. I'm hoping that, once the dust settles, I'll be able to get back into it. I'm hoping that I can come back next month. I'm hoping that maybe I won't have to go away, after all. The fact is, I've had a blast here. I've enjoyed getting to know everyone and reading about your lives. I probably won't post again, but I will try to stop by between now and the end of my payment cycle (another week or so) to visit everyone and say goodbye. Hopefully, it won't be for long.
In the meantime, don't forget me.
Peace, light and love to everyone,SilverMoon7
