Reflection and plans.

After an exhausted day yesterday, I am feeling renewed today for some reason I can’t quite put my finger on. But here I am again, immersed in self-improvement plans, excited by the prospect of summer holidays, relatively pleased with the short story I am writing. Not to mention the fact I’ve got my camera out again, new classes at the gym have me piqued, and I feel like our home is really coming together with the basement finishing and all. (Now, if I could just ignore this sense of impending doom at work, what with unmet deadlines at all, my life would seem just perfect at the moment….)

I’m pretty sure that less travel to Ottawa is a major contributor to this new period of peace, stability, restedness – and for the first time in a long time I’ve felt able to get on with the things I really want to do besides work. Not that it means I will eschew future opportunities in my union, but during this quieter period I am intent on maximizing the positives of being around home more.

For those of you interested in summer plans, joining up with us at this point – so far we’re doing the following:

June 18-21: Hornby Island with some of the raddest folks I know. Car-camping at Little Tribune Bay.
July 19-24 (somewhere in that week): 4-day hiking trip on Flores Island.
August long weekend: Salmon Arm and area, family visit in Eagle Bay. Mostly a research trip for me, I love interior road trips in the summer fruit season!
And we’re still hoping for a mid-August kayak trip with some friends from Vancouver Island – though nothing has firmed up yet. Also thinking about an early July Flying Folk Army/music party at our house…..

That’s all pretty exciting. Let me know if there’s something missing off the calendar that we must do, we’ve both got lots of vacation time banked.