"Practical" Blogging

I have definitely come to realize the challenges of blogging. As you may have noted I just updated the blog for the first time in 4 months. To be honest... I started THAT entry a month ago and was hoping for the time to find the pictures to add to it. I am learning more and more how blogs can and should work as I watch my co-workers start them up in a matter of minutes and update them with a few thoughts and some great pictures that may end of up as two paragraphs, then it is done. Volia!

I realize that bloggin is about getting information out quickly and simply. If I can learn to look at this blog like that making the time to update it won’t be such an issue. Right?

Well that is the plan anyway. Keeping life simple right now is extremely challenging and most days I try not to think about how we do it. We just do it. One day at a time. 10 minutes at a time.

I was dreaming of “a vacation” the other day, one that I hope some day we may be able to take. A real family vacation without the responsibilities of family or friend obligations. No offense, but we have never had a vacation with just the three of us and thought is pretty darn appealing.

In Patrick’s practical wisdom, he told me that I really should stop dreaming about that for now. It wasn’t going to happen any time soon nor was a simple day off to enjoy the family and our amazing fall weather and Colorado’s the brillant colors. I wasting time and energy on wanting it and “THAT ” really was a waste of time and energy.

His thought process definitely comes from his African roots, boarding school and military background where is it about practical measures, day to day living and survival.
It is hard to accept but I do need every bit of energy I can muster up.

I am now teaching two classes on Mondays my day off from the paper. Working 6 days a week is a serious challenge. I wake up at 4am to leave by 5am to be in Denver by 6:30am to start my class at 7:30am. I have a short hour break at 11:30am if I am lucky and then begin my 2nd class at which goes until 4:30pm. I do love the jobs but it is difficult to find any balance and be very good at either.

My time with Rafiki is so limited and it reflects in our relationship. He wants me by his side the minute I walk through the door and although I want to be with him to need a bit of time for the home admin that grows from hills into mountains daily. I envision getting things done when he goes to sleep but he fights to stay awake to be with me and by the time he does finally go to be I am ready to go to bed to and can’t face the mountains.