Six Months In!
Can't believe that 6 months have passed.......where did they go, did I blink???
I had wondered, I had vacillated, I had doubted...then a couple of years ago I got a book which gave me the question "if you knew that it would turn out well, would you do it?" If the answer is yes then all that is holding you back is fear and it is the right thing to do!
So we came, we saw and we are thoroughly enjoying....
The run up to Christmas was hard, I was a little homesick for the dark nights, the cold, the things that yell Christmas to me. Instead it was hot, it was light, it wasn't right hearing "winter wonderland" on the radio. People were talking summer holidays and Santa in the same breath. I has an indication of what life with dementia must have been like for my Mum. The experiences of a lifetime were confused in my head. Life did not compute!!
So we decided to change tactics, and move from our ultra planned Yuletide with huge cooked meal and loads of carols to a relaxed day with friends and the inlaws, outside BBQ, paddling on the beach...just general relaxation and it was brilliant!!!
It has also been good having a holiday for 10 days. I had been very tired, but am now starting to feel refreshed.
Life is good. 2010 was a fantastic year for us. Here we are hoping that 2011 will be the same. Whilst all is not as we would want it yet, we are happy with the choices, the way life is working out, how our kids are enjoying this.
As the title of the book says "Feal the fear, and do it anyway".
We did....and we love it!
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