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I've been tagged!

8 things I am passionate about:

samba

nature

order

colour

yoga

photography

words

touch

8 Things I want to do before I die:

bring up kind, creative, happy, healthy sons and/or daughters

cultivate a wise and wonderful marriage with Adriano

learn to play congas or djembe really well

learn to grow my own organic food

live in an eco-house with lots of daylight

see the Northern Lights

visit Adelaide, South Australia, where I was born

write a children's book that I'm pleased with

8 Things I say often:

'Sit down, I'll make you a cup of tea.'

'Mouths closed; eyes on me.'

'Hands up if you can tell me....'

'I must go to bed early tonight.'

'I'm hungry.'

'Oh, for f*ck's sake!'

'I love you.'

'Pardon?'

8 books I have read recently:

1-2-3 Magic for Teachers by Thomas W. Phelan and Sarah Jane Schonour

Slow Coast Home by Josie Dew

The Guerilla Art Kit by Keri Smith

The Dance of Deception by Harriet Goldhor Lerner

Offbeat Bride by Ariel Meadow Stallings

London (Lonely Planet City Guides) by Sarah Johnstone and Tom Masters

Matilda by Roald Dahl

1930s (Images of the 20th Century - Getty Images) by Nick Yapp

8 songs I could listen to over and over again:

The Luckiest - Ben Folds

Lucky Break - Hank Dogs

I Feel Good - James Brown

Us Amazonians - Kirsty MacColl

Dhyana And Donalogue - Sheila Chandra

Blood and Gold - Silly Sisters

My Lagan Love - Sinead O'Connor

Lost Chances - Bill Jones

8 Things that attract me to my best friends

sense of humour

dress sense

kindness

interests

sensitivity

twinkly eyes

sense of fun

sense of the ridiculous

Feel free to tag yourself!

Afternoon in London

update

My mum has been poorly since Saturday, though she's well on the mend now.
She collapsed with sudden extreme dizziness and pins and needles in her limbs while at the supermarket with my sister. She ended up being sick for days with what for her was an atypical migraine. She suffers from them a lot but not usually to the extent that she is in hospital for 3 nights. I'm happy to say that although a bit wobbly, so far she's recovering well. The jury's still out on why it happened. I hope that's the last.

In other news, Adriano and I have a new bed. Apparently there's a saying: 'new bed, new baby'. Oh my, if that could be true. Although I can't find it on g**gle so maybe it's just a dream I had.

Skool continues its onslaught on my sanity and stress levels. I burst into tears part way through the first week of the new term, because that's the cool kind of cookie I am. When the going gets tough, I can be relied upon to cry embarrassingly regularly in front of my peers (thankfully not in front of my rather small students). I've grown back my required extra skins now; I must have lost them over the Christmas holidays.

I have now bought my wedding dress, if anyone out there gives a toss. I'm not sure I would.
I've also bought my wedding shoes, for £20 in a sale, I'll have you know. Billy Bargain. Both dress and shoes are marvellous and when I tried them on together I grinned like the egotistical eejit I am.

I am still participating in WoYoPracMo and loving it. True, I usually only manage the minimum requirement of 10 minutes a day, but it feels good.

Photo: Adriano serenading his nephew. Check out those blue eyes.

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