I'm still here

Heavens it's been a long break. I've been trying to remember my last post and I can't so I'll wing it and try to fill you in on what's been happening. Well I'm back at work and I've just completed a week of house and animal sitting at my parent's house. It was so nice living 5 minutes from work but the responsibility of three tanks of tropical fish, a turtle, bird and two disabled dogs + my own Hoby and three horses and nine chickens meant that there was never a dull moment. I have been flat out but they say a change is as good as a break and I do feel rejouvenated. I started to look forward to going home, my cool house was much more appealing after a week in a hot house with glass everywhere and sun beating in through the closed windows. I slept in next to nothing most nights with windows open and I was still hot. Since getting home though I've slept in winter woolies and a hot water bottle and I've been just right. I think a cooler climate makes for a better sleep. The horses are doing well, the chooks are growing and none of them are laying eggs. Katie my new horse still hasn't been ridden because I haven't had a saddle that fits, I did get one on Sunday but the weather has been rotten ever since I got it. I was up at 5.45am this morning so that I could leave early and ride but it was raining so that eliminated that option. Now before you think I'm a big wuss at not riding in the rain, ordinarily it wouldn't bother me but when I have to go straight from the horse paddock to work the idea of sitting the whole day in wet underwear and sporting a sopping hairstyle doesn't appeal. So here I am finally catching up on work after a hectic week last week and I'm back home with my fur and feather family and life is starting to regain normality. I do feel myself getting the winter blues in Autumn which isn't healthy. I think it comes from not having had a summer to speak of. I have resigned myself to the fact that the wet weather gear needs to be dusted off and brought out ready for the weekend. I'm going to walk in the rain again too, I used to love it but for some reason I stopped doing it for a while. I printed a neat saying out and framed it "Anyone that says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain." Nice. On that note, I'm off to do some work.