Fashionista

(This is my first bilingual post.)

Well, ok, not quite but for me it is.  I went out and bought a few items to help revamp my current wardrobe.  I had a surprisingly good and successful time despite having 2 kids in tow.  What's more the clothes were a size smaller than I expected!  I had to check to make sure the world wasn't coming to an end.  :)  I managed to get 2 pairs of pants, a blazer, a shirt, 2 skirts, 2 scarves, a purse, a wrap, a tunic, and a pair of boots all for about $270.  Every store is having huge sales.  It's a sign of the times.

(Dies ist meine erste zweisprachige Blog-Posting.)

Na ja, ok, nicht wirklich, aber für mich ist es.  Ich kaufte ein paar Dinge zu verbessern meiner aktuellen Garderobe.  Ich hatte eine überraschend gute und erfolgreiche Zeit trotz 2 Kinder mit mir. Und die Kleider waren eine Nummer kleiner als ich erwartet hatte!  Ich hatte zu prüfen, war die Welt nicht zu Ende. :) Ich kaufte 2 Hosen, ein Blazer, ein Hemd, 2 Röcke, 2 Schals, eine Geldbörse, ein Wrap, eine Tunika und ein Paar Stiefel alle für ungefähr $ 270. Jedes Geschäft hat enormen Umsatz. Es ist ein Zeichen der Zeit.

A New Look, A New Approach

I think for the new year, even though it's already 24 days old, I'm going to go with a new look...at least in my blog to start.  I need to to shake up my routine.  I need to shake up my wardrobe.  Like most women I'm unhappy with my bod. Somehow I intend to do something about that.  I need to be a bit more high maintenance than I usually am.  I intend to work on my image (translation: lose weight and look less dumpy and frumpy) this coming year so I'll be the hottest 40 year old come next February.  I need to plan now because it'll take me that long to accomplish it.  :)


I don't know if anyone knows it, but I'm a bit of a Germanophile.  I think I might have mentioned it on here before.  I've never visited Germany, but the language and culture have intrigued me for years (actually since about 1986-87).  I found an interesting blog <http://accessorypirate.blogspot.com/> by accident.  I was Googling for a braided headband pattern and her site popped up.  She is in Munich, but I think she is originally from the UK.  She writes a bilingual blog: English and German.  I think I may try that as well for practice in my upcoming entries.  Maybe my friend in Hamburg will be gracious enough to correct my grammar and vocabulary (continually).

Falling Waaaay Behind

Well, I really needed to put up this post.  I haven't made one since before NaNoWriMo.  How appalling is that?!  I don't have an excuse.  It simply got pushed aside and forgotten.  I really intended to keep things current on here, but you know the road to hell...

What's new?  We're selling up and moving into Victoria.  Well, we're trying to sell but the market is pretty soft and we live in Sooke.  Not to mention that because our floors squeak people are hesitant to make an offer.  There's nothing wrong with our house and this problem is fixable (albeit with a lot of mess) but people are easily spooked and don't want to throw away their cash on a dud.  It would be nice if we had an offer subject to getting this fixed or reducing the price by the amount to fix it.  I think we'll be here for a bit.

The Countdown has begun

It is less than a week until NaNoWriMo 2010 begins.  Simon and I have participated, and won, two years in a row.  This will be our 3rd consecutive year.  I haven't read my past stories.  I suppose I will one day (I'm afraid to discover how crappy a writer I really am).  In retrospect I think my first was my best so far.  Last year I tried a sort of sci-fi kind of novel.  Unfortunately I don't read that genre and I'm not overly familiar with its style and content.  This year will be sci-fi-esque too since its premise is something right out of Twilight Zone.  I just hope I can finish.  Right now I'm not as pumped about it as I usually am.  Maybe I need a few hours rest.  Home schooling and entertaining a 3 year old really takes its toll on you.  :)

Thanksgiving

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy turkey day. We celebrated early, in fact twice: Saturday and yesterday. It's a gorgeous Fall day today. Hopefully we'll get outside and enjoy.

The title

I suppose you may be wondering about the header on my blog.  I'll explain.  The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment or Equal Rights Association for those who don't know the meaning) was a movement started in the USA as early as 1866.  The basic premise is equal rights, pay, etc. for women. I chose to make that comment because, despite the years of fighting for our equality and the Feminist Movement of the 1960s and 1970s to free us from domesticity, I chose to be a stay-at-home mum/homemaker.  I find myself doing "traditional" activities like making bread and preserves, crocheting and sewing even though I have a university degree and work experience.  I could be regarded as a traitor to my gender, by those Feminists, because of these subversive activities.  :)

First Post

I am in the process of setting up my blog here at Blogger.  In the future I am hoping to update and blog with MacJournal (when I buy it) via my iPad.  Keep tuned in for further updates and improvements.