Six months without pants or shoes

[catalyst2]

I've been on Long Service Leave, since 22nd Dec last year and today is my last day before I go back to work. I've done lots of things I've wanted to do. I wasn't organised enough to have a list or anything but here are some highlights:

I read a fair bit:
The Belgariad
The Mallorean
The Elenium
The Tamuli
A Song of Ice and Fire
Runaways (all four)
AXM (all the TPB's)
Every Buffy book I own (about sixty-five!)

I watched:
All 7 seasons of Buffy (including every commentary and every extra on the DVD's) twice
The Inside (damn but that programme is good)
Touching Evil US twice
Wonderfalls
Dead Like Me

I discovered:
How much I like Seinfeld
How much I dislike Friends (the programme, not friends)
That perinaise is the most wonderful food and it goes with everything - except chocolate. Of that day, we shall not speak of, ever!

I ate:
One of every menu item at KFC, not at one sitting, of course, and I didn't bother with combinations, deals etc - my favourite is the humble hot wings snack box with an extra coleslaw.

I repainted the entire interior of the house.
I redecorated all three children's bedrooms.
I relaid all the paving bricks around the edge of the pergola and pathway.

Best of all, I got to walk my children to school every single day (except for about ten days when it was raining too heavily) and go to every school function and event in that time.

In a lot of ways, that list looks very short but I also recovered my health very considerably in that time and also lost 20 pounds on the way.

Comments

[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Good on you! Sound like time well spent!

[harmalicious.livejournal.com]

Wow, you got so much done!! And 20 pounds? Go you! Books, TV, painting, eating...all good things. AND spending more time with the kids takes the cake!

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I didn't do anything spectacular but I certainly felt well rested.

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I barely ever get time to spend time with the kids during the week so that was probably the highlight of my entire time off.