Cheerleadershouts for the weekend survived!

"V" for victory and "G" for "God don't let another weekend like this come very soon!".

We are finally giving away the keys to the old flat today, which means no more teeth gringing while packing random objects that have no special place in our household, but which are seemingly too important to throw away. Unfortunately this means the teeth gringing has partially translocated to our new flat, as the items have to be unpacked as well. On the positive side, it has a more relaxed feeling to it as it is Our Own Home Bought With Our Own Money (=bank's money) we are fixing. And with the effort we are putting to the place, I don't think we'll be moving out any time soon...

Last weekend saw a more collective victory as well. The sword school held a syllabus day, allowing a bunch of students from several branches to train together and many to grade as well, including myself. Grade 1 might not sound like a lot, but one must start from somewhere. And it sounds much better than being a basic level 0 student. :) I'd give a deep analysis on the subject, Ken style, but honestly the day is quite a blur to me. I remember feeling good in the beginning, after a light warm-up second grade candidates had to lead and doing some dagger work, but the sword stuff... Let's just say the diagnostic drill proved there is a lot to work on, but in general I'm getting the feel of what everything swordsmanship just might be. And my first grading gives me the encouragement that I might be good for something after all.

Speaking of being good for something, I have decided to make an early new year's resolution. I don't usually make new year's resolutions, as I see no point in making some mighty plans just because the year changes (says someone who obviously hasn't been able to keep her previous plans and has decided to let go of the tradition altogether!) but this time I thought of a good promise to make. This moving business has revealed how much crafting supplies I have: piles of paper, yarn and cloth. I hereby promise, that I do not buy anymore supplies until I have used up atleast a half of my stash. I also promise, that atleast a part of the crafts I create will go to charity. I already have some ideas, but will reveal them later when I have given the ideas a little polishing. Firstly though, I have to get through that teeth gringing...