Dear Diary

We haven't heard from Husker since last Friday. I wonder how he's doing...really concerned about him.

I'm back at work now!! sweet

Great, husker! Thanks for the update.

Well - I'm still going to spend a heap of time in the Docs office err clinic. Yesterday was 3 hours, today will total 4 before the day is over and Friday is be I bet 2 hrs, then start over next week, least I'm out of the house moving around and contributing here in the office. CFO was happy so he could take vacation.

Dear Diary,

no time to read - I'll do that later. Just a short update.

Last night we came back from a couple of days in Gothemborg/Sweden visiting Stefan's family. We had a very good time. And even if we just had three days we spent the time very well. I am glad that I had the chance to talk with Stefan's sister quite a bit - female bonding, Stefan says...

The weather was great and it was a bit cooler than Germany. We are still suffering from a heat wave which is why I spend only little time on the computer. And I am sweating already...

It's supposed to get cooler. I will be back then :-)

Thanks for checking in, Husker! SO glad to hear you're getting better!

I s'pose that's the only drawback to recovery.
Happy to hear you're improving.

Testing to see if I can link to photobucket.com. Photo of San Cipriano on the steamy Pacific coast of Colombia from our recent visit.

Wow Pitter . . .
That looks like paradise!

Does anybody play music there?

Yikes!
Omagosh it worked! Yes they play music there, mostly "Champeta". (You may have to look that one up.)

Neat pictures and Urs too, and so many members posting.....Pitter...L O V E those pics.

Hi Maple, long time no see.

Dear Diary,

I've done it again..... I've been feeling like absolute **** all day and so i decide to do something to make myself feel better... like eat a block of chocolate when i finally get to come home and relax (because that's a girls right isn't it??)
but i forgot about my stomach... it really didn't like that idea all that much and now i feel even worse....
damn being a girl.... i'm actually feel like drowning my stomach in a bottle of bourbon now.... talk about a vicious circle!!!
nah i won't........
thinking more of the hot bath and candles.. aromatherapy can't make me feel worse can it???
and if that fails i'll just have to wait til my man comes home and just curl up in his arms... it's just so amazing how much he has changed my life... just waking up next to him in the morning makes my day wonderful... when i see him unexpectedly i still go weak at the knees... his smile just melts me everytime.... when i see him tonight i know i'm just going to cry because after a hard day, seeing him just makes everything worth it... and while i'm with him i'm safe from this harsh world and i know that everything will be okay.. so i cry because i'm so happy... and so grateful for having someone to love who loves me just as much...
okay...girly sook alert!
time for that shower i think.
(and just a little bit more chocolate couldn't hurt all that much could it???)

Faith

Get off the bourbon, get off the chocolate, go the bath.

And it's 9.30pm - why isn't he home already?

Welcome to A2k - I think you're our first active Queenslander

Welcome faith....

okay i know chocolates bad but i dont have it often at all... i was just having a bad day.. bad gerl i know..
and i don't drink bourbon all that much either.. i only had one...
the bath was heaven.....

my man gordon works night.. he's a baker so he works pretty screwed up hours.... but soon will be working in a sheet metal place with my best friends step dad so that will be good... i won't have to go to bed alone anymore...

thanks for the welcome.. although i have posted a few poems a bit back.. but i guess i'm only just starting to get active with the input... am i really the only queenslander??? don't i feel lonely???

Dear Diary,

It took a bit longer to cool off. Today it even rained a little bit. The forecast for the weekend is for lots of rain and cool weather. That means I can clean this place without almost dying from the heat. That's the good part. Of course, going to the gym will be nicer, too. But I can feel my winter panic coming already. The days are so much shorter now. And it will be cold pretty soon. No, I'm not thinking about that yet!

There's not much to write about. I enjoyed summer, went to work, read some books, spend a lot of time with friends. I try to help Susan and Nicole work out their problems. Not easy, let me tell you! Susan decided that it's high time to find another job. Yes, I agree. But she will have to do something for that.

Nicole wants to end her relationship which never really was a relationship. But she is still pretty attached to that guy. And of course she is all alone in a strange town. I will visit her in September.


Mapleleaf, good to see you! How is life?

Pitter, this truely looks like paradise to me! Thanks for posting this wonderful picture.

Wow!! It's been such a busy summer that I haven't had a chance to catch up with the old threads. It's good to be back and to see old friends.

{{{{{Marycat}}}}} your situation is a tough one. It sounds like you know yourself well enough to know when something isn't right--not just that you're tired or overworked, but that there might be a chemical imbalance. That kind of self-awareness is all too rare in many people.

I hope you are able to find a good therapist and get the talk therapy as well as chemical help.

{{{{{Husker}}}}} What you've been through is unbelievable. Thank heaven you saw a doctor before it was too far gone. So glad you are better and able to return to work. Time off is nice, but structure is important (and the paycheck).

Pitter--hugs to you too--your pictures are great. It does look like a paradise.

I looked up champeta and found cumbia, a form of salsa from Columbia. Here is a copy of the description:
COLOMBIA
Joe Arroyo
Rebellion

When salsa music made it to Colombia musicians there weren't content to follow the same lines as the music's progenitors. Instead the rhythm beacame slightly skewed, the approach less hard and chunky, the music in Colombian hands became sinuous and sultry whilst still holding on to a strong dance beat. This style, the smooth yet tough salsa rhythms from the barrios of Cartagena became known as Cumbia, and Colombia's undisputed king of Cumbia is Joe Arroyo. This is a definitive 80's collection of the top singer's work.
Listen to a sample

...more information

I don't think the link for listening works. I found it on something like 'World Music.' They didn't specify champeta. Anything Latin is music to my ears.

A big welcome to the new members, fire_n_skye, nia and faith.

How good it feels to see all of you and to catch up with your lives. Love to all.

Hi Diane, What's all this that I've been hearing? Y'all moving to Colorado? What about the coast? Did I read something wrong? Bin OnOff to often, I guess, tend to miss a lot of stuff then! nevermind, I'm jes wandering tonite...