Prepare

Uff, get up almost on time to make it. Enough time to brush my teeth and go out to meet Karolina at the Citizen Advice Bureau, she needs some help with the language. There's a long queue so we decide to come back on another day. Another uff.

I come back home and sit in the sun. Then have a cup of mint & eucaliptus tea from my sister (and it's delicious!) and see to emails and other practicalities. I also call my dad at home and he sounds good...

Call the supply teacher agency to set up the interview, and we agree on tomorrow in Huddersfield. The person on the phone has a very broad, lovely Yorkshire accent. If I didn't live here for almost 2 years I would probably not understand her though!

I spend the afternoon getting all the papers and documents sorted. For example the list of addresses I lived at over the past 5 years. It's quite a list: Galway and Dunshaughlin (near Dublin) in Ireland, then Edinburgh, Kiel, Harrogate, Bristol, Wokingham (near Reading), Manchester and back to Harrogate again. I do look forward to settling down in one place for longer. Another thing is the confirmation of the registration with GTC, can't find it. Eventually walk to kodak point where i photocopied it about 2 weeks ago. Of course they have it, somewhere in the drawer, a relief. Also have to register at the doctor, so a busy afternoon. And emails are sent today, addressing various practicalities. Amazing and most useful tool this.

Eventually take a break for Chi Kung, then JOTD and a cup of tea. I go out to get some bread and cheese for dinner, and have it with a smoked mackerel and vegetables. They look so beautiful and nourishing on the plate, generously offering themselves so i can carry on. Eat with a sense of gratitude.

I spend some time playing guitar, and then talk with Marcin on skype. Wonderful to reconnect and update each other on recent news, and lot is going on for sure. Jan also appears on the line, the unannounced guest!

I take it easy for a while and take a warm bath, drink a ginseng extract and practice Chi Kung. Some time to take care of myself. I'm probably starting to be boring with this CK talk, can't help it! Something clicked after 2 weeks of a clear commitment to it for me

Then another session with a third piece, a slow one. Defining parts, getting there. A phrase 'just be here' comes up after working on it.

I get a very good text message in the evening. Great news indeed.

Journals, notes, completing the day. Tomorrow is going to be quite a day. Look forward to it!

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