Again, for Our Miss Vic ........BOIL them thar Bats...........
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Time's FUN.....
.....when you're having flies. According to Kermit anyhow ;)
I cannot believe that time has passed so quickly and that so much has happened in such a seemingly short period of time. Above and beyond everything else....from dealing with a staph infection, cursing massive forest fires, propane poisoning and being batted about like a ping pong ball...on another planet entirely too.....I have LEARNED , plenty.
I've learned that PEOPLE are far more important than I realised.
Having largely been quite content to occupy my own carefully constructed personal spaces for ever so long have I been.....Strip 'that' away? Remove absolutely everything that is even remotely familiar and everyone that you truly care about? Toss in some rather extreme circumstances and completely remove any possibility of fleeing ???
What's left?
Just Me.
And I'm pretty danged Cool I think ;)
The fears, uncertainty and general overall poor state of everything in my core for the past year or so has had quite the software upgrade. I have, literally, faced THE Fires............I have NO fear now and therefore uncertainty is no longer a concern. I am STRONG, having gained a crystal clear image of who I truly am and what I can do...BE......Do.
Metaphorically speaking, I am now officially bulletproof and that my friends? THE most amazing feeling in the World.
For this I largely owe the truly remarkable group of people that have graced this weird world I find myself in these past two weeks. Those people who took me in, made me feel HOME...when I didn't really have one. Who appreciated Just Me, frequently and vocally.........mere words cannot express how wonderful and badly needed each and every one of those daily "Darlin" "Sweetheart" "Sunshine" and "Luv"s have been. WOW.
I find myself writing this from my original camp, where I arrived back earlier this evening. I miss the friends I made and left behind but am quite content to be settling back into this sweet little place where the only thing exceptional is the people involved. It changes your focus, it changes WHO you are when there's absolutely nothing else.....I believe it to be a Very Good Thing :)
So. Complete turnaround.....hard to believe it and I still frequently think I'll wake up back on my Island (I will, actually, in four days LOL ).........two weeks . Who knew?
Thank You Universe, for getting me through all these strange happenings in this strange place. For surrounding me with amazing and caring people who have loved me up, made me laugh (a lot ) and generally just provided those wee soft spots to land amidst the chaos.
You ROCK.
I do too now, without a single doubt, because of it.
Life.
Happens.
GO with it...............................................
'Night from the Kearl Girl :)
I cannot believe that time has passed so quickly and that so much has happened in such a seemingly short period of time. Above and beyond everything else....from dealing with a staph infection, cursing massive forest fires, propane poisoning and being batted about like a ping pong ball...on another planet entirely too.....I have LEARNED , plenty.
I've learned that PEOPLE are far more important than I realised.
Having largely been quite content to occupy my own carefully constructed personal spaces for ever so long have I been.....Strip 'that' away? Remove absolutely everything that is even remotely familiar and everyone that you truly care about? Toss in some rather extreme circumstances and completely remove any possibility of fleeing ???
What's left?
Just Me.
And I'm pretty danged Cool I think ;)
The fears, uncertainty and general overall poor state of everything in my core for the past year or so has had quite the software upgrade. I have, literally, faced THE Fires............I have NO fear now and therefore uncertainty is no longer a concern. I am STRONG, having gained a crystal clear image of who I truly am and what I can do...BE......Do.
Metaphorically speaking, I am now officially bulletproof and that my friends? THE most amazing feeling in the World.
For this I largely owe the truly remarkable group of people that have graced this weird world I find myself in these past two weeks. Those people who took me in, made me feel HOME...when I didn't really have one. Who appreciated Just Me, frequently and vocally.........mere words cannot express how wonderful and badly needed each and every one of those daily "Darlin" "Sweetheart" "Sunshine" and "Luv"s have been. WOW.
I find myself writing this from my original camp, where I arrived back earlier this evening. I miss the friends I made and left behind but am quite content to be settling back into this sweet little place where the only thing exceptional is the people involved. It changes your focus, it changes WHO you are when there's absolutely nothing else.....I believe it to be a Very Good Thing :)
So. Complete turnaround.....hard to believe it and I still frequently think I'll wake up back on my Island (I will, actually, in four days LOL ).........two weeks . Who knew?
Thank You Universe, for getting me through all these strange happenings in this strange place. For surrounding me with amazing and caring people who have loved me up, made me laugh (a lot ) and generally just provided those wee soft spots to land amidst the chaos.
You ROCK.
I do too now, without a single doubt, because of it.
Life.
Happens.
GO with it...............................................
'Night from the Kearl Girl :)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Words of The Day
"Moximize" Verb: To overcome hardship with Sass, Courage, Spunk, Determination and Attitude ;)
"Krisalize" Verb: The Art of surviving Humanity's insanity.
With many thanks to the two absolutely beautiful women who coined these terms and to each and every one of you who support me unfailingly and keep me laughing , frequently and with fervor.
You ROCK !!!!
Thank You Universe, I think I may be starting to see method to the madness this has all been and it feels really, really........GOOD :)
Namaste and happy recovering from that hockey game (!)..........LOL
K
"Krisalize" Verb: The Art of surviving Humanity's insanity.
With many thanks to the two absolutely beautiful women who coined these terms and to each and every one of you who support me unfailingly and keep me laughing , frequently and with fervor.
You ROCK !!!!
Thank You Universe, I think I may be starting to see method to the madness this has all been and it feels really, really........GOOD :)
Namaste and happy recovering from that hockey game (!)..........LOL
K
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Brief Update ...
EVER so sorry it's taken so long.......I've been updating everyone individually as much as possible but have been working 10 and 12 hour days and entirely too tuckered out to wander this way.
The short version (I'll fill in the details later I hope) is that The Fire still burns......over 300,000 hectares now. They have brought in my favourite Mars Bomber http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/06/03/edmonton-massive-water-bomber.html (oddly enough, from back HOME in BC) Makes sense (finally) to bring in the largest water bomber in the World to fight the largest fire Alberta's ever seen.........
That said, clearly I remain a Refugee at that other camp LOL. In as much as I am wishing for a return to my smaller, cozy little camp at Kearl Lake, I have NO desire to be evacuated again, ever. Best to wait until the return is permanent, until the next fires of course (which will be a long, long way away because there won't be anything left to burn) The people here at Posh have been exceedingly kind and helpful really, under nothing less than extraordinary circumstances. I have been put to work in Housekeeping as my job was with Kearl. It's been a confusing and seriously humbling week.......no real information combined with working, hard, physically.....ten and twelve hours a day. Toss in some snow (really) , bovine bartering (story) , an apparent Staph infection (!) and suitably Atomic meds for same and ?.....................I haven't had a whole lot to say really :(
Until today my future has remained entirely uncertain, back to Kearl? sent home? I didn't know and it's been incredibly tiresome. I have however, now found out that I am staying, here at OSL until my scheduled return to my Island on the 15th. I will (THANK YOU UNIVERSE !) be removed from my current drudgery in the trenches and placed in the office, where I belong, to be fully trained for my position at Kearl...........whenever we may all be able to go back there. It's most unfortunate however that a coworker that I am rather fond of hath been sent packing early today.....in as much as I am thrilled with my seeming salvation in this strangest of situations, I am NOT happy with it being at someone else's expense.
Bittersweet.
I probably shouldn't publish this as it's not really in keeping with the Spirit of Me :) but we all have our breaking points and I have been hauled right to the very edge of mine. I'm certain, however, that I'll get right back to just being a Spazz again shortly... once I'm healthy again and can manage to fit it a few days without any further strange happenings !! Entirely too much to process this whole last week has been........
THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH ME !!!
Off I go now to watch some hockey , rest up and gear up for the next eleven days of work....at least I know I have it now and for that I am immensely thankful.
Back at you soon with adventures in the Canteen (I only just walked down the hall and returned with fresh fruit salad, a warm bran muffin and two rice krispie squares...my meds are frequent and require lots of water and food....how handy this is ...he he ;) ......bovine stories and tall tales of my visit on the malaria side of life......LOL........
Life's weird.
Love it and Live it is the best we all can do :~)
Namaste
K
a few pics from my day yesterday....trip into Fort McMurray to the clinic.....just NASTY really....for miles and miles and miles and miles......it's impossible to even imagine unless you see it (and you really don't want too I'm certain )
OH how I look forward to my LUSHNESS again in a few weeks :~D
The short version (I'll fill in the details later I hope) is that The Fire still burns......over 300,000 hectares now. They have brought in my favourite Mars Bomber http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/06/03/edmonton-massive-water-bomber.html (oddly enough, from back HOME in BC) Makes sense (finally) to bring in the largest water bomber in the World to fight the largest fire Alberta's ever seen.........
That said, clearly I remain a Refugee at that other camp LOL. In as much as I am wishing for a return to my smaller, cozy little camp at Kearl Lake, I have NO desire to be evacuated again, ever. Best to wait until the return is permanent, until the next fires of course (which will be a long, long way away because there won't be anything left to burn) The people here at Posh have been exceedingly kind and helpful really, under nothing less than extraordinary circumstances. I have been put to work in Housekeeping as my job was with Kearl. It's been a confusing and seriously humbling week.......no real information combined with working, hard, physically.....ten and twelve hours a day. Toss in some snow (really) , bovine bartering (story) , an apparent Staph infection (!) and suitably Atomic meds for same and ?.....................I haven't had a whole lot to say really :(
Until today my future has remained entirely uncertain, back to Kearl? sent home? I didn't know and it's been incredibly tiresome. I have however, now found out that I am staying, here at OSL until my scheduled return to my Island on the 15th. I will (THANK YOU UNIVERSE !) be removed from my current drudgery in the trenches and placed in the office, where I belong, to be fully trained for my position at Kearl...........whenever we may all be able to go back there. It's most unfortunate however that a coworker that I am rather fond of hath been sent packing early today.....in as much as I am thrilled with my seeming salvation in this strangest of situations, I am NOT happy with it being at someone else's expense.
Bittersweet.
I probably shouldn't publish this as it's not really in keeping with the Spirit of Me :) but we all have our breaking points and I have been hauled right to the very edge of mine. I'm certain, however, that I'll get right back to just being a Spazz again shortly... once I'm healthy again and can manage to fit it a few days without any further strange happenings !! Entirely too much to process this whole last week has been........
THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH ME !!!
Off I go now to watch some hockey , rest up and gear up for the next eleven days of work....at least I know I have it now and for that I am immensely thankful.
Back at you soon with adventures in the Canteen (I only just walked down the hall and returned with fresh fruit salad, a warm bran muffin and two rice krispie squares...my meds are frequent and require lots of water and food....how handy this is ...he he ;) ......bovine stories and tall tales of my visit on the malaria side of life......LOL........
Life's weird.
Love it and Live it is the best we all can do :~)
Namaste
K
a few pics from my day yesterday....trip into Fort McMurray to the clinic.....just NASTY really....for miles and miles and miles and miles......it's impossible to even imagine unless you see it (and you really don't want too I'm certain )
OH how I look forward to my LUSHNESS again in a few weeks :~D
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