Wow!!!!! What a crazy, busy, stressful, exciting couple of weeks we have been having.

Karen and I have bought our first home together, YAY!!!!! I’m still trying to get my head around all the changes this will bring to our lives and while a lot of the changes are very exciting, there are some that scared the bejeezus out of me at first. I’m gradually readjusting and I am so grateful that Kaz knows I don’t cope well with change and has been very supportive and understanding of my intermittent freak-out sessions. It’s scary for both of us and I’m sure anyone who has made the commitment to live with someone else knows, it’s a huge moment in our relationship and one we have been working towards for a long time. I feel so privileged to have Karen in my life, she is a beautiful, gentle soul who has brought so much joy and happiness into our lives and I can’t wait to start the next phase of our journey together. Love you babe xx.

This past week I’ve also had the privilege of reading my friend’s first novel that she published on her blog. This person has been a huge inspiration to me and is a big part of the reason I wrote my Year of Gratitude and so once again I wish to acknowledge her contribution to my life and how grateful I am that we met. Thanks for everything Jo xx

I am gradually getting all of my gratitude posts together for publishing on this site and can’t wait to be finished with it so I can start focussing on other writing projects that are gnawing away at me in the wee hours of the morning. For the moment though, I am grateful for the process as it is allowing me to revisit some beautiful memories from the past year and appreciate how much I have learned from committing to a daily act of gratitude.

Today I am also grateful for a break in the weather that allowed us to get on top of the lawns, weeding, and removal of huge piles of branches that needed to be mulched as well as long weekends and short work days weeks that allow Kaz and I to spend more time together.

Life is good.

Namaste

Raven

A.L.A.S