We have made some big changes recently. Change 1 - I became gainfully unemployed a little over a month ago. At Christmas, Chris and I sat down and looked at our life and we saw that our quality time was becoming increasingly inadequate. It was bad! This being the 40th anniversary season of the KS they are doing about 40 more concerts this year than normal. They could always do that many but they don't choose to for the sake of their families (thank you!). But this year is special. So when you think about the 40 extra concerts, tack on all the extra travel days as well. As you can probably see, not so good for the old home life. None of this was helped by my job. While I enjoyed it and gained a lot of great experience, my hours were really long and my touring was starting to increase which meant that it would be even worse for us, if that's possible. At one point this Spring, I was flying back to London from Malaysia and Chris was in the air flying from London to Rome.

Anyway, I got back to work on Jan. 7 and put in my notice with the managing director. The notice period is much longer than in the US - mine was 2 months - so between that and my desire to see a couple of tours through, I didn't leave until mid-April.

We knew it was the right thing for us, and it's been amazing when Chris is home. I am here to greet him and we get to shop and eat together and just spend time with each other. It's pure heaven.

This week however, with Chris in the Far East for 3 weeks, something has occurred to me. I AM BORED! And slightly brain dead. Being something stupid like a 90% extrovert, I gain energy by being around people. Since moving to London I spend so much time by myself. At least when I was in the office I was surrounded by people, even if we were working and not talking that much. Isolation is a death sentence for me. I don't feel depressed or sad at all, just zombie-like. It's hard to describe, but I think it's just a lack of stimulation. I had plans with various people this week and in those times I really felt alive, but once I have been home alone for more than 7 hours or so, my brain dies.

I have a few goals career-wise, but I need some time to work on it. So in the meantime, I would just like to have a temp job that allows me some flexibility for when Chris is home. And something to wake my darn brain up! So I will be sending out my CV this next week and hope that the right thing comes along.

Change 2 - we bought a new car. One that is baby friendly. Chris calls it our "baby wagon". Nothing on that front yet, I guess it was just hope on our part. The baby mountain seems to be a bit of an Everest for us. I had another surgery in February and now I am on fertility treatments. It's such a weird time too. I have about 10 friends who are pregnant right now. And while I am SO happy for them, it would be nice to join in the fun.

More on all this soon ( I hope :)

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