Changes…

Oh-so much has been happening since I’ve last written, and I’m almost too tired to think (let alone write) but I feel that I should post some sort of update before you all give up on me.

First the most obvious- my blog. Despite the wonders of technology (or maybe because of them), my blog went down last week. None of my posts or comments were lost, but some other things were. I am going to take some time to do a bit of  ’spring cleaning’ on the site as I’m rebuilding so hopefully it will be better than ever! Thank you to those of you who have written to comment about the site looking a bit different and why I wasn’t posting. It is reassuring to know that there are people out there who are regular readers and notice when things are amiss!

Probably my most exciting news is my NEW JOB!!! It is fun, extremely rewarding and oh-so eco-friendly! I am now an Environmental Educator at our local conservation authority. I won’t go into too many details now but just hit on the highlights. For the past two weeks I have been learning the ropes about leading educational programs for school children, high-schoolers and adults at a variety of conservation areas within our watershed. I can tell that the job will be challenging (imagine 21 hyped-up first-graders wielding dip nets) but incredibly rewarding. Here are some of the perks:

I’m able to share my ethusiasm of nature to others and hopefully help to influence a whole new generation of treehuggers.

I work with some really inspiring, enthusiastic people.

I am close enough to bike to work via a forested trail along a river.

Between the biking, the hiking, and my uber-healthy packed lunches, I will be lean and mean by the end of summer!

I feel like I am being an inspiration to my own kids as well. I am proud of my new position and my daughter is excited that I will be leading her second-grade field trip in a couple of weeks.

Does it get any better than that?

There are other changes going on as well - the official launch of KUZUKA and the greening of our church are a couple of them. I want to go into these important topics in more detail and my work schedule is light this week. I will definitely be posting more then. Right now if I don’t go to bed I will doze off and I’d hate to start drooling on the computer!

Thanks for your patience!!!

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