an autumn spring clean

we saw, we battled and we conquered.
the godzone cupboards are now officially sorted out.
not only are they in some sort of order but the stuff is all in boxes and there is a new 'props and games' cupboard for use by childrens or youth work.
val and i worked tirelessly most of the day and although it was tough and exhausting, there was a real satisfaction at the end :)
plus it was brilliant to talk to val all day, got some good advice and just had a laugh.

it's been a busy week and i know it's not going to get any better since the weekend away is coming up. however i dont mind because it's the weekend away and it's going to be amazing!
:D i'm really looking forward to it, doesnt matter whether i'm a leader or a member of the youth, the weekend away is a massive combination of high energy, worship, silly games, new friendships, teaching and inside jokes. plus its a visual insight into how god can meet with people in so many different ways.

but before the busyness continues i have tomorrow off :) i also had tonight off although i used it to babysit, which was pretty relaxing actually since it was for Ron & Ruth's little girl (Ron is the new minister at LF) and they are just lovely and i feel comfortable chilling out in their house.
as for tomorrow, i plan to sleep in until midday hopefully (i havent been sleeping well- prayers for that please) and then go window shopping, i am completely broke at the moment but there's no harm in looking, in fact it's alot of fun! i'm probably also going to have a night in infront of the tv....

lol when did my perfect day become sleeping in, window shopping, staying in to watch tv. i dont care if it sounds like i don't have a social life because quite frankly i dont have a social life.
my friends are away at uni mostly, i see my house group who are great and some other friends, but doing a gap year can be quite lonely friends-wise. you dont have the same best girl friends as you did at school, or at least they aren't around at the moment.
it's lonely sometimes but it also means i've discovered new levels of friendship with other people; my parents, val, people in my house group...and to be honest, my brother. he still annoys me ALOT but most of the time he's always there to hang out with.
and i think i'm ok with that.
plus there's god :) he's always there to talk to, plus he understands and forgives when i get upset or mad.

anyway, after my little off-topic tangent i am going to go to bed since it's late and i have time to write a better blog tomorrow :)
much love xxx