Is it really a whole year since I last blogged here? Good grief.

I guess i've been too wrapped up in events, and have neglected my online presence (such as it is!), for I haven't even been into Second Life much recently. Apart from maintenence, paying my Tier and checking I haven't left the oven on, my dream house by the beach has been quiet, and mostly abandoned.

Life hasn't changed much for me - still on my own, and I have to say i'm happier that way at the moment. The problem with relationships is that they've always been so... messy. Last year was about solitude, just being myself and getting things on an even keel - though that hasn't always been very successful. This year, 2011... we'll see where that goes.

I have a shiny new laptop (christened "Myka" - been watching Warehouse 13 second season), which means I can go into Second Life whenever - and wherever - I want, but peversely i've found myself spending less and less time in it as Real Life has dragged me further into its grasp. Perhaps the desire to be in SL is inversely proportional to the accessability?

I've been spending most of my RL time working on the house, cleaning out the spare room and converting it into a nice little study / workroom, something i've always wanted and never gotten around to doing. I have discovered the wonderful world of Ikea, and have been spending my meagre annual bonus in dribs and drabs, building a new desk and putting up shelves for my burgeoning book collection. I have become a dab hand with the drill, the hammer and the woodscrew, and despite having the "body of a weak and feeble woman" I have conquered the male bastion of D.I.Y. (Did I tell you i've been watching "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"?). There is much to do; but I am determined to master the tasks ahead.

Well, that's where I am right now. I'll have to draw this chat short now, as I have an early start tomorrow - an early meeting to attend - and my bed is calling. Night!

Heddwch, bywyd hir a chariad.