Silver

Here I felt almost embarrassed going to the nationals because I had been practising so much less than what I planned. And then, this. I'm...well, surprised to say the least.

Lousy!

I might very well be the lousiest blogger of all time! In my defense, I do have a lot to do right now. The nationals are next Saturday, so some planning have gone into that and there was also a mix-up with our zekken that caused a certain amount of stress. We've been promised that they will get here in time though, so hopefully there's nothing to fret about.

I have four Japanese exams coming up in May/June and I have to do a lot of studying to get the kind of results I want. So far I haven't spent nearly enough time. There are also things like a high school graduation and a wedding to plan for (what to wear, what to buy for presents...you know the deal).

What I have been doing, is sewing clothes. Yes, I am crazy and should be doing other things, but it turns out to be a great way to relax. :)

I'm back!

Sorry about the temporary lack of activity here. I went to Australia with my fiancé and his family at the end of March and got back in the middle of April. Since then we've both been more or less ill (him more, me less) with an evil airport cold (what else is new). Last week's iaido was not worth mentioning because of that, I was only there to help the others and did not do much myself.

Today I still have a sore throat, but I didn't feel like caring anymore. All these colds are really getting on my nerves! Of course, the fact that there is less than three weeks left until the Nationals doesn't really help. So when only one of my kohai showed up for practice today (being May 1st) I decided it was time to get some practice in. We practised for only an hour or so, instead of two, and I got to practise the entire time. Yay! I hope I don't get worse after this as I really need to get more practice in before the taikai.