On Friday night, David became an uncle! Jacob was born a strapping 9lbs, 15 oz and 21.75 inches long. Mum and baby are doing beautifully, and we are told they should be going home today. We haven’t seen any photos yet, but apparently he has a head full of dark curls and a lovely temperament. We can’t wait to see him!
I haven’t blogged for some time as I have been transitioning from work to school mode. I have just resigned in order to re-focus on the thesis, so I’ve had a time of it settling down mentally and switching into academia. Oh, and of course there are always excuses to do chores, Christmas shopping, etc. Procrastination indeed it is, but not in the negative, I-just-don’t-care sense. Nope. I have read that procrastination can entail a myriad of things, including performance anxiety, which is what I suffer from. However, I have also read that if we wait for motivation to arrive before starting on things, we will continue to procrastinate. This means that we must start in order to get motivated, and not the other way around. Who knew? Armed with this knowledge, perhaps we can eliminate the evil of procrastination all together? Ha! Nonetheless, a very wise friend recently informed me that perfect and finished will never be in the same room. This has certainly eased the burden of starting …