Home Sweet Home!

So much good stuff has happened in our lives since leaving Uganda and coming back to South Africa. After two years of life on the road, sleeping in strange place, uncomfortable beds, eating weird and wonderful foods and drinking all makes of local beers, we are now home.

Home is where the heart is, so they say. Then I must have quite a number of homes across the world, because my heart lies in many places. Non the less, I am super happy to be back home, in South Africa, close to my children, my Mamma and my soul mates. Familiar shops, places, brands and weather patterns all contribute to my being comfortable and I like it.

We have been so busy since landing in Jozi on the 1^st December. Both Baz and I started working temporary contracts on the 2^nd December. We gave the middle finger to jet lag and hit the ground running. Baz worked for a sound proofing company and I worked as a domestic worker. Yep, a domestic worker, and I did it with style. What a domestic usually takes a full day to do, I was getting it all done in half the time. What a blast! Nothing like a good workout from doing someone else's housework.

Christmas time and Christine's birthday was just around the corner and we were done with living so far out of town, so I placed a house sitting advert on Facebook and BAM! Three house sitting jobs. Extra income earned and we lived in three really beautiful and comfortable homes in close proximity to our place of work.

Christmas was fantastic! We spent quality time with those closest too us (those living in Jozi), we ate, drank, ate, drank and ate some more. Joshua has a blast with his sisters and his Ouma. Come to think of it, Joshua spent most of December away from home. Always sleeping over somewhere.

We celebrated Christine's 23^rd birthday on the 27^th December. It was soon awesome being home and with my girl on her special day. Not my baby girl any more. All grown up now.

Our new year started with a bang. Baz was offered a fantastic job with really good benefits (which none of his previous employers considered). A company vehicle, cellphone, laptop, cellphone allowance, petrol allowance and and and. Baz is a happy camper, loving his new job and working hard.

My domestic work has ended and I now work on 3 different projects. All work from home positions which suites me down to a T. I absolutely love online work and social networking. Working from home allows me to look after my families needs which is so rewarding.

We celebrated Kaelah's 12^th birthday with her. We have missed her last two birthdays, which were really tough for me. I can now quite honestly say that I am a happy hippie Mamma.

Joshua has started school, just a block away from home. He is absolutely loving it. He has made new friends and his teachers are really amazing people. They love their work and it beams from them every single day.

Other than the current political challenges that South Africa is facing, it really is good to be back. Saying that though, I do miss our Caribbean adventures and all the good friends we have made along the way. Thank the universe for social networking, it has allowed us to stay in touch with our friends from across the world.

Other than that, we are all good, healthy and happy!  Home Sweet Home

Love and light always.

Blu

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Hippie Happy New Year!

So we are 'home', back in sunny South Africa and it's probably the best decision we made, leaving all the stink of those nasty, underhanded beings behind.  I do miss the friends we made there.  Saying goodbye wasn't easy but I do know I will see Uganda and its good people again.

We landed in SA on the 1 December and both started working on the 2 December!  Talk about hitting the ground running!  Brilliant!  We haven't stopped since landing.  It's been good having an income, spending loads of time with our children, all together in the same place at the same time.  We have spent time with my Mamma and loads of time with my BFF :-).

In between all the visiting and eating, we have been house-sitting three different houses, with our last job ending on Sunday.  It's been grand.  Luxury at it's best for me, tiled floors, clean toilets, showers, baths and electricity!  No washing by hand, that was a super bonus!!!  How I love a washing machine.  It amazes me daily how Baz, Joshua and I lived the way that we have with very little for a very long time.  We appreciate those little things, like a toilet, a bath, a washing machine, full cream milk, gouda cheese... the list is endless!

What's happening in 2015?  heaps is happening!  I have started working for Scarecrow Artist Management, launching next week.  I'm also working my way into the water business, will share more as soon as I know more.  Christine and I are working on a 'house, pet and garden sitting' business, also to launch in the next few days.  Baz starts his new job next week, with a good company, it comes with all the perks and benefits that a job should come with, after a quick trip to Moz for the company he currently works for.  Kaelah starts Grade 6 this year and turns 12 in February.  Joshua will continue his education at a Montessori school in Jozi, and he turns 6 in March.

Phew, so much happening and I am loving it!  New opportunities present themselves to us daily.  We are surrounded by good and honest people.  I am drenched in love, laughter and peace.  I couldn't ask for more.

I don't make new years resolutions, whats the point of setting a new goal only because it's the start of a new year.  I set goals throughout the year, it doesn't take me a whole year to possibly achieve something.  I did however say that I will be spending more time with and around music, which has already started :-).  I am colouring my dreadlocks and i'm spending more time on 'me'.  Painting my nails, wearing my cute clothes, buying more hats and spending as much time as I possibly can with my soul mates.  All those things that make my soul smile, that's what I'm doing!

Time for tea.

I wish each and every one of you a happy 2015.  May this year be good to you.

Love and light always!

Blu