being kate

It must be the constant shift in weather that's making me feel sluggish... that, coupled with a really bad sleep routine. The weather, which thankfully started to pick up yesterday, has ranged from springlike to bleak mid winter almost all week. I swear at this time of year in Algeria it wouldn't be unusual to experience all four seasons in the space of a day!...

I've concentrated on getting by... cooking, LOTS of cooking... dabbling in low level housekeeping... you know, the stuff that makes you feel like you're being uber productive when you're not really being that productive...

I need to pick up the pace a bit this week.. it'll soon be time to get the house in to shape, which means spring cleaning Algerian style... lots of wall scrubbing dust busting and trying to make this house homely inshallah.
Despite the flaws in our house and the abject misery it causes us in the rainy season, we've kind of decided to stay put for a while so I'm feeling purposeful at this end of the week.. I can't vouch for what I'll be feeling like at the tail end of the week... but I live in hope.

Today I'm concentrating on laundry... getting meals out on time, and getting some long overdue sewing done inshallah. I need to work harder on getting the rhythm of the home back on track...
I think I'll start with tea.......