To a new blog, that is. Thank goodness I’m not moving house again. YET. Time will tell.

Anyway, remember several weeks or maybe even months ago, when I talked about getting a new domain name to blog at? I did it, and now it’s done! I think. Please head on over to Renate.nu and leave any comments you might have. From now on all my blogging will happen over there.

It feels…weird.

I keep gaining weight. Or, well, I’m not exactly gaining, but I’m definitely not losing any either, which is what I’m supposed to do. I go to the gym, I try to watch what I eat, all that good stuff, but still, the needle points to the same number every. single. time. I step on the scales. Bah humbug. If I thought it would be any use at all, I’d probably look up some alli reviews, but I really do think that exercise and a right diet is the way to go. No short cuts. Unfortunately.

That sounded awfully Matrix-y, or at least futuristic. I’m only logged on to the network at work, to gain access to all the systems and files there, though. I think it’s a sign of how much I love my job, that I’m willing to log on on a Saturday morning to send e-mails to co-workers, to follow up on the conference we had the past two days.

At least not when you’re us, and keeps wanting to change things around a bit. Right now the #1 thing on our list is to get the hallway floor tiled, because of all the wet shoes we put there all the time. The wooden floor we have there now is starting to crack because of the water. So we’ve decided to get ceramic tiles for the floor, and maybe, if we can afford it, put heating in the floor as well.

Well, soon anyway. I’m taking a few days off during the winter holiday, because my parents are coming to town.

I’d also love to plan a summer vacation, but Tor has already bought his ticket to go to Thailand with some friends, and I can’t really afford to go anywhere on my own this time. Sigh. I’d love to go (with him, of course) on a drive throughout parts of Europe, and spend the night in cozy little inns (I don’t want to go the motorhome route, even though you can get motorhome towing if need be). Next year!

I’m pain free now, and have been for a few days, but the thing is, I know the pain will come again later this month, and I must say, it kinda scares me. Not just the pain itself, but the not knowing what it is. I’m pretty sure it’s something connected to my monthly stuff (so probably not something like malignant Mesothelioma), but that just makes it even more scary.

I’m worried about what the doctor might have to say, but then I’d rather KNOW.

No thanks! The newspapers are saying that’s what we’ll be getting soon though - AGAIN. Stupid winds blowing in from Siberia. Gah. I didn’t sign up for this. If it gets much colder than -20 I’m seriously going to have to debate wether or not I will go outside. Ever. The only good thing that came from the cold last time was that we put our mattresses, pillows and duvets outside for a few hours, to kill any mites that might (would) be living in there. Apparently you can get allergy mattress covers that help with that, too, which might be a good idea since (hopefully) we won’t get too much of this Siberian cold. Ugh.

I’ve been having these nasty back/upper thigh pains the past few days, almost a week now, and they’ve been driving me insane. I had to stay home from work a couple of days because of it, because there was no position I could sit or stand in that wouldn’t cause me pain and discomfort. The only thing I found that worked, was to lie on the couch with a warm water bottle that I moved around to where it hurt the most. Chances are these pains will come again in a month (yay for being a girl!), so I’m thinking about getting an electric blanket, to cover more of me than the bottle is able to. I can’t ever remember seeing an electric blanket in stores though…