Developments...

...you know, besides the blog's new facelift!

So I hope you like the new look. I figured it would inspire me to write more, well... inspired? Yeah, so far so good, right?

I suppose I could tell you about all the things that have transpired since my last post. I'd like to tell you that I got all my little ducks lined up and everything is ready to go for my adventure down under. Well, the truth is, I haven't really made much advances in that direction. Don't get me wrong, everything is still go... I've just been too wrapped up in other things to make any headway on this particular aspect of my life.

If you're following this blog and find my lack of updates boring... I hate to break it to you, my activity will probably only decline once I actually leave. I know, I'm not exactly inspiring readership here. I suppose I could fill you full of false hopes and promises of how committed I am to this blog and how I'll be updating every evening to share the play-by-play of my daily activities and fill this whole thing with such valuable and riveting content you wont be able to pull yourself away... naw, you'd see right through that.

Truth is, there really IS a lot happening in my life right now. In the midst of working long hours to package up my position at Wheatsville Co-op for a smooth transfer and continuing to be a committed board member I'm also working on several garden projects; helping to build and establish a sizable aquaponics system; working to establish Community Cultivators as an effective organization that will continue to develop in my future absence; working on several permaculture projects including, most recently, an adventure in natural building; video editing, blogging, and somehow managing to get listed as a assistant/apprentice teacher on the Austin Permaculture Guild website.  In case you're wondering... I'm not planning on doing a whole lot of teaching before my travel plans kick in. And now to contradict that statement, I will be giving a short talk on Permaculture to Wheatsville staff at our monthly communication meeting.

Whew... it didn't feel nearly as daunting until I wrote it all out. What am I doing here blogging? It's spring (in Austin)! There's a million other things I could/should be doing right now!

Well, the honest truth is that I love you people and I want to keep you engaged and hope that my experiences, related through this weblog, will educate and inspire you to follow your own dreams!

Ok, don't want to get too sappy too soon. I'm sure it wont take me long to gush all over this blog about how home sick I am and how I miss everybody and... blah, blah blaaaaaaa....

For now, You'll find I'm probably going to be putting more attention to the Community Cultivators blog space. Practically speaking, it's not going to be easy to keep up with both. So, going forward... I'll only be updating this blog when I have something really valuable to share about my travel plans and arrangements.

In that respect, be expecting an update in the not too distant future about the "Yard Sale, Bake Sale, Silent Auction, Potluck, Party, Fundraiser, Fun Time Extravaganza!"

And yea, I'd explain more, but that would take away all the fun and suspense and leave you with little reason to return.