When I was One,
I had just begun.When I was Two,
I was nearly new.When I was Three
I was hardly me.When I was Four,
I was not much more.When I was Five,
I was just alive.But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.-A.A. Milne (1927)
Now We Are Six
Today is my 30th birthday, and I’m reminded on this occasion of a book – two books, actually – that I used to absolutely adore as a child. Two books of A.A. Milne’s poetry, Now We Are Six, and When We Were Very Young. I must secure copies of these books as soon as possible, for the impending revisiting of childhood that my daughter will bring with her. Do they ring any bells with anyone?
I figured today was as good a time as any to start writing again. It’s been a welcome month off though, I will say. Not that there wasn’t plenty going on in the meantime. Spring is officially here (at least according to the calendar; the weather might have a thing or to to say about it), and my wife is as pregnant as pregnant gets. She hits 36 weeks this week. And though it feels like our due date is tomorrow, it also feels as if time itself has come to a screeching halt.
Amanda turns 30 this month too, albeit still a few weeks from now. I’d be lying if I said the whole turning 30 thing wasn’t a bit… well, eclipsed.. by a certain someone who will be arriving soon. I’ve barely a spare moment to think about what it means to me. Which isn’t an entirely negative thing either, as turning 30 is generally not something one might want to dwell on all that much anyway. My general feeling towards aging another year is pretty much similar to what it was last year, although there’s also an impression that I am soon starting a whole new life of my own, too.
Now that I’m “back,” I’ll be taking a more relaxed approach to this blog in general. I have a lot to share, and I love writing, but I really had stopped enjoying the imposition that it became. Of course it was only of my own doing, but if I’m honest with myself it’s what it had become. So I will not be publishing on any set schedule anymore.
I know that I will have a lot to write about in the near future, but for now I’m going to do it whenever I want to do it – and no longer because I feel I have an obligation to it, regardless of whether it was self-imposed or not.
I have a lot to catch you all up on.
Lastly, if you haven’t seen my training page yet, check it out – I’ve been updating it since January. I just finished a 10 mile race this past weekend, and I’m coming up on the end of the Biggest Loser competition I’m participating in. Both have been completely awesome and there will be more on this later.
