It's been a couple of months since my last post - bad me - and things have been ticking along as they do.
We've moved from 2013 to 2014 which brings my life changes that bit closer and makes them that bit more concrete. I don't think I've yet fully become aware of this impending change even though I know it's happening. Part of that reason I is due to the fact that I'm still working and as such concentrating on that. As these next 2 weeks go by, I'm sure that the reality of what's happening will become more concrete - and no more so than on the 3rd of Feb when I won't have to get up and go to work.
I have a few things that need to get sorted out in the time between finishing work and starting school. I need to get the bike serviced as I'll be a full time motorcyclist again which on one hand I'm looking forward to as I do love my bike. On the other hand though, with the current changes to the laws up here in Queensland pertaining to motorcyclists that joy of being on two wheels again is somewhat tempered.
I had a little time off over New Years and we decided that it was time to shift things around in the house. When we moved in we used the 3rd bedroom as a study. 3 years ago this was fine as normally there would be 2 of us in there and things didn't get too hot. Over time though with the boy having his own PC and being quiet proficient in using it we found that the space was just getting to hot and uncomfortable to actually be in there. And given that we are all playing Guild Wars 2 we decided that it was time to shake things up.
So, on New Years Eve we started. We moved all the board games, lego and toys that were in one corner of the lounge room, putting aside things to either be thrown out or taken to the Salvo's. A quick vacuum to clean up the dust bunnies and then we moved the TV and lounge into that corner. We realised that we didn't have an aerial cable long enough to reach from the wall plug to the TV now so a quick trip to OfficeWorks got that sorted. (along with some new power boards). Once the TV, Wii, T-Box and MediaCentre PC had been moved and the newly vacated area vacuumed we started on the study.
It took a while to get all 3 PC's unplugged and shifted out. Then we had to deal with the desks. The boys was easy - he only has a small desk for his PC, but the other 2 are big, both of them coming in at something like 1.8 meters wide and quite deep. There was lots of huffing and puffing as my wife and I slowly moved them out one at a time, twisting and turning to get them through the door after taking the tops off. Eventually we got them out and positioned where we wanted them, creating a nice new space where all 3 of us can sit, play, work and help each other out when needed. It also helps that there is a door at either end of the room so of a evening we get a really nice breeze blowing through which helps keep everything much cooler. Add the portable air con we have and now we can sit in comfort and watch TV or play on our PC's and all be in the same room.
The study over the next couple of days was transformed into a play room - all the lego and boardgames, my old tabletop RPG's that we haven't yet started to play and a couple of the bookshelves we had to move that have our display pieces (Lego Technics and Star Wars, some memorabilia and the boys 2 big dragons) are now in there. It's been way too hot to make use of it, but with the card table propped against the wall it does mean we can setup a game and leave it to come back to and it not get in the way which is great.
The boy is very pleased with himself as I had him pull apart and put back together his PC during the move and this has meant that when something isn't working (like his headphones) he has a look and tries to work out what it is himself first. So far we running about 50% success on that - but each time it's something different that gets added to the list of things to check. He's also gotten his first character to level 80 in GW2 which is an achievement for him and I'm really proud of him for getting there. And I will have more to say on kids and gaming a bit later.
For now, it's time to put the nose back the grindstone, the shoulder back to the wheel, and to continue the countdown.
T minus 10, and counting...
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