October 2010The very first job I had to deal with once back in England was organising my mum's move to her lovely new flat. They say moving house is one of life's top stress inducers. I think brownie points should be awarded for doing this task twice in 5 years. It is bad enough when it is all your own accumulated detritus to pack, sort, organise and agonise over regards what to throw away. But when it is some else's - urgh! Mum was no help whatsoever - treats the whole episode a bit like the queen - her staff do it all for her & things just miraculously happen without her having to be bothered with it all.
So there wasn't much happening on the 'dance quest' front until the end of October. Started Modern Jive classes again & got thoroughly hooked. Then of course there was The Scarborough weekender organised by Easy Dance which was huge fun. Met a friendly gang of dancers & teachers who added themselves to the 'interested in Dancing in Portugal' list (hence, the weekend was great for networking), danced lots and in between workshops rushed out & walked the Mutley Crew (dogs). Exhausting but worth it as I wouldn't have been able to attend the weekender if they hadn't come with me.
Strange but once I started dancing again it was so much more fun that sorting out all of mum's boxes in the garage! Odd eh?
** PHOTOS - Top 3 Scarborough Weekender with a photo underneath of a street in Castelo de Vide. The street is a LOT steeper than it looks & the elderly lady on the left hand side was negotiating walking down the bit where there was no wall to support. Not easy when the surface is cobbled as well. I watched with baited breath from my B & B window.
