puzzles

Your life is a winding road. You just don't know where you will end up or where the road leads around each bend.

I do know one thing. It's the people along the way that make the difference-the relationships which you engage in that make this little journey we embark on have meaning and give it substance.

'Happiness only exists when shared'...so choose with whom you share your journey with wisely for it is a rather short expidition.

Life Altering Move- An update

Its been quite sometime since I've posted. Much has happened!

The Tape Measure has relocated. To a different continent!

I made the decision just 3 weeks ago to move to Iceland. It was a rather quick decision- but believe me not an easy one. I went through a very hard time at my old job- was unemployed for a few weeks then this amazing opportunity was placed in my lap.

My best friend was in Iceland helping out until they found someone to take over. He called me one day and said "Rebecca- You must come here- You will not regret it"

It was not an easy move because it involves not only me but an entire family. It was a heart wrenching decision but in the end we decided what would be best for our family as a whole.

I have been here for four weeks. And I don't think I'll ever go back.

It's hard to describe. I think to do the description justice ... Reykjavik is poetically a paradise. It is not overly hot here but a perfect temperature. The rain here is like a warm shower at times. The sunlight is constant in the summer (of course the winters are dark- and all Icelanders have warned me- OHHHHH.... just wait until winter... ). You are surrounded by water. It is so clean here. The air. The streets. Pollution is minimal.

Icelanders at first seem very distant. I am often labeled a tourist due to the lack of language and of course my Canadian accent however once I let them in on the fact I am their latest import- they light up. A greeting always involves a kiss on the cheek and a hug if you have met someone already. And they can party- Oy! Can they party. They start early and end... well... early- the next day.

The people- they appreciate the little things in life. From a strong cup of coffee to a fantastically baked Banani Bread (as I just heard the woman at the next table exclaim :). Like most- I think they forget what beauty surrounds them. I have spoken to many tourists in the area who have branched out of Reykjavik and I am eager to see more parts of the country (I have not seen much at all due to lack of transportation and time- like I mentioned- Im busy planning and setting forth a schedule).

The children- one word- FREE. They go to school- often its a 5 min walk at most (this is considered a long walk). The school system is so supportive. They swim weekly. They are encouraged to participate in after school sports. Finding a musical program is never an issue. Art program- sure... really- anything is available and the support is unreal! Often- a child will go after school and go on an adventure on their bikes and come home at 9pm. You know the quote... "it takes a villiage"- that is the perfect description of how the children are raised here.

So why Iceland?

I have a dream- and that is to be an Olympic Coach. I feel I can make huge waves in Iceland. I believe that this can happen hear. I needed new start. I needed space anf time. I needed a reset.

I got it.

Curve ball

Fucking curve balls.
Careful now.
My grand Daddy loved the red sox.
I have learned over time that curve balls are getting easier to swing at. ...
You just have to watch the pitcher.

Further down she goes
She's now at the bottom
It's dark and cold
Shivering in fear
Everything is lost

A robe dangles down
But she's too weak to climb
Too weak for the struggle
Time heals and goes forward
But she needs to rest for a while

She will lie for a moment
She will gaze at the stars
She will listen to the breeze
She will wish for an outcome

And then when she stands
A hand outstretched
Pulls her out if the 2 foot pit

Decisions. ...

My head I'd spinning in many directions right now. It's been an emotional day (who are we kidding.... week).

There are so many decisions I have to make in the next week and I feel very much alone in this whole process.  Only because...  I am. I want so badly to know the right answers. Check the right boxes.  AND AT THE END OF THE DAY- I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN MAKE THEM.

Decisions that affect where I live. Who is in my life. What my role is and what it will become. Who I make decisions for and vice versa. And what direction my life is headed.

SHIT.  I  want to be 5 again.

....really?

Human Christina Perri - Madilyn Bailey (Acoustic …: http://youtu.be/xtSye1rio40

The light, it's not as bright
The sides are closing in
There is no room to move now
The crescents getting thin

It lays there, barely beating
My weight is pressing down
No matter the direction
The pressures so compound

My arms reach down to lift it
Walls are preventing me
Tears collecting at the bottom
A salted pool forms a sea

Palak Paneer

my most favorite dish....
I have fallen in love with Indian food

Away

You say I'm useless
but I know that's a lie
you say I'm ridiculous
I'm wondering why
You yell and curse
'fuck off' I hear
You say I shut down
I don't want to be near!
I close my eyes
escape the night
I tell you to leave
but where, you can't drive
I wish for an angel
to fly me away
so I may sit on a beach
and tell the best parts of my day
my angel is hear, in spirit you see
so I no longer hear those words
that can cut me so deep
the dust has settled
which direction to go
I see a teal box on the floor
reminding me so...

I speak two languages?!?!?!?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUAfYQ69N9I
http://www.gymrep.com/en/items/rebecca-sykes/

I came across this the other day- how time has flown!!!

I want to dance.... but have no one to dance with......

En Route To Montreal!