Not dead!

I swear!

I've just been busy, I'd say.

Kid / Alexandra / mini_viking (I've gotten back to update her LJ, btw!)

Especially these last two weeks. Because Alexandra has started daycare at one of the day care centers around here. Oh yes. Even if I am partly unemployed and just hired by the hour, she is still allowed 15 hours each week according to Swedish rules.

But she had to get used to the place and the teachers working there and all them other kids. But since I've been smart enough to always bring her with me everywhere and going to sing-a-longs and baby swimming class and Open Preschool and all that... Alexandra is used to people and other kids. She likes to hang around with others. She is a social kid already. So I wasn't that worried.

First days we were just there a little, progressively longer days. I was with her the whole time! Although, she didn't care much about mom, crawling off to play with all them kids. The other kids are from age 1 - 5 or 6. (You start school at age 6 here in Sweden.) So it can get a bit loud sometimes. Alexandra don't care though, she was happy crawling around. And all the other kids fussed over her, since she is the smallest one in the group. It was really cute! :-)

Second week, I started leaving her alone there, a little at a time. First time just 30 mins, and then longer and longer... Friday she was there from 8:30am until 1pm.

And she has done GREAT the whole time! The teachers that work with the kids in that group keeps telling me what a cute, brave, independent, secure in herself kid she is. I really don't know what to answer to that. Because... somehow I must have done something right along the way.

Although, I have no idea what. o.O

The day care center is AWESOME though! :-D And the teachers/staff that works there are brilliant. It wasn't our first choice, so it's a bit to walk there. Takes me 20-25 mins to get there in the morning. NOT fun. :-/ Our first choice is like... 5 mins walk from here. A bit of a difference. We are still in line for that one though, and hopefully there'll be room for Alexandra there within 6months.

So that's been keeping me VERY busy.

Alexandra will be there 8am - 1pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week from now on.

What will I do in the meantime? LOOK FOR A JOB!!! GAWD! I need to get out of here and hang out with other adults.

Family

Yesterday we visited my little brother who had his 32nd birthday. I've been, admittedly, very worried about him what with the divorce and his ex-wife being so... different than who she used to be it is crazy. And of course worried about my niece and nephew, Alexandra's cousins. Them kids live one week with my brother and one week with his ex-wife. So far it seems to be going really well since they live close to each other thanx to work and such...

Apparently she got another guy already though. My brother had his suspicions, but she wouldn't come clean for quite a while, but now she has. I thought that would make my brother even more upset and such... But instead he is relieved. Because now there's nothing hidden between them anymore, and he can move on. So he is way happier again, and in turn that makes the kids feel better to! Apparently they are more happier when they stay with my brother than with their mom. It's a bit crazy with his ex-wife, really...

They've been together since they both were 16. And I guess you change a lot during 16 more years...

Anyway. I am DAMN proud of how far my brother has gotten after all this. Already, I might add! It hasn't been that long since they filed for divorce. But on the other hand, the marriage hasn't been that good for long, so... *shrug*

Had a brilliant time with him and mom and my relatives yesterday though! Alexandra was exhausted when we left and slept in the car on our way home. I think she had fun to playing with cousins, grandma and such!

Fandom

I inherited a community, tokiohotelslash! YAY! With over 900 members! YAY! Or... wait, what?!? Because there's some seriously suspicious journals I've seen when I've checked the members list randomly... (Not updated since 2007? Not updated AT ALL? No birthdate? No info what so ever? Yes. Suspicious...)

Also, the tags is a bit of a mess. I am sure there was a plan there at some point, but it has since been lost when the community has kept changing hands.

And I want to do something with the place. Currently I do pimp-posts, once a week. Pimping fic with a specific pairing. I am also considering running some sort of fic-challenge, but how to make it different? The FQF's that are run by the BRILLIANT mods at th_fanfic twice a year is all the rage, not to mention Secret Santas, so I am not sure if I should...? And if I do... how to make them different? Drabbles? *shrug*

One thing at a time, I suppose. I'll have tackle the tags and members problem first.

I will admit it is a bit exciting though! And I hope I'll do a good job with it. :-D

Still keeping up my Project of Doom, as I lovingly have named it as well. :-) I keep checking TokihotelFiction.Com every day (or every other day) to see what fic has been updated, and what pairing... collecting data to see what pairing is the most popular and HOW much popular it is compared to others. It's very interesting! I've kept it up for this entire year, and it'll be fun to see the final results in December!

I feel quite proud over the fact I've managed to keep it up for 9 months! :-D I wasn't sure I'd be able to when I started, to be honest. Now I think I'll make it to the end of the year! *determined*


Anyway, that's me right now. :-) All over the place, like always. *grins* :-D I hope everyone is doing good though, or as good as can be!

This entry is crossposted between LJ and DW. Comment where you are comfortable.