Taildragger Christmas

I finished my last week of overtime at the day job and now just need to 'survive' Christmas!
I took a job transfer to the community where I live. Two of the benefits will be Less Hours and a Three-mile Commute.
I am ever hopeful this will stabilize my work hours (feast or famine), giving me more time for my other life.

And more sewing.
And more creative journeys.

Time for family and friends.

Time for taking care of my health needs.

I have lots of goals for this next year including a much needed formal business plan that involves my other life. I am excited to embrace the new year with some important decisions behind me.

Reindeer Cam:
This one is pretty cool. Watching the reindeer eat in preparation to their big night.



Also a video from Rovaniemi, Finland; This is where Santa really lives - contrary to most US citizens' belief in the North Pole.






An interview with Joulupukki (Santa Claus)
In Rovaniemi, Finland.

I've been here and I also had the wonderful opportunity to see the reindeer races!
I tried to go back when we were there last summer but couldn't figure out the logistics of being in two places at once! (lol)

Snowboarding

Two years ago, I sat next to this guy on the flight to Amsterdam and it turned out he was finnish.
I was a finnish exchange student 30 years ago so it was fun talking about Rovaniemi, salmiakki, and other unique finnish things I hadn't thought about in a while.

Turns out he snowboards and had just been doing a video shoot for one of his sponsors on Mt. Hood and was headed back home. I was headed to Ireland to visit my daughter.

If you were to sit next to a famous person - who would it be?

This was pretty random and it turned out to be my cup of tea.
Here's to Antti Autti- one of the best snowboarder's in the world:


RELATE TO IT: EP1 - EARLY SEASON TRACKS from Anttisworld on Vimeo.

I just received a new boss at work and I am  buying one way airfares for my upcoming trip to Sweden and Finland this summer.  Aggravating to say the least but I am hopeful about the boss and the airfares will eventually get themselves sorted out.