Sorry about the lack of updates for a week or so. I was tired and busy with work. Also; I realised that I had spent too much time on the blog, been a bit asocial and just overdone it a bit.

Blog posts should come naturarlly, not forced for the purpose of blogging (which I felt as if I had been doing). At least for a personal blog this should be the case. Perhaps if I was blogging commercially things would be different.

Anyway, now I feel on top of things again and more posts are forthcoming!

Suddenly there seem to be clever men all around me. On Friday I was at a telecommunications course. It was to do with the details of how various digital networks are put together. I was able to follow it up until about lunch time. In the afternoon it got really complicated. In order to work something like that out, you probably need about twice my IQ…:-)

Several of my colleagues seemed to be able to follow the lecture - I wasn’t to be honest, but don’t tell my boss!

I also have some incredibly sharp guys working on my project. They always ‘get’ things the first time they hear them, whereas I have to read and re-read before I finally understand how something technical works. Luckily I am the project manager which means that I can usually get away with not understanding the finer details.

Recently happened to stumble across a few Swedish websites that are run by some conservative guys in their early twenties. I am so impressed by how well read and eloquent they are, being able to verbally crush their opponents using their education, wit and intellect. Impressive! Brains is a real turn on for me. It is a real turn-off when you know you are tons smarter than some guy.

I am not stupid, but I am also not particularly clever… I have lots of other talents though, and I am not sure it would really make me happier if I was smarter.. However occasionally I think it would be fun to be an intellectual or scientific power-brain! Imagine being miles ahead of everybody else, constantly waiting for them to understand what you are talking about!

I love running! I haven’t been able to do it for over two months, ever since I had surgery. But I had been looking forward to a long run all week and this morning I wouldn’t let anything stop me. (It wasn’t the best time of the month, but with a few Ibuprofen I felt just fine.)
View from the tow path
My run is 11km or 6 miles. I run along the river Thames, on an old canal-boat towing track. I pass an impressive old lock, the boy-scouts’ sailing lagoon, a shooting range, some football fields, some stables and paddocks, a polo ground, an old run-down country house and park, a school and a field where cows graze! I am sure mine is one of the best runs in London.

Don’t you just love that feeling you get from running! It lifts me up enormously and the workout is so good for the entire body. I wasn’t able to run very fast since I was a bit out of shape. But it won’t take me long to get back to my normal speed. You get the same benefit whether you run slowly of fast anway.
Teddington Lock: Half-way point!
Going to the gym bores me silly and besides, the only local gym I liked closed down. It was an all-women’s gym right by the train-station; a perfect location for stopping on my way home from work. It was usually fairly empty; only about ten people would be in there, even at peak hour. The other local gyms are uni-sex (I prefer women only gyms), really crowded (can’t stand that), located in a grim basement with no windows (can’t stand that) or ridiculously expensive (I am on a budget).
3/4 point: ‘Haunted’ Ham House!
Now that the evenings are a bit longer it should be possible to go running after work. I always feel very tired after work but this coming week I’ll force myself to do it regardless. I don’t care if I’ll faint or if I have to fall asleep the minute I come back. I really need to get back in shape, lose the extra stone and gain all the other benefits that running offers.

Running is also great meditation and relaxation. The other people you see are nice and friendly and nod ‘Hello’. I love it when people’s dogs run along with me for a bit. I wish I had a dog!

I wish I could play football (soccer) or basketball which are sports that I like. But I am not in a team.
So running is definitely the sport for me at the minute. And I love it!

I run on this path…

…and I pass this bridge

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A few people have pointed out that I ought to do something about the following issues which I have complained about on the blog:
A street scene from London….

1. Moving away from London.
2. Making an effort to meet a man.

You are right: Action speaks louder than words. And in order to move closer to my Dream Life of the Future, I need to get cracking.

With regards to moving away from London; As you can imagine, this takes a bit of planning. I need to save a bit, so I can afford not to work for a few months while I get sorted out. (Better safe than sorry!) I also need a long term plan for how to support myself outside the world of corporate London.
A Lucky Break would be great!
I am working on both these things and I estimate that it will take about 6-9 months to get on top of them, depending on how much I can save per month.

Being a project manager I know all about ‘planning for the un-planned’, including contingency and setting achieveable milestones. (Perhaps I should do a Gantt chart for the whole project! )

Well my experience with planning makes me think the estimate I mentioned is realistic, unless I should have the fortune to get a lucky break! However, if you think I am missing something here, please let me know!

LUCKY BREAK: Do you live in a nice area somewhere in North America, Australia or Europe and do you happen to require an IT project manager?

Despite my previous ramblings on this topics (oops!) I am actually experienced, qualified and highly recommended.

I currently manage a £££mil pan-European order management system for a well known IT/Telco company. But I am not in the least fussy about what project I manage - and I really mean it!

If you’ve got something, please email me at Cordelia[at]vikingprincess.net and we’ll take it from there. (I can do web design/coding as well - this site should prove it. )

I am an EU citizen and can therefore work anywhere in the EU. I can also easily move to Australia as my father is a citizen (new, very proud) there… Not sure what the situation is with the US/Canada.

As for meeting a man; well I’ll cover that in another post!

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I was so flattered and happy when I learnt that somebody has written an article about me on the very popular blog “Oz Conservative.”
What’s more, he had understood everything I said just right, and he turned my slightly rambling posts into something that sounds quite academic, really.

It was really amazing to read about myself in third person like that. Particularly in connection with a subject that I have never discussed with anybody outside of the internet. It was also rather cool to be called a feminine rebel!

This experience alone has made me very pleased that I took up blogging.

The article can be found here: “Feminine Rebellions”
Enjoy!

This entry is a day-dream. It is written to sound like it’s going on right now, but really, it’s just fantasy. A real day in my life is more like this.

I live in the countryside, far away from the stress and crowds of the big cities. My husband and I have a lovely house that is spacious and comfortable but not ostentatious. I have decorated it to make it cosy, inviting and stylish.

The house has several ecological features and is environmentally sound. It is well-insulated and has some solar panels on the roof. Our garden contains vegetables that are appropriate for the climate. There are fruit trees various bushes with berries. I harvest it all and save it for cooking.

Oh, I haven’t talked much about my (dream) husband yet. He is a great man. I love him to bits and admire him a lot. I trust him completely and he is so clever. He is taller than my 5’10” and has a great smile when he is happy. His looks are neither here nor there. I love him for who he is.

He is a man who has tons of integrity. He has work ethics and personal ethics. He does what he says he is going to do.

Since getting to know him I have lost my old attraction to doing ‘naughty’ things. I used to like having a spliff at parties, having a cigarette when I felt stressed, or shoplifting cheap stuff to avoid queuing to pay. But I want my husband to be proud of having me as a wife, so no more of any of that stuff!

When he touches me he makes me feel in a way that no man ever has. I didn’t use to care much for sex before him. It wasn’t difficult to keep to adhere to my (relatively) high moral standards with regards to sex as I simply wasn’t even tempted very often. But since I met my husband I have got quite into sex and often can’t wait for him to get home when he is away!
Is this the house? I loved the picture…
I know what type of clothes he finds attractive and sexy and I often choose those types of clothes on purpose. He is my husband and I can be as seductive as I want with him since it’s legit in the eyes of God…

My husband has plenty of interests that I don’t share. It’s mainly blokey stuff that I don’t mind him doing, but that I don’t want to participate in myself.

That’s great; it gives me time to do things outside of the relationship, which I like. I was never one of those ‘glued-to-my-man’ kind of woman. When he is off doing these things, I spend time with my female friends, look after myself or organise my house and work on some cool and somewhat profitable Web2 projects. I am able to make a bit of money on an online business. I have also become something of a Domestic Goddess and I find that very fulfilling.
Riding the bicycle on rural roads
We have really interesting neighbours in our area. Some are countryside people who have lived there all their lives. Others are old city-dwellers, who have come here seeking a different lifestyle.

Since moving here I have got to know some great people; I am now in a sewing circle, and sometimes help out with community matters. I also baby-sit and am part of a nice church. Finally I have time and energy for female friendship, and there are some really nice women around. A few times I have taught IT in the local school. It’s great to finally be part of a community.

My husband supports our family (currently only him and me, but guess what – I just found out that I am pregnant! Can’t wait to tell my husband, but how do I tell him and make it really special? )

I support him back in every way that I can, making sure that he has a nice home to relax in and that he gets healthy and tasty food to eat. Whenever he needs me I am there. When he doesn’t need me… I do something else! I listen to him and try to be as supportive as I can when he talks about his work. I am so proud of him, he is doing really well and I lack for nothing. I know he’ll make a very good father when the day comes.

We live near the water, something that means a lot to me. My husband is thinking of buying a boat and I can’t wait for it to happen so we can go boating. I don’t mind whether it will be a motor boat or a sailing yacht, either is great.
Down by the lake….
Our house is surrounded by trees and wildlife. There are some great trails around and I often go hiking, running or looking for berries and mushrooms.

I keep my bicycle for riding to the shops, but sometimes I drive; I have finally managed to get a driving licence thanks to the patience and support of my husband. Not a day too early. I can’t believe it took me so long to learn to drive; now it seems so easy! Our car is environmentally friendly.

Oh, I’ve got to go – my husband is on his way in with some wood that he’s been out chopping. We’ll lit a fire in the fireplace tonight – can’t wait to cuddle up in front of the fire and hear about what he’s been up to today. The sun is sinking below the horizon and another blessed day is coming to an end. What a charmed life I lead!

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