My Life after CELTA

It happened again; HBD to me. Heading towards being an old miserable git makes life so much easier. Not being able to fit the candles on the birthday cake tells you what an old plonker you became. Nevertheless, after so many decades, I can confidently say that the most precious gifts from life are my wife, my dogs, and my health. As I mature and my life slowly turns into slow-motion recording, things previously considered valuable lose their charm completely.  Enough of this prattling on, and let's focus on what happened today. After waking up, I realised I felt much better than yesterday. Apparently, some of COVID's long-term side effects disappeared, although the persistent loss of smell is a tad vexing. I wish I could get a nice olfactory experience while preparing dinner! I haven't lost my sense of smell completely; it's just not as good as it used to be. I do hope it's something temporary. As for the weather, it is changing. Winter is back! The wind blew arctic...

BIRTHDAY How would one celebrate their 53rd birthday other than eating out, right? Well, this is precisely what we did; however, the location was a tad unusual, I must admit: IKEA. Yes, we ate there, and it wasn’t that bad. We had meatballs with french fries, a coffee with a delicious apple pie with caramel on it, so we ate like queens and kings. We bought some goods we needed and returned home. On the way back, we stopped off at the craftsman store, where we bought a grinding machine I’d use to revamp the wooden surfaces outside. As for my English learning: I received Charlette’s feedback on my latest writing, and it was the best feedback I’ve received so far. She was pleased with my report on AI - I was happy with it, either - and I think I made another great step towards reaching my goals. I’m not ready for the CPE exam yet, but I’m on it, and I think by the end of the summer, I might play with the idea of looking for a centre in Budapest where I can take the test. The weather turne...