I am now a student at the Humane Society of the United State's online "university" - taking classes to earn certification as a Humane Education Specialist. It's very exciting and the classes are all self-paced, which is really nice. I am very impressed with the quality of the class I am taking so far - although a little overwhelmed! The class I am currently taking is about the use of story telling as a method of humane education... I thought we would learn certain stories and story telling techniques, but my current assignment is to WRITE 6 short stories!!! Oh my gosh! I am pretty sure I CAN do it, but it feels a little scary. I haven't written any fiction in like - ever - . Help!

Went to a lovely circle at my teacher's (spiritual teacher, not the humane society teacher!) house last night and saw robins on her front lawn! The first I have seen this spring, although I know they have been around a few weeks. The stars in the sky on the way home were amazing. It was nice to be in group ritual.....I haven't been for far too long and didn't realize how much I was missing it.

We're in the tail end of a total re-organization of our home and rearranging of rooms. The temporary chaos seems to be worth it as I think the new setup is working a lot better. Once we get the downstairs kitchen functional I will be SO happy! One step at a time.