Confession...

I have an ongoing obsession with "The Good Wife" and I can't quite work out why. I think it might be something to do with Alicia having incredibly clear boundaries or just her general calm in the face of a storm. Perhaps it's just that she represents a role model of a strong successful woman and we have all too few of those in popular culture that aren't either depicted as bitches or incompetent and failing in another area of their lives? and she seems to toe the line of just holding it together, by the skin of her teeth, most of the time... Is that what makes her so easy to relate to? So easy to feel sympathy for? There have been lots of interesting parallels drawn between the series and the real life political wives and scandals that have been exposed this year (examined in much more detail and with more subtlety than I am able to) but I am not sure the sensationalist aspect of the story is what appeals to me: although I agree it makes for more compelling viewing. I think what I see is her struggle to try to do good, to be good, in the face of tremendous odds. This is something we can all relate to after all. Life is tremendous odds. For all of us.

This leads me on nicely to what I really want to talk about (bit new to this blogging thing so am more than a little bit surprised by that). People being good: in fact people being magnificent. What has amazed me since I started telling you all about this crazy idea of mine to move to Mexico and start to design swim wear and have the life I want is how supportive you have all been. Rather than questioning my judgement /sanity etc EVERYONE has been incredibly supportive. ALL OF YOU. Even people who I know have huge big things they are struggling with, having to cope with and deal with and with whom I feel facetious even discussing it with. You know who you are. A few of you have said you hope to do something similar one day, Irene mentioned that I was the first... and I realised for the first time that although I am uprooting myself and moving across the world I have never really felt so surrounded and supported by my friends.

I don't really want to post anymore tonight. I am tired. I am doing a sewing course tomorrow night, and I sort of want that last thought and realisation to sit out there in space and expand and at the same time sink into my bones because it makes me feel like I can do anything. Limitless.