This time 10 days from now I will be sitting in the departure lounge at the airport, waiting to start my new life. Or resume my old life - depends on how you look at it.

I have made no secret that I don't like Scotland. But if I had to do it all over again, would I do anything differently? Probably not. Wind, rain, and sheep were worth it, just to be with Mr Right. I think perhaps we would have made this move back to Canada a bit sooner, though. I have been ready to leave since the moment I got here, but Mr Right needed to come to the decision on his own. Leaving your home country to move across an ocean is a huge undertaking, and you need to be emotionally prepared.

In my case, it also helps to be an orphan, because then your parents can't drive you up a goddam wall, like the in-laws are doing just now.

It's cloudy today, but I think we'll go to the zoo. I'd like to see the penguins again before I leave.