Today is Monday and so I have switched languages from Catalan to Castellano.
I actually woke up remembering to say Buenos Dias rather than Bon Dia.
So far so good!

It was slow at first. What I have found is that the words get stuck behind a pile of Catalan ones. As if I am looking in my bag for my keys and they have sunk to the bottom so I have to take everything else out first.
So it is painfully slow and sometimes the Catalan word pops out first and then I replace it which makes for very long sentences.
(Potse) quizas (vull) quiero (llegir) leer (una mica) un poco (avants) antes de (sortir) salir!
Get the picture?

But suddenly as midmorning after much stumbling I felt it begin to flow. then it happened in reverse. Because I didn’t trust myself I was saying the Castellano correctly first and then doubting so changing to Catalan.
I think part of speaking another language is learning to relax and trust your own ability to speak without having to test and think about each and every word.

I have spoken before about a web site I have found useful, Fluent in 3 Months
I recently bought his Language Hackers Guide and have started reading it today.  You can get it in English but also in lots of other languages and as part of his philosophy is to use the target language from the very beginning I have it in Spanish and really pleased that I can understand it all, only having to look up a few words. I am reading it out loud so I can get back into the sounds and shapes of the words without having to worry about grammar and vocabulary.

And to follow one of his suggestions, which is to make concrete promises that give you goals to complete in a short time here are my tasks for the week.

1. I will give an acupuncture treatment speaking only Castellano
2. I will have my Photoshop lesson speaking only Castellano
3. I will do at least one intercambio in Castellano
4. I will take the van to be cleaned and speak Castellano (this one is scary)
5. I will make a short video of myself speaking in Castellano (scariest of scary)

Other snippets
Dogs – All peaceful this moment. No fights since Friday. We have a plan of action to try out.
House – This very moment all is peaceful. We moved the furniture around which can shift energy too.
Weather – Is lovely and rainy and cloudy.  Just a little, not too much, but nice and homey.

Thank you all for your support!  It has really helped me in these past months.