Swinging = Happiness
I forgot to post the fact that I actually handed in my thesis about a week and a half ago. It was nice to finally hand it over and allow myself to forget about it for a while. It was also the end of my time at university (once again) and so it seemed like the end of an era.
The first thing I thought was 'I'm going to need a new excuse to come to the city'. The second thought didn't come until much later.
The whole next week I was SO bored. Honestly I was going out of my mind, dramatising the smallest things, not sleeping well or at all, just completely stressing out. I spent too much time in the house, struggling to keep busy, and it wasn't until about 4am one morning that I realised that I was completely lacking intellectual stimulation. I haven't worked more than about 3 days a week at work for a while, and even that can often border on boring, and I needed to find a way to firstly unwind, and secondly keep me busy.
Last night the weather was so lovely and I'd been working all day the last two days and I was home alone...so I decided to go for a short walk outside and enjoy the warmth before sunset. The birds were singing, the weather was great, and I was starting to settle a little. I hadn't really planned how far I'd walk or if I was planning to get to a certain point, and half way along the bike track I made the decision to go swinging. And swing I did.
Now, I don't care how old you are, or how much intellectual stimulation you require, but my gosh, swinging really fills the spot. I was completely by myself but openly laughing with joy as a swung back and forth as if I were 6 years old. It's the answer to life's problems.
Today I spent the whole day out of the house, trawling around the most hip shopping district in Melbourne, Chapel St. I then complicated things by trying to get my hands on some shoes that didn't seem to be available anywhere - In the end I found myself trawling out the Essendon DFO on public transport and foot. To put it simply, it's literally on the opposite side of the city to where I live, so it made for quite an adventure. In the end I got my shoes and a few other bits and pieces that will mean I don't have to go summer clothes shopping for quite a while. The rest of my shopping for the year is strictly Christmas presents only.
Meanwhile, over the weekend I handed the torch over to my two sisters to get us our Carols tickets for this year. Every year it's a dramatic event, attempting to get our hands on tickets that sell out in less than a minute, and at first we were all very stressed that I would be at work and unable to get the tickets as I usually would. So it was up to them and they came through with the goods! Hooray!
So I'm at a time where again I'm left to face some tough questions - what happens next? Is going full time at my current job really what I want? Are there alternatives? At this point I really don't know the answer, but for the time being I've told them to put me on more hours, and so the idea is that I'll be kept plenty busy leading up to Christmas. Maybe by then I'll have a better idea of what I want to do...or at least I can put off stressing about not knowing until then. Hah.
The first thing I thought was 'I'm going to need a new excuse to come to the city'. The second thought didn't come until much later.
The whole next week I was SO bored. Honestly I was going out of my mind, dramatising the smallest things, not sleeping well or at all, just completely stressing out. I spent too much time in the house, struggling to keep busy, and it wasn't until about 4am one morning that I realised that I was completely lacking intellectual stimulation. I haven't worked more than about 3 days a week at work for a while, and even that can often border on boring, and I needed to find a way to firstly unwind, and secondly keep me busy.
Last night the weather was so lovely and I'd been working all day the last two days and I was home alone...so I decided to go for a short walk outside and enjoy the warmth before sunset. The birds were singing, the weather was great, and I was starting to settle a little. I hadn't really planned how far I'd walk or if I was planning to get to a certain point, and half way along the bike track I made the decision to go swinging. And swing I did.
Now, I don't care how old you are, or how much intellectual stimulation you require, but my gosh, swinging really fills the spot. I was completely by myself but openly laughing with joy as a swung back and forth as if I were 6 years old. It's the answer to life's problems.
Today I spent the whole day out of the house, trawling around the most hip shopping district in Melbourne, Chapel St. I then complicated things by trying to get my hands on some shoes that didn't seem to be available anywhere - In the end I found myself trawling out the Essendon DFO on public transport and foot. To put it simply, it's literally on the opposite side of the city to where I live, so it made for quite an adventure. In the end I got my shoes and a few other bits and pieces that will mean I don't have to go summer clothes shopping for quite a while. The rest of my shopping for the year is strictly Christmas presents only.
Meanwhile, over the weekend I handed the torch over to my two sisters to get us our Carols tickets for this year. Every year it's a dramatic event, attempting to get our hands on tickets that sell out in less than a minute, and at first we were all very stressed that I would be at work and unable to get the tickets as I usually would. So it was up to them and they came through with the goods! Hooray!
So I'm at a time where again I'm left to face some tough questions - what happens next? Is going full time at my current job really what I want? Are there alternatives? At this point I really don't know the answer, but for the time being I've told them to put me on more hours, and so the idea is that I'll be kept plenty busy leading up to Christmas. Maybe by then I'll have a better idea of what I want to do...or at least I can put off stressing about not knowing until then. Hah.