busy
so i've finally had a chance to breathe; to hide away on a bed with soft, fresh sheets and a candle and a cup of tea. the past week has been incredible, the past month full of new things, and the past two months absolutely life-changing.
last week i went on an 8 day tour with glissando - it's pretty well-summarised over at rich's blog (www.slowsecret.com). i've gained a lot of confidence, as well as happiness, and most importantly, some good friends who i will keep as close as possible forever. i fell in love with chantal and mark from sleepingdog, who are utterly inspirational. they're so talented and friendly and positive. chantal reckoned i was positive too, which made me realise i was slipping into bad habits by giving too much thought to little problems, which had been niggling away at me. so i'm being the sophie she saw me as - the one i know i am, which hasn't had too much of a showing in leeds. we travelled to aberdeen, perth, edinburgh, newcastle, manchester, bristol and leeds - it was completely amazing. i'm not even going to dull down my enthusiasm here - it was just brilliant. rich, elly, tim, chantal, mark - all very lovely people to spend a week with :-) i miss them all already, but i have brainwash festival and a tour with chantal in belgium in a few weeks... happy times ahead!
asides from that, i'm being more productive in general - waking up, and helping each other get out of bed when it is still foggy and grey in the morning. it is chilly these days in the morning...coffee keeps me going. bill is a friendly face on bbc news, and warm weetabix is my greatest discovery of late - along with its chef, of course.
i am feeling very well looked after these days - i use fabric conditioner and i know there is always a hug waiting for me if i need it. i'm not lonely anymore. i didn't completely change straight away, but i feel as though i don't need to explain myself anymore. i don't give a voice to any worries now, either - they don't deserve my time.
my life is filled with lots of lovely things right now too... grainy photographs with bright blue skies, thoughtful day trips, music (i have never performed so often in my entire life, nor have i ever been exposed to so many different bands, both live and on cds), books (i'm reading more often again, good news for my uni degree!)... just creativity and hope in every corner of my day.
i am still so busy but i am so pleased to bump into people out and about - everyone needs a reason to meet up again in one place again though so we can all catch up properly! work and obligations are keeping us all quite busy indeed. i don't mind that we are all doing things because we are creating lots of stories to tell each other when we eventually catch up - but i hope we can all make time for a cuppa soon! (i'm looking at you, beth, nicolar, nat, everyone!)
i miss everyone all of the time but there is never enough time for everything - but it is good we are all busy bees
xx
p.s. i am pleased my boyfriend has an eye for a pretty scene but i miss my vivitar camera - plus i'm jealous he took better photos than me.
last week i went on an 8 day tour with glissando - it's pretty well-summarised over at rich's blog (www.slowsecret.com). i've gained a lot of confidence, as well as happiness, and most importantly, some good friends who i will keep as close as possible forever. i fell in love with chantal and mark from sleepingdog, who are utterly inspirational. they're so talented and friendly and positive. chantal reckoned i was positive too, which made me realise i was slipping into bad habits by giving too much thought to little problems, which had been niggling away at me. so i'm being the sophie she saw me as - the one i know i am, which hasn't had too much of a showing in leeds. we travelled to aberdeen, perth, edinburgh, newcastle, manchester, bristol and leeds - it was completely amazing. i'm not even going to dull down my enthusiasm here - it was just brilliant. rich, elly, tim, chantal, mark - all very lovely people to spend a week with :-) i miss them all already, but i have brainwash festival and a tour with chantal in belgium in a few weeks... happy times ahead!
asides from that, i'm being more productive in general - waking up, and helping each other get out of bed when it is still foggy and grey in the morning. it is chilly these days in the morning...coffee keeps me going. bill is a friendly face on bbc news, and warm weetabix is my greatest discovery of late - along with its chef, of course.
i am feeling very well looked after these days - i use fabric conditioner and i know there is always a hug waiting for me if i need it. i'm not lonely anymore. i didn't completely change straight away, but i feel as though i don't need to explain myself anymore. i don't give a voice to any worries now, either - they don't deserve my time.
my life is filled with lots of lovely things right now too... grainy photographs with bright blue skies, thoughtful day trips, music (i have never performed so often in my entire life, nor have i ever been exposed to so many different bands, both live and on cds), books (i'm reading more often again, good news for my uni degree!)... just creativity and hope in every corner of my day.
i am still so busy but i am so pleased to bump into people out and about - everyone needs a reason to meet up again in one place again though so we can all catch up properly! work and obligations are keeping us all quite busy indeed. i don't mind that we are all doing things because we are creating lots of stories to tell each other when we eventually catch up - but i hope we can all make time for a cuppa soon! (i'm looking at you, beth, nicolar, nat, everyone!)
i miss everyone all of the time but there is never enough time for everything - but it is good we are all busy bees
xx
p.s. i am pleased my boyfriend has an eye for a pretty scene but i miss my vivitar camera - plus i'm jealous he took better photos than me.