i'm finished...

yep, never thought i'd get there - the lead up to the finish of my course has been quite difficult and i just wanted it to be over...and now, following my last day of the practical requirements, i can apply to graduate as a counsellor!

how cool is that? who would have thought when i enrolled 3 years ago (to the month) that i would not only enjoy the course as much as i have, but finish, and be in a position (financially i mean) to actually set up?

so it just goes to show that sometimes dreams do come true - and don't get me wrong, it didn't just happen - oh no, i've put in a lot of time and effort and for the most part have enjoyed it immensely...guess as i got closer to the finish line i just wanted to be over the finish line!

so a big congratulations to me!

it's true what they say....

about time that is...you know that as you get older it goes more quickly - and you know what? it really does!

i can't believe, for example, that it's been almost 2 weeks since i last posted - what have i been so busy with?

i can't believe that after just 7.5 hours more of placement i will be eligible to apply to graduate from my course and will be able to practice as a counsellor...

i can't believe that it's been 2 years since my friend sparra died and i can't believe it's now been nearly 3 months since my granda died...

the time really just does fly on by, which is kinda weird, as my first coupla months after leaving work just dragged on - perhaps i was suffering from some depression, perhaps i was just bored, perhaps i had lost a sense of who i was...but now that i'm feeling a whole lot more positive and like my 'old self' the time just seems to get away from me and i find myself wondering where each week has gone...

seems like those weekends roll around a whole lot quicker than i remember and that's kinda funny, since now i no longer work, weekends are not quite as appealing as they used to be! don't get me wrong, i still love them, but they no longer represent an escape from the hell that was work...

anyway, i digress - time really does go quicker as you get older!

today's post is in memory of my dear friend..

sparra, who passed away on this day 2 years ago...

i can't believe it's been two years - i guess in that time so much has happened, but other days it just feels like yesterday...

i still miss him, guess i always will...

whenever i think of cricket, i remember fondly the long summer days spent at the scg with him, my dad and my uncle campbell - they are memories i will cherish forever...

i often think of you sparra, and sometimes i talk to you (usually when i'm walking home from work, which i'm sure makes people look at me like i'm crazy) and i wish you could have met ben...

you may not be here in person my friend, but you are forever in my heart, and days at the scg whilst still good, are not the same without you and i'm sure over the years it will get easier, but i'll never forget the 'procession continues' or our dinners at micky's...

i miss you my dear sparra

xxx

it's all good...

yep, i think i really have turned a corner in the last coupla weeks...

feeling as though i can be a bit more assertive in some instances...this is cryptic for a reason but it will serve as a reminder to me!

blues won thir 6th game this year and now have strung together back to back wins - next week will be a tough one - up against the 'haven't lost a game all season' saints!

my uncle is ok - not good, not bad and recovering very slowly - he'll be there for at least another 3 weeks - got to talk to him lastnight which was really good - thinking of you cam and looking fwd to seeing you in july...

my exercise regime slipped for a few days but did manage to get back into it today - even did it without ben (usually we do together as encouragement but he wasn't feeling too good - that would normally be a great excuse for me to skip but i didn't!)

am in touch with loads of nice people - and have a busy few weeks finishing up at RA and meeting up with friends

sooo really it is all good!

nite
xx