it's taken long enough...

but i am now absolutely enjoying a slower pace of life! one of my friends has referred to it as 'retirement', which it's not really, as eventually i will be working again, but it kinda feels like that...

and it has taken me nearly 8 weeks to get into the swing of it, but i reckon it's worth it! my cousin told me to just ease into it and i would eventually get used to it and wonder how i had ever fitted in a full time job! well, this week i think i hit that point...

seriously, how did i? all i could muster this week was 3 meetings on Monday, 3 meetings on Tuesday, a cuppa with a mate on Wednesday followed by a hairdo, and the last 2 days have passed by in the blink of an eye...

i am enjoying the freedom from the alarm clock, the freedom from having to go into town every day during the week, i am enjoying paying only $4.80 for a return off peak ticket to the city when i do go and enjoying having lunch with friends where i'm not clock watching to get back to work in a hurry...

i am enjoying the amount of reading i am doing and have read some books that have been collecting dust for far too long on my shelves - in a bid to be more conservative (read as less frivolous) with money, i am attempting to read the books i have, rather than buying news ones each month...of course it would be remiss of me not to note that i did buy 8 books last month, albeit they didn't cost me more than $50 (total)...

i am enjoying having meetings with people i want to meet with, rather than turning up to pointless meetings where nothing is really achieved...

so, i guess now that i have finally gotten my head around not having a routine set by someone else i am really enjoying just having some time out...

so whilst i am really enjoying this time, i am conscious of the need to ensure i don't waste it, and as such, really need to focus on getting a few things done...

anyway, that's enough of a ramble for one night so i'll bid you a good night...

me
xx

ps blues won tonight which is a big plus given their very poor performance last weekend - let's hope their winning streak continues long into september!