So another Birthday is upon me, that mean's its been a year since I started this blog - Yay me! So I hope you have enjoyed it and that something amongst all my rants has amused, confused, entertained or effected you somehow.
I definitely don't feel my age and it seems very odd to say that I am now 39?! I feel like I am lying somehow, probably because no one believes me when I tell them.
Meanwhile, I have been working my little butt off not sure if I love it or hate it - depends on the day you ask me. I love being busy and I do enjoy what I do and the people I work with so all in all pretty damn lucky. I had to do 2 x 6 day weeks in a row then 12 days straight but I got a trip to Alice Springs and Uluru out of it. Though my role on the trip was to organise everything so I had 10 adults asking when the flight is, where do i sit, where do we check in, where are the toilets, who do i have to share a room with, where do we eat, what time do we eat, what's my next line, where are we going next, how far is that, can i go to the toilet now, i want a snack, can you get me a coffee.... the list goes on. So my plan today is to make very few decisions and to not be responsible for anyone else but myself!! How selfish!!
Something else I realised on this trip away is what a solitary life I lead. My choice and not too concerned about it really, just noteworthy. We lost mobile signal for a good amount of time in Central Australia. We had to go old school and use pay phones and phone cards (which really don't last long at all!) Everyone was desperately trying to call home to speak to loved ones - spouses, children, boyfriends, girlfriends - and most had someone to pick them up at the airport too. I had no one that I couldn't go a day without speaking to or hearing from and I am not used to depending on someone else to do things like pick me up at the airport. And this is not to say that I don't have loved ones, it made me realise that I am rather unique in the way I handle relationships. My friends and family have known me in this type of work for many years now so to not see me and have minimal contact with me for a few weeks, sometimes months is quite normal to them. They knew where I was, and they knew I'd look after myself - coz I always do. Five days in Central Australia is nothing after I've done year long trips to the other side of the planet.
Anyhoo, Happy Birthday to me and thank you all for the well wishes via text, facebook or face to face (what?!)
And please - no more cake!!!!
