Pancakes, new jobs, crafts, overworked mind...

Hello, hello hello!

It's been awhile, I know. Things have been really crazy recently with job interviews and settling down from having friends over last weekend. It was so nice to have great friends around me, especially since I've been a bit lonely here in bristol trying to settle in and make friends, it was amazing to have besties around me for girl chats and long walks. I posted photos below from our weekend of myself, Emma and Jess. It was Jess' last weekend in the UK before she moves back to Australia to enjoy the warm summer.

Well, nix the pancakes actually... haha! Milo was in the kitchen making us some pancakes for dessert, but using rye flour instead of wheat, but it unfortunately didn't work out. It's alright though because we have a semolina like cereal for breakfast tomorrow instead. :o) Milo's been giving me Photoshop lessons so I can start making digital copies of my cards and print out larger amounts, making them look more professional and much easier for me instead of hand drawing every detail. I hope to be able to buy a nice printer if I make a bit of money from the Bath craft show.

Good news! I went for a interview at Bench clothing, sort of funky street wear just to see if they have part time xmas positions, but wound up getting hired for an assistant manager position (starting off as a sales assistant and then getting trained up as a supervisor) Yipeee!! Pluses are 1. a good wage 2. getting to wear jeans 3. able to walk to work 4. should be quite busy so the day will go by quickly. The only downside is not being able to go home for christmas like I had planned :o( Gutted.

I'll be teaching yoga soon here in Bristol and also will be teaching my dance class once a month. I'm looking forward to bring yoga back into my life in a big way, teaching what it is that I need to learn, bringing myself back into my body.

I've applied to take my GRE's in London in December so I can apply for graduate school next year. I'm really missing university life and being a student and it's been so difficult to be here in Bristol around soo many students with their books, off to classes and having coffees with school mates. Soooooooooo jealous! I'm looking at schools here in the UK, but also in America in Philadelphia, NYC, Portland, Miami, Seattle, San Fran, San Diego. I'm planning on rolling the dice and I'll see what the universe sends back to me....

The world is full of love. The world is full on love.

hmm. Found out today that I won't have internet until 28 October and am not quite sure how I'll cope until then. At the cafe and I'm being swept up around, it's annoying me. I'm annoyed. It's one of those days where everything is annoying me and I'm not quite sure why really. I've actually had a spiffing morn', went to the farmer's market on Whiteladies Road and got myself a huuuge leek (now I need to figure out what you actually make with a leek), a yummy chocolate brownie and some other farm fresh goodies and all for under a fiver (thanks Jamie Oliver!) Then it was charity shopping, tea, and other afternoon niceties with Milo.

I feel like I just need more internet time, as I'm rushing through everything and I miss the good old days of twice, even THRICE daily blog posting.

Maybe a list form would be best for all of this information then... clear, concise, to the point
(plus my pie from the market is waiting for me)
What happened this week
1. I'm going to start teaching yoga twice a week and a fun and playful yoga dance class once a month at Yogasara studios in Montpelier. I found the owners to be so lovely and welcoming in a time where I had been craving some real communication here in Bristol. I can't wait! I'll be posting the class times and dates on my yoga blog Spiral. Yoga. Dance
2. I have a new job... yes, it's temporary and yes it's quite boring work as a receptionist at an engineering company, but it'll will pay for my rent and it's only 2 1/2 days per week. It's mostly guys, but there's a really sweet, cool girl Lauren who works there. My time speaking with her was really balancing for my social sensibilities which I feel like have been out of sorts recently. I think that I have a "talking quota" that needs to be filled everyday and the less that I speak, the more I feel out of balance and unhappy. I don't like to feel lonely and my first week or so here in Bristol was exciting, but was peppered with that gnawing feeling of loneliness.
3. I wrote an ad out to gumtree looking for crafty ladies and lo and behold, actually found that a few have replied. Happy days! Now to actually be a proactive person and make sure that we actually meet up. If I put my mind to it, maybe I can even organise a craft night for everyone interested.
4. Spoke to home today, felt like it had been ages with the move and the time difference and the phone not being hooked up... it was great to speak to my Dad and Trish (stepmom) and I even got a grumpy hello from my 3 year old brother Ryan. I hope to call my sister tomorrow and my Mom on Monday and then start to tick of a list of American West Coasties that I've been itching to speak to because I have... drumroll please... free international weekend calls!! Be still my beating heart. Now if only they would hook up my internet I would blow kisses in Tiscali's direction.