Another Year Ends...
It's 9:14pm on New Year's Eve and i've just got home from another delicious meal with the folks. For the first year that I can remember, i'm not heading out with a boyfriend or friends to celebrate the arrival of 2016. It's a pretty strange feeling sitting in in this big old house overlooking Waimea Road, all alone. It's peaceful and quiet. But, as the night goes on, things can only get rowdier out there... This post is really just for myself, but i'm glad you're taking a few minutes to read it. 2015 has got to be one of the most life-changing years i've ever had, I want to reflect on the highs and lows, because so much has happened!
The year started off with a lesson, I had met a boy that I thought was perfect, I had never had my emotions and my heart so thoroughly torn apart as when Brad Kay's true character was revealed. I really don't care if he sees this, or you know him, these are my words. The lesson was this, you can't trust everybody. Most people are wonderful, but the world wouldn't be the way it is today without the odd bad egg. I remember the first time we met I told him I write a blog and he joked about me writing about him, well there's your 5 minutes of fame. For the record, I do not have a single regret about what happened, I'm a much wiser woman now. Cat Stevens put it best, "I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there, but just remember there's a lot of bad and beware."
The thing that helped me get over that undeniably negative time was the promise of what was to come later in the year, Cuba! But to get to Cuba I still needed to save a lot of spending money, wherein lies the beautiful timing of a new job in April. I was really over working in a job that didn't recognise my (or any other staff member's) effort, ability, or soul (it really was that bad), so on a whim I applied for a logistics position at Port Nelson. As I had already booked my trip to Cuba and was to be off work for approximately 8 weeks during the middle of the year, I thought there was no chance in hell they'd hire me. I guess they really liked me, cause I have now been employed at the port for 8 months, and it truly is the best job I have ever had. As super cheesey as it sounds I look forward to Mondays so I can see all of my new friends, no two days are ever the same, i've learnt so much, and as I hoped, I managed to save enough spending money to have an amazing holiday.
I've already written a couple of posts about my adventures (My Holiday in Anecdotes & Cuba in 2015) so I won't revisit in detail, but on a general note there are a couple of things to say about travelling. When I was 21 and left the country for the first time without my parents, I was so scared. But now with a bunch of trips under my belt, I crave the newness of it all. Going somewhere new, meeting new people; experiencing it all for the first time. And that will never go away. I am so thankful to my parents who saved hard for my sister and I to be able to travel when were young, and who are still off seeing the world now. There are people who have never left New Zealand, who have absolutely no idea the beautiful world we live in, and that makes me sad. I'm so much richer for the adventures i've had, Cuba being a major ingredient in that.
When I returned to Nelson at the end of August I was buzzing with anticipation. I now had an amazing job, had been on an epic adventure with stories and photos to share, and I was single and free to do whatever I wanted to do! After just a couple of weeks I moved out of my childhood home, into town close to work, with a couple of inspiring women. I love having my own space, but also that I make all my own rules. Work had also changed, with some staff changes came a bunch of new friends, and the change of season meant a slow down, and a time to learn some new skills and observe different departments and how they fit into the one whole. I had already decided that I would like to learn more about the logistics industry and applied to study by distance through Massey University. I will begin a 2 year graduate diploma in February, which I am really looking forward to.
I guess the last thing I wanted to mention was the new man in my life. His name is Eddie, and I guess he's not so much man as machine... Well he's a car, so not a man at all. If he was a man he'd be a dreamboat though. For one, he loves road trips, and he loves the same music I do, he's sexy as hell, and he only has eyes for me (see above). It was definitely hard to say goodbye to my old car, 5 years of memories and almost 70,000km of road, but it was time for a change, and I am super duper happy.
Now I look toward 2016 (that's 1hr and 15 minutes from now, i've been typing for 90 minutes...). I don't have any plans apart from the study, and i'm not one for making New Years resolutions. But if I have a goal it's definitely to focus on my fitness, namely becoming a killer boxer, and cutting sugar from my diet. And I want to put into practice the arts of patience and spontaneity, both of which have been lacking for a wee while now. Oh, and if there's a nice man out there who likes the sound of what I just wrote, i'd love someone to share it all with, "Happiness only real when shared." - Chris McCandless.
So I guess that's me. I hope you all had successful year's, and the next one will be just as great x.
The year started off with a lesson, I had met a boy that I thought was perfect, I had never had my emotions and my heart so thoroughly torn apart as when Brad Kay's true character was revealed. I really don't care if he sees this, or you know him, these are my words. The lesson was this, you can't trust everybody. Most people are wonderful, but the world wouldn't be the way it is today without the odd bad egg. I remember the first time we met I told him I write a blog and he joked about me writing about him, well there's your 5 minutes of fame. For the record, I do not have a single regret about what happened, I'm a much wiser woman now. Cat Stevens put it best, "I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there, but just remember there's a lot of bad and beware."
The thing that helped me get over that undeniably negative time was the promise of what was to come later in the year, Cuba! But to get to Cuba I still needed to save a lot of spending money, wherein lies the beautiful timing of a new job in April. I was really over working in a job that didn't recognise my (or any other staff member's) effort, ability, or soul (it really was that bad), so on a whim I applied for a logistics position at Port Nelson. As I had already booked my trip to Cuba and was to be off work for approximately 8 weeks during the middle of the year, I thought there was no chance in hell they'd hire me. I guess they really liked me, cause I have now been employed at the port for 8 months, and it truly is the best job I have ever had. As super cheesey as it sounds I look forward to Mondays so I can see all of my new friends, no two days are ever the same, i've learnt so much, and as I hoped, I managed to save enough spending money to have an amazing holiday.
I've already written a couple of posts about my adventures (My Holiday in Anecdotes & Cuba in 2015) so I won't revisit in detail, but on a general note there are a couple of things to say about travelling. When I was 21 and left the country for the first time without my parents, I was so scared. But now with a bunch of trips under my belt, I crave the newness of it all. Going somewhere new, meeting new people; experiencing it all for the first time. And that will never go away. I am so thankful to my parents who saved hard for my sister and I to be able to travel when were young, and who are still off seeing the world now. There are people who have never left New Zealand, who have absolutely no idea the beautiful world we live in, and that makes me sad. I'm so much richer for the adventures i've had, Cuba being a major ingredient in that.
When I returned to Nelson at the end of August I was buzzing with anticipation. I now had an amazing job, had been on an epic adventure with stories and photos to share, and I was single and free to do whatever I wanted to do! After just a couple of weeks I moved out of my childhood home, into town close to work, with a couple of inspiring women. I love having my own space, but also that I make all my own rules. Work had also changed, with some staff changes came a bunch of new friends, and the change of season meant a slow down, and a time to learn some new skills and observe different departments and how they fit into the one whole. I had already decided that I would like to learn more about the logistics industry and applied to study by distance through Massey University. I will begin a 2 year graduate diploma in February, which I am really looking forward to.
I guess the last thing I wanted to mention was the new man in my life. His name is Eddie, and I guess he's not so much man as machine... Well he's a car, so not a man at all. If he was a man he'd be a dreamboat though. For one, he loves road trips, and he loves the same music I do, he's sexy as hell, and he only has eyes for me (see above). It was definitely hard to say goodbye to my old car, 5 years of memories and almost 70,000km of road, but it was time for a change, and I am super duper happy.
Now I look toward 2016 (that's 1hr and 15 minutes from now, i've been typing for 90 minutes...). I don't have any plans apart from the study, and i'm not one for making New Years resolutions. But if I have a goal it's definitely to focus on my fitness, namely becoming a killer boxer, and cutting sugar from my diet. And I want to put into practice the arts of patience and spontaneity, both of which have been lacking for a wee while now. Oh, and if there's a nice man out there who likes the sound of what I just wrote, i'd love someone to share it all with, "Happiness only real when shared." - Chris McCandless.
So I guess that's me. I hope you all had successful year's, and the next one will be just as great x.
Awesome sistar, loving having you here in our great chick pad, it great to live with such motivated peeps, thank you! doti :)
ReplyDeleteyou shall succeed in everything you are setting out to accomplish this year Spanxsey and you are a little bit of inspiration to me. although I dont think I can behind the no sugar thing haha loves and woo hoo for 2016 x
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