Beached As

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Lose yourself in the music the moment……

They say that you haven’t really travelled until you have lost something while you were doing it. It didn’t take me long after getting to NZ to lose something. I Left my deck of cards, some brunch bars and a lunch container in Raglan after only being in NZ for about a week.  I’ve lost my favourite shirt to sleep in someplace between Queenstown, Invercargill and Milford. Since being in Queenstown I have lost one of my favourite necklaces, I believe it is at Nomads some place. The thing that I’m most upset about losing however is the NZ guide that my amazing friend Laura had given me! She had written in and I had been writing in it along the way. Laura…. I was loving that book. Not only because it was a very thoughtful gift from you but I was well on my way to completing the top ten things to do in NZ list it contained. I had been writing on the pages and dating when I had done each thing. I’m sure I can get another one and replace it, but there is no point as it just won’t be the same. I guess maybe in other cases this is the best part of losing things you get to replace them with something better!

These “things” I’ve lost are just the ones that I can think of. This brings me to wonder what else I have “miss placed” while in NZ.

But maybe… they aren’t referring to the material things that you lose but also the emotional, more personal things that you “lose”. I would have to think on some level,  I must have lost some logical thinking power or something to think that it was really a good idea to “Chuck myself off a bridge” the day I signed up and paid for the Nevis Bungy!

I’d like to believe that I have lost some of what has held me back in the past from being the true me and the person that I want to be. Allowing me to have more self confidence (I hope).

I don’t know everything that I have lost on this trip. I mean really, how do you know if you lost something? What does lost actually mean? I lost it… I don’t know where it is… but someone else does… so are these things lost or just donated involuntarily to another cause? If you lost it did you really ever have it?

One thing I do know, is that I Have found myself LOST in the moment and that this must be my favourite version of the word ………lost!

Mom, I know you once may have said that you didn’t want to go and you were just going to get lost! But you know what! I can’t wait to get lost someplace again! I think almost every time I do get lost I think of the kid version of you throwing that fit … well maybe it was me… It is a good story to grow up with either way!

Right… So

~~GET LOST!!!!!!~~

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A breath of fresh air! (Or…… Stay the Night… In Musical terms)

Right

You know that commercial? You know ....

                ….Where the girl jumps and lands on her bed and just bounces forever and instantly falls asleep it just looks like she is SSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOO comfy…  Ya that’s my new bed! I slept there for the first time last night and I’m literally freaking out.  Any one that has ever worked with me knows that I’m not exactly always a timely person I tend to be late now and then.  With the new bed…. I’m screwed (Look at it on a positive note) I am Screwed J……(Thanks Ten things I hate about you! And my lovely Sister) Yvonne I’m telling you now I will NOT be at work again by 8:30…… hummm… I guess that is unless I sleep on the floor!

                I spent a total of a half hour in our new place last night and I have fallen in love! We had an amazing view from our old place which you have all seen pictures of! The view at the new place is somehow MORE amazing? Weird I know it’s not as high as the old view and there are trees in the way now… but we have a more panoramic view!

SIDE NOTE: So I’m addicted to tea now… I guess, what would I expect after living with a bunch of English for 3 months right? So any way I’m writing this at 11 am… and I have already had two teas…just went to take a drink now…. #?*#!! its gone again… how does that happen?

                So the new place I have a bigger room, the light works,  and my bed rocks… I’m happy!

SIDE NOTE: I am SSSSSOOOO Keen to see Lady A at Bayfest!!!

Thinking of you Chch!

           Today while I was sitting at my desk at work, just after hanging up the phone with a creditor in Christchurch at approx 12:50 I started to relaize that my desk was moving, actuall my whole office was moving, wait I think the earth is moving... no big trucks... stand up and move towards the door. look at my purse should I be taking that with me?! It is an earthquake right? and it was over. So, I continue out of my office and up the stairs where I see Ann who I know is thinking what i'm thinking so we both head into another co-workers office and the two of them felt it too. One not so sure that it was really a quake. Our manager who was standing starting to think were all crazy. Discuss our own past earthquake experiences and then head back down to my office. Moments later I feel it again this time much less. To the point I wouldn't have felt the secound one if I haden't felt the first. Continue working.... momentarily head upstairs to get someting from the printer and am informed that there has infact been another major earthquake in Christchurch. This one said to be much worse than the first (Sep/4/10 when I was still in Cananda) and things are really not in good shape there.

      Obviously you continue on with your day as you have to, and as the day progresses you hear more little bits and you never know how true they actually are. The last numbers I have heard say that there are 65 casuilties and bound to be more.

       Today was as much as I think I ever need to experience of an earthquke, can't imagine how you are all feeling in chch my thoughts and prayers are with you all!

Oh Life....

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It’s only the rest of your life!

               The future, its big, its unpredictable, its scary and its exciting! No one knows what the future will bring to them! They could win the lottery or they can lose their own version of the lottery in one day and it would change their life forever! So how do I go about making my own best possible future! I’m starting to realize that the best way to ensure you have an amazing future is to live in the moment! You may have noticed that the people who are late are always much happier than the people that have to wait for them. That’s because those people have other things they are doing, things that keep them busy and they are LIVING their lives. Or at least that’s part of it, one way to think of it.

                I have always known that I’m happier when I’m busy and things are happening around me. This is partially contributed to the fact that you have less time to focus on the negative when you have other things that you need to be worried and fussing about. Also, something else I find always brings me joy or maybe even a sense of pride at the ability to look back at the things that you have achieved. Especially if those things you look back on also benefit those around you!

                All this brings me to the real dilemma that I have in my life! What to do with the rest of it. I have been blessed or maybe rather cursed with the belief that I can do anything that I want, ANYTHING is possible and finding the thing you love and turning it into a career is more than a possibility. Loads of people in this world get to do their favorite thing every day and get paid for it! My problem is, I don’t really have a favorite thing. I have lots of things that I like and I always find myself analyzing them to see how I could fit a few together to turn into some type of business. My latest is a high end movie theater; you know the ones with cheese platters, that you can get a nice glass of wine and a refill at intermission. The lobby is full of great books and especially the ones that are coming soon to theater! Also some great art and deco things that are on display of course also available for purchase. Sounds great right? I think so. It is just an idea though and I don’t have a clue if this would really make me any money! LOL…… which is kind of the point.  I also know that the financial planning thing is a very real idea and maybe I just need to get after it and do the dog breeding, wine making, book, art and deco selling on the side? Although I also like the idea of interior design so maybe I should become a real estate agent and sell my deco services on the side….. I think you are starting to see why I don’t even know where to start!

                So for now, I think what I’ve decided is that I’m going to spend some more time writing my thoughts down and sharing them. That way I have them to reflect on will also get a little feedback, which ultimately will only make me a better person and lead me towards a better future… or so I can hope. Call it my new hobby! Oh side note: I’ve also been thinking I would like to maybe take up jewelry making.

                And who knows maybe I'll just turn out to be one of the most interesting people in the world who never find out what they are going to do! You know the ones that never grow up!

It’s all part of the Experience!!

              So, I have now spent a full 4 months in Queenstown. Overall it really has been a GREAT TIME! I have met people from every corner of the world……….. A lot less Kiwi’s then I had expected however, I do have to admit! Last Friday after work we stopped in at Pog Mahones (Which is Irish for Kiss my Ass… A.K.A the local Irish pub) Got talking to some people from Wisconsin that were amazed at the fact they had just met a Brazilian, Canadian, 2 Irish and English that all work in the same office. I have to admit that when first getting to NZ I use to find this pretty cool too that you could have as many different nationalities sitting at the table as there are people. However, I found it even cooler to realize that this was normal in Qtown and I have started to take it for granted.

Where I am now with my Q-town experience is to be honest in a little bit of a rut! I LOVE it here and am so glad that this is the place I came to know in New Zealand. Famous for the invention of bungy and the Adventure Capital of the World (or so they say), I really can’t think of a better place to settle for my once in a life time trip! However, you have heard me say it before and you will probably hear me say it again! Queenstown is also REALLY expensive to live in! I seem to have myself in this place right now that I’m OVER the drinking that this town encourages, and to be honest there isn’t a lot else to do. Which makes me think, maybe I should move on and try another place….. but I can’t leave here…… mostly because I can’t afford to, it would be hard to get another job that gives me the hours and awesome people I work with here, but also because I like it here.

In the last few weeks every so often I catch myself thinking to myself; it’s only a few more months if you can make it though them you’ll be off to Thiland and the Calgary Stamped and HOME in No time!! ……………….. I’m finding this strange especially because I have also caught myself thinking I can’t believe that I have been in New Zealand for 5 months now it seems like maybe 1!! And to be fair I haven't really thought of my self as missing home all that much, I mean I know in the back of my mind I'll be there soon, I do hate missing whats going on at home sometimes and I do miss everyone but on average....  

I think this weekend especially I have been thinking of home A LOT more than normal. Most of my family has just taken of or got back from Cuba and I missed out on going with them, and mostly missed on going with my Grandma. I have also put myself on a limit of $20 a day for the week, because of a little thing called a letting fee for our new place (which we move into March 3)  that put a dent in my spending for the week.  And …. $20 in Qtown means I watched a lot of movies this past weekend! Which really worked out well cuz the weather here was less than average any way.

The past few weeks, I have got to talk to home a little more than I had been also, had a great catch up with Meg! Its really great to know that just because you don't get to talk to someone for a few months it doesn't have to change your friendship and we could go right back to the regular anticts that is the nature of our friendship! Right jerk face?!?! I Also finally caught up with Jenn who I feel like I have been calling for AGES!! First time I got to actually talk to her since Ryan and her had got engaged! Luv ya buddy! lol 

This got me to thinking about what the first thing I want to get when I get off the plane is and depending on where in Canada that actually is, who is there and what is open… Its either going to be a carton of REAL Chocolate milk, or a Ceaser!! This also led me to thinking about the first few days back at home and how nice they really are going to be! I can't wait!! ...... but I'm definetly not ready for them yet. INFACT! one night not so long ago, I had a dream (verging on night mare) that for some reason I was on a plane, and was suppose to get off at the next stop which was another part of NZ. Somehow though I had missed my stop and had arrived back in Canada. I was freaking out! I'm not done I'm not ready to be home yet I don't want to get off here! Its the last stop?! NNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!  Then I woke up! A little shocked but glad to see that I was still in my room in Queenstown!

Mini up-date also! 

This past few weeks I have also had a bit of a screwed foot and looks like I may have gout, which is just great, no more red meat, prawns and alcohol for me! To be fair though who am I kidding maybe I’ll just keep an eye on how much of them for now! We went to see The Tourist, 127 Hours and tonight we watched the Black Swan in Arrowtown! But mostly the last few weeks have been more of the same Qtown routine!

PS!! SUNSHINE SHOTOVER FESTIVAL!

        Totally can't belive that I almost forgot to tell you all about the festival!! It was Feb 5 2011.... GREAT TIME! Well other than the fact that I had to gimp around the whole time with my swollen possible gout attacked foot, which yes enevitiablely did get steped on while I was there!

Any way, all day festival at the base of some really great mountains that surrond the whole event! Live music for 12 stright hours, featuring Kiwi music! Hollie Smith, Shape Shifter, Fat Freddy's Drop, ect!! They also have live Dj's inbetween the acts that mix up some fresh Dub-Step ect. I has a really great time at the concert and I'm super glad that I went! Although you deffinetly won't be seeing me their next year! And that's not just because I won't be in the country. No my kinda music but great to experience it!