Change
Yesterday I resigned from my job.
Hubby's resigned from his too, and we're getting ourselves sorted to pretty much resign from our life in Sydney altogether.
I think this has been coming along for a while. Ever since I had the scooter accident last year we have had to face up to the fact that Sydney is big, congested, expensive place with a pitiful public transport system. Lately my life has been a case of get up, spend a frustrating hour trying to get to work, sit at a desk stressed out til nightfall, spend another hour trying to get home, eat sleep, then do it all again. Somewhere along the way my heart gave out - earlier this year I started getting some scary heart problems. I've always had a condition, but the lack of time to exercise and the stress of the daily grind suddenly made it much worse.
Now I'm in a situation where I can either get dosed up to the eyeballs and risk medication side effects that include hallucinations (which the current dose is already giving me but that's another entertaining story) and psychosis, or I can Choose Life and go for the big super-healthy lifestyle change. I choose Option B, so Hubby and I are heading back to Canberra, where I lived for four years, and where I had been living when I first met him.
So off we go. It'll take us a while to get our shit together as I'm stressed to the max and can only deal with one thing at a time. But sometime over the next couple of months when we've sold up and found somewhere to live down there, we'll make the final move and pick up work. A maybe not so 9-5 kind of work if possible. Maybe something part time with a little something else on the side, but more on that in the weeks to come! I have to keep some things a surprise. :)
It will really sad to go and I might go mad in the first few months just trying to find someone who can serve me a decent chai, but you gotta be zen about these things. It's a healthy move and the right thing to do. So here's to happy changes.
Hubby's resigned from his too, and we're getting ourselves sorted to pretty much resign from our life in Sydney altogether.
I think this has been coming along for a while. Ever since I had the scooter accident last year we have had to face up to the fact that Sydney is big, congested, expensive place with a pitiful public transport system. Lately my life has been a case of get up, spend a frustrating hour trying to get to work, sit at a desk stressed out til nightfall, spend another hour trying to get home, eat sleep, then do it all again. Somewhere along the way my heart gave out - earlier this year I started getting some scary heart problems. I've always had a condition, but the lack of time to exercise and the stress of the daily grind suddenly made it much worse.
Now I'm in a situation where I can either get dosed up to the eyeballs and risk medication side effects that include hallucinations (which the current dose is already giving me but that's another entertaining story) and psychosis, or I can Choose Life and go for the big super-healthy lifestyle change. I choose Option B, so Hubby and I are heading back to Canberra, where I lived for four years, and where I had been living when I first met him.
So off we go. It'll take us a while to get our shit together as I'm stressed to the max and can only deal with one thing at a time. But sometime over the next couple of months when we've sold up and found somewhere to live down there, we'll make the final move and pick up work. A maybe not so 9-5 kind of work if possible. Maybe something part time with a little something else on the side, but more on that in the weeks to come! I have to keep some things a surprise. :)
It will really sad to go and I might go mad in the first few months just trying to find someone who can serve me a decent chai, but you gotta be zen about these things. It's a healthy move and the right thing to do. So here's to happy changes.
Labels: navel-gazing
posted by Rebecca at 12:06 pm
2 Comments:
I've already said this to you but I'll say it again. Hats off to you both for Choosing Life. Well done and I look forward to sharing in this change with you (and visiting once you've made the move).
Love Carls
Well done. I am quite jealous of the getting out of Sydney. Only yesterday I told my boss (in jest) that I was moving to Kangaroo Island. Sydney is great, but it definitely takes it toll!
Best of luck. I look forward to hearing how you settle in.
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