...Life when it's Unpredictable

It's going to be difficult to explain everything that's happened to me since my last update, but here goes. 

So the 'Photographer Job' yeah, that didn't work out to well. Word of advice to all travellers or potential travellers. YOU WILL NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I guess it sounds fair, I mean when you are known to only be in the country for a year, I understand that business' would only see the advantage of taking a person on as casual staff, but jesus christ that doesn't mean you can change the job description as often as you like ! Long story short, it started out with Friday nights from 10 - 2am for $125 a night, and then progressed onto an additional two hours of 'Promo work' and yeah you can guess what the deal is with that.

 ... Of course I was mortified and told him to stick it where the sun don't shine! Luckily me and my cousin got our Jobs back at FOS, (telesales). I know it's not the most enjoyable job in the world, but it's an office of amazing people that make the time pass quickly, and I hate to say it, but I think I've become quite good at it.

The first week back after returning to the UK felt like an alternative to reality. Back in the same apartment, unpacking all my things again, shopping in the supermarket (Coles FYI) preparing for work the next day. 

My Grandma, was still alive when I left home. WOW this is harder to type than I realised. So she was alive when I left home, she seemed to be improving, her liver had still failed, but she was talking, eating, drinking laughing, watching the queens jubilee. She loved the queen. But at about 9pm at night my time. My cousins boyfriend came in the room and told me that she had passed away. The feelings that washed over my body were ones that I had never felt before. Dealing with a loss and being so far away, I would have to say is definitely something that should be considered before escaping real life for a year. All I can say, is that it hurts. BIG TIME.

But my faith in the statement that 'everything happens for a reason' has really helped me. I found some comfort in knowing that everyone has their time to leave & I know that she is still with me.

Skipping ahead a few months, May, June and July were probably that hardest yet of my adventure, cold winds, wet rain and public transport made me feel like what the hell is the point in me being here, when all my Family needed me, and I needed them. We wasn't doing anything, just powering through every day. 

August came, and the bouncy ball had shot up again, another one of my silly terms that I guess I live by is that 'What goes up must come down' and well I guess after all them months of being down, the ball must have hit bottom and shot back up again.  August has been one of the best years of my life! 

We had a good group of friends, work was bearable, the weather was heating up and it was my 21st birthday on the 4th. I couldn't of dreamed a better way to spend it. I was adamant that i'd do 21 things on my 21st and well I did, Kayaking, face painting, max brenner, jaga bombs, dancing, and I had the most amazing people around me ! Life couldn't get better.

... Or So I thought. On the 12th August 2012, I decided to go to a place called Boundary with my Cousin, her Boyfriend and my other cousin. It was that night that I met a Handsome Sailor and my life had changed forever.

But there will be more about him later, all I can say is that it's the 1st of October today and he's still around.