The ugly side

Today I was going to write about plans for my parents' trip. They arrive in three weeks and I am going to spend this evening chatting with my mother about what they want to do, where they want to go and how I can help all their Tanzania dreams come true. I have so many plans and ideas for them. However, at the moment, given the way work is going I have to say all I want to do is go here. It may have the been the location of my henious jellyfish stings of two Sundays ago (which still have left their ugly mark on my arm though thankfully the face stings have faded)


Kim's Beach - paradise on earth.

I'm struggling today with some conflicting emotions. A good friend just emailed a group of us to tell us that she resigned today and is moving onto a job where she hopes to be fulfilled and happier than she has been in while. This throws up two different thoughts in my head.

On the one hand I am elated for her on the one hand as I know she has been looking around for a while. To hear that she managed to pull off the interviews for this in the week before she got married awes me. On the other hand I'm still running around in the same hamster wheel and the not ugly side of me is struggling with some jealousy. I stayed in my job at the end of May on the promise of some changes and new challenges. I know it is only early June but those promises were made back in March. I have yet to see any changes. It is somewhat frustrating.

But, my job is not me and I am not my job. Today I will swim, I will plan with my parents, I will cook fresh food and enjoy it. I will also, last but by no means least, go home in two hours. That helps, just a little bit!