A day in the life of... me

My poor hubby spends much of his time flitting about the world on business. I see him rather infrequently (to say the least), so try to make the most of when he is home. Dragging him out and about as well as ensuring we have some quality time at home.

I have been lucky enough to have my husband home for a full week! We have been having a blast, hanging artwork, finding 'homes' for all our bits and bobs, chatting about my adventures... but on Sunday he is off again for 2 weeks! Missing my birthday, Diwali (my husband is Indian, so we celebrate all Indian festivals) AND potentially our anniversary! Oh the joy...

Now. While I can sense you freaking out, I will tell you calmly to relax. This is normal and completely ok. Trust me :)

I stay positive and make the most of it.

I am quite comfortable on my own, in fact, whilst I am a very social person (love being around people, meeting new people... being out and about), I do really enjoy spending time on my own. What's not to love? I only have to please myself, pick up after myself, I can do whatever I like, whenever I like and I can enjoy my own space.... how I like it! (Maybe that's the 'only child' in me talking...)

Take the past few weeks for example....

I have; 
Unpacked our life, furnished and organised our home
Explored several districts in Singapore
(Traveled to Australia and back)
Eaten great food (in the dodgiest of places... including meals with an average cost of $3!)
Searched/applied for jobs online
Had a quiet glass of wine (or 2) whilst watching shows like America's Next Top Model, Keeping up with the Kardashians and Kamora.
Shopped for clothes, food, pantry items and gifts
Been to temple
Been to markets (wet and dry... will explain in more detail another time...)
I have walked, taken the MRT (train) and traveled by taxi (with the some of most hilarious drivers you will ever meet!)
Baked my own bread and cookies
Enjoyed many (you can never have too many...) cups of Earl Grey tea, Jasmine Green tea, bubble tea and Masala Chai *love*
Taken a tonne of photos...
Started a blog...
and met some amazing people - including (but not limited too); Babu - the Indian construction worker from our condo who has offered to take hubby and I to temple, Willy - the coolest 70 year old taxi driver ever and a famous Roti Prata maker who had one of the most friendly faces I think I have ever seen and boy did he make kick ass Roti Prata! Yumo!

Don't get me wrong, whilst living my own personal adventure daily is fun... like anyone, I have moments where I get a little sad, lonely and need some company (interaction is such a fabulous thing!), which is hard, when you don't know anyone - that for me, is the toughest part about being in a new place. Few friends.

I often see people out and about in their groups, socialising and gossiping... and then there is me, on my own. That is tough...

I miss my friends and family. Starting over and finding new friends is going to be hard, finding friends that 'match up' to the ones I have back home is going to be even harder!

Thank god for Skype! The best thing since sliced bread (not the Singapore kind... the bread here is terrible... so bad that I am baking my own!)... With Skype I can chat with everyone, for free! AND I can SEE them! Words can't express how amazing this software is!

My thoughts go out to all the people who have made the leap to move O/S in the past, BEFORE this kind of technology existed. Now THAT would have been tough!

Back on the bright side, I am confident that once I find a pilates studio to join, spend some more time at our condo gym & pool and most importantly, get a job, things will change and I will meet more people.

A day in my shoes will be even more fruitful, so I will have even more adventures to share with hubby when he is in town!

I will eventually have my own circle... yes... :)

People will want to be my friend, won't they?

I'm a likable person... I'm fun... I think....