Not very sure what has kept us so busy and tired lately... There really doesn't seem to be much more than usual to keep us occupied. Guess just getting used to the demands of the new job, keeping house (even if it's just tiny little things like doing laundry), trying to cook now and then.. It all adds up. Then there's the Kenya trip to prepare for, extra stuff like church commitments, talk that i'm giving next Saturday.. Funny how these just contribute to make life just that bit more stressful, and a little bit of stress sometimes can multiply to result in grumpiness, frustration and blues. So it's nice to have an afternoon in to relax, reflect, and blog.
In some ways, i miss my time in Perth when it was just studying (for much less contact-time than working!), church and OCF, meeting up with friends, time to read and cross-stitch. I still believe that much of it is one's own choice with regards to how one's time is spent. On the other hand, there are just the important and urgent things to be done, which get more as you grow up and have more commitments. Like Glenna and i were saying the other day, sometimes growing up isn't as fun as we might have initially thought ;P One big change, i feel, is that as my peers get attached, married and start having kids, there's much less time to meet up and hang out. And as jobs change, life situations change and people move on, our circles of friends change, and there's less opportunity to meet. Plus many friends have moved overseas.
I'm really thankful for my colleagues, who i suppose i now see most of my weekday, and Agapella, and of course my bestest friend who i get to see every day and who i guess we're still learning to grow in love. But am thinking that the effort really must be made to keep in touch with the ones i have lost contact with, or at least set aside time to meet up with friends.
