A true path follows no plan…

2 assignments down….only 3 to go!!

I am slowly getting there with the study but it is nice to be getting back in to it all again. I have also been looking to buy a new lens which I’ve wanted for ages…. Santa left some Christmas money this year so I shall be spending it wisely! There’s a few other bits and pieces, like filters that I’d like to get too, so I’m feeling ready for some more practice and experience with my camera in the new year.

Oh, and it’s still raining by the way 😦

Where did that last 6 weeks go? I haven’t been on here for ages.

Well, it is a New Year and I am determined to have a new start…. I am sitting at my laptop looking out on to more rain and greyness, feeling slightly unwell with a croaky, sore throat and a very annoying cough….the motivation is slowly coming back though as I am doing study today, I have decided!

I have a few jobs to finish off here in the UK before I leave, so I have done the organised thing and written a “to do list”. I’ll forget what I’m supposed to be doing otherwise, I am a bit ditzy you know?!!!

I’ve got this week sorted for who I’m catching up with and what jobs will be completed, next week I’ll take as it comes and I’ll probably book a flight. I have moments when I feel certain I know what I’m doing and what feels right, then the next minute I’ll feel like I’m still not sure where to go and how long to stay and what to do etc. etc.

A close friend, who I’ve known for years, reminded me just the other day that I don’t need to stress about settling down or having roots….I can go anywhere and do anything as I am in a really lucky position of not being tied to anything or anyone. I also got some nice advice from my Dad. I thought about it all and realised I’m putting deadlines on things and pressure on myself, when really I don’t need to. I do miss seeing the sunshine though and know the sooner I get back to that I’ll be thinking clearer. I just need to chill….see where my path leads me perhaps!

I’m still behind on the homework. I still need to sort out some of my photographs. I still need to tidy up this blog….. I seem to be lacking motivation at the moment. Maybe it’s because it’s so cold outside I just want to hide under the duvet and hibernate!

There’s been some lovely sunsets though, and a great sun rise last week.

And I got to see snow at the weekend on my road trip up to Inverness for my friends wedding, so I am starting to feel more Christmassy. I have decided to stay for my first cold (hopefully snowy) Christmas in the UK in 7 years. I’ve got a few pressies already bought so am kind of organised on that front. I am missing the sunshine of Australia and friends over there. I have recently made contact with an old friend / Ex who I parted with on generally bad terms. That’s made me feel more settled about things in the land down under! I feel much better about returning to Australia, after the work situation I had previously been in and left behind. I will be heading back in January but to a different area from where I left. I have a rough “plan of action” but my path may or may not follow it ha ha! I’m looking forward to a New Year and new start.