TIME... WHERE DID YOU GO???

Can’t talk now, last deadline of the year. And since I left it till the last minute, I have until midnight to draw something utterly inspiring, truly original and elegantly subtle that appeals to ‘everyone’. I’m not sure if this includes aliens, poor and/or senile people or anyone/thing outside the realm of extremely wealthy, but I will give it a go. So far I’ve draw the front door and written down twenty words which were in fact a shopping list; I’ve also cleaned my desk, done some seriously innovative filing (read numerous small piles of paperwork as opposed to one) and listened to everything that Pandora has to offer. I then spent an hour on YouTube watching running/motivational films of ultra marathoners during their 75 mile delusional state... Not because they would help me with my house but because they’re wipe my eyes and spray tea through my nose funny and somehow make my current position look easily surmountable. I’m now waiting for ‘beer o’clock’ which usually rolls around late afternoon in the office and involves drinking alcohol and being distracted for 30 mins. I’ll have wine I think, beer makes me gassy… I’ll draw after wine. Perhaps not straight lines, more organic, but if this house is supposed to appeal to everyone, I say why by square...

OMG it’s January 20^th… I’m screwed!

Happy new year everyone! I’ll be better this year I promise!

TIME

Time. The intangible element that governs all things on this planet. When you need it, it speeds up; when you don’t, it slows down. It’s infuriating at the best of times (har har) and is just so annoyingly consistent that you wish you could alter or PVR it just for a second. Hold that moment in time when your breath was taken away, that smile that lit up your day, the moment just before the sunset… the list is endless. But, as science and religion can both attest to, you cannot. You either ignore the fact that is it there or try your damndest to make sure you fitted everything into life that you wanted to!

This is where I am now… making massive, exciting life changing decisions about work, relocation, 1 man and how many shoes I can pack! And honestly, it was tentively thought about for the last 6 months, that’s it. But 4 magical weeks ago an innocent conversation over the bar turned into the path I have been looking for my entire (26 years) tenure on this planet. At that moment the only way to explain it is this “you know when you just know that something in life is exactly what you want and you just have to follow it no matter where it takes you. Well I just know, and that’s where I’m going”. And Time, how do you think he feels about all of this, doesn’t give a rats ass!

So now begins the usual 6 month planning process of informing everyone, finding a new job, apartment, deciding what size suitcase to pack, meeting the friends and family and pretty much redrawing the canvas that has been life for the past 26 years. All in 6 weeks! And the kicker… I COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT ANYTHING!

When the details are all finalized, I promise to be less vague and give you a full update of what, when, where, how and with whom. Until then… smile with me!