a year ago today

Well, I'm almost at the end of my 'laying low and going slow' year and it's time to reflect.

A year ago today I was sobbing on the phone to my mother, living on the other side of the country, and totally, completely, undeniably alone. I didn't know how to deal with everything going wrong with my plans and I was ready to accept defeat. Needless to say, the happiest I'd been in months was this last week where I was busy every day sorting out my life so that I could move back to Perth. I was busy again, I was working towards something, I desperately wanted, and best of all I was getting out.

I was busy, I was working towards something I  desperately wanted, and best of all I was getting out. These were the same thoughts bouncing around in my brain 2 years earlier, while I was making plans to get out of Perth and escape to Melbourne, funny how much something can change in just 12 months.

This year, on the 10th of December I will be attending a super fancy champagne brunch with my work friends. Last year on the 10th of December I was boarding a plane from Melbourne to Perth and undeniably running away from my problems. I wouldn't say I'm any better at facing my problems this year then I was last year, but celebrating a good year with friends and champagne has got to be better than throwing in the towel after a miserable year and running home.

My accomplishments this year are a pretty sad sight. I've barely even managed to score over a credit on my units at uni. However that's exactly what I needed. I needed to lay low, heal, and grow. It was exhausting dealing with everything last year and it required a large amount of recovery time. So I kindly gave myself this year off, 2013 - the year of rest. 2014 the year of bouncing back!

It's almost time to welcome the new year and I think I'm more or less ready to welcome the new me. I hope I'm ready to push the boundaries and get back out into the world. So much has changed in the last 12 months and I am ready to make sure that in another 12 months I can say exactly the same thing. So much has changed, but hopefully this time - for the better.

Here's a little piece of  me singing where I was at last year - apart from the sexy lawyer telling me he loves me.. that, that I did not have.. Legally Blonde - from Legally Blonde The Musical. Couldn't be bothered actually filming a video for this one yet so.. enjoy the picture of me and my sister being super cool.