The Secret Life of a Space Cadet

Love Actually is All Around

I am unbelievably excited for Christmas. I can’t even begin to tell you. I’m certain I’m driving people at work nuts with it, mostly because I’m unbelievably prepared this year. All of the gifts are bought, there are just a few left to be wrapped and all of my Christmas Cards are written and ready to be posted. My manager was kind enough to bring some stuff over to Toronto with her when she went…

Well hello there you sexy things, you! It’s been a while, I hope you’ve all been misbehaving. xo What can I say? Life is absolutely amazing. Of course there have been a few trial and error days. I boasted about a pair of pineapple shoes on Facebook the first time I wore them and they fell apart half an hour later. (Yes, I walked home in a pair of shoes that only had one sole. Yes, I wore them…

So I’ve been here for a month now and I thought I’d share with you the top five things I’m missing. Let me immediately get myself out of trouble regarding this post by prefacing that these are five things I miss ASIDE from the obvious family and friends and the experiences I share with them. That should go without saying. xo My dog. I miss that furry little bastard more than you can imagine.…

I HAVE SO MUCH CATCHING UP TO DO. So bare with me – this may be a long-winded one. So when I left you, I was almost being murdered in my office. But just BEFORE that I was headed to Maidstone for my interview for my national insurance number. I can safely tell you that the Maidstone weekend was a bit of a flop if I’m honest. I got there too late in the afternoon on Saturday to really get ready…

It’s 6PM and you’re the only person left in the office. All is calm, all is quiet, and all you can hear is the sound of your fingers tapping on the keyboard and the hum of the fan in your computer. You’re the most productive at this time of night: emails have stopped, phones aren’t ringing – you are in the zone. Until you realize that it’s getting darker, and when you look up from the screen, the…

Week two seems to have gone by in a flash! I started up at work again on Monday, and my god did the time fly. I’ve been training, project doing and covering desks left right and centre and I have to say that I’m working with a really great group of people. I feel like I’ve spent the majority of my career there already, aside from the things that I still have to learn. The only frustrating part of…

So today marks it – it’s officially been one week since I left home and so far things are going better than I could have asked for. The sun is shining today, I’ve got my laundry out on the line and after this weekend, it’s back to the 9-5. I’ve enjoyed my time off but I am looking forward to getting back to work and having a regular routine. I was fortunate enough to be able to go out for dinner…

Since my first venture into town on Sunday, I have been convinced that this great land doesn’t have clothes hangers. Not, at least, the kind you buy. I thought that maybe the people who have them had to wait, much like I’m still waiting for my Hogwarts letter. Or maybe like kids have to wait for the tooth fairy. Like every morning, they open their sweet little eyes, rub them in shock at the sun…

And everything was going so well! Not that this a very large wrench by any means, but it has put a kink in the flawless process so far. Don’t let anyone tell you this moving international thing is easy – even me! So today I managed to open up my bank account (yipee for small wins!) and discovered that here, with the bank I’ve signed up with, you don’t get your actual card for a week. Whomp whomp.…

I’m happy to say that we’re back up and running! The cables I ordered from Apple the other day have arrived, so my battery level is slowly climbing back out of the red. I am able to charge my phone as well, which means total communication blackout is no longer a concern! Wahoo! I spent my first full day in Tunbridge Wells doing a little bit of exploring. I was up and at it around nine thirty on…

So This is Itmas

I’m here! And I couldn’t be happier! I tried to post last night, but I happily admit that sleep prevailed. So I’ll give you the rundown. A few weeks ago, my landlady asked me how I was getting to Tunbridge Wells, and I filled her in on my quest for train times. She shut me down shortly on that one, and I am ever grateful to her for being there at arrivals to pick me up yesterday. It was so nice…

It’s Not Goodbye

I promised the good, the bad and the ugly, didn’t I? Tomorrow doesn’t feel real – although technically, as I write, it was tomorrow 1 hour and 32 minutes ago. I thought for a little while this evening that if I didn’t go to sleep, I wouldn’t have to worry about this part – the last night in my home. I have to confess it’s making me more emotional than I thought it would. I sit here looking around…

My Brain on Packing

It really is amazing how much shit one person can accumulate in the span of 15 years. My family has always moved around. I was born in North Bay and lived in Mississauga, England and Saudi Arabia all before the age of five. This is house number 5 for me since we came back from the Middle East – we’ve been here for fifteen years now and I’m positive that somewhere in the deepest darkest parts of…

It feels like the hands on the clock have flown by. As of May 9th, I had three months to prepare for the biggest move of my life so far. Now I’m sitting here at four days, and I have no idea where the time went. It’s overwhelming, and scary, and awesome, and exciting, and a little bittersweet, but the fireworks in my belly and the joy in my heart tell me that this new adventure I’m embarking on…

You know those days where you just feel like such crap about everything? It doesn’t matter that things have gone according to plan. When you did your makeup this morning, none of your mascara got on your upper OR lower eyelid! Your bangs straightened just…

Last post for the night, I promise!

My mum and I had a book reading challenge this year and we tied! 20 and 20 guys, and this year’s goal is 25. (For me, at least. If I go over, then awesome!) I’ve posted a few of my favourites below. Let me know if you…

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So folks, we’re just about a week and a half into 2014. How are ya’ll doing? Is this new year treating you kindly so far? I hope so.

I greeted the New Year with the cold from hell that I ignored for  too long. As such, it’s turned into Bronchitis (I…