Wednesday 28 April 2010

Rockclimbing? worst metaphor ever!

So, things have happened. I have a boy living with me now. We have a snake called Hugo Fucking Weaving. We bought stuff from B&Q to decorate. We bought a fridge freezer. We.... are becoming a family of our own. It's scary, crazy and oh so amazing!

I mean, two years ago I was living in a hostel, I had lost pretty much everything and I was sinking ever lower into misery and debt. I suppose you only know that you've hit rock bottom after you see how far you've climbed since then. Climbing, I've hung on to some shaky rocks, fell and slipped many times and looked up to see what I thought was the top, but it was just another ledge, another stopping point to cling to in the times I didn't think I had the strength to carry on. But, to further stretch out the rock-climbing metaphor (and I realise I'm pushing it here!), the ropes I had were enough to keep me going. Gof. My friends, even though they probably don't realise it. My family, finally comfortable in the knowledge I was finally growing up and taking responsibility. They all helped.

My god, this is starting to sound like an Oscars speech!

Guess this won't be a keeper, in writing terms, but I just wanted to get this down.

I love my life.

I've never been more settled. I'm comfortable in one place, but the best thing is, I'll never stop moving forward.

With and along side Gof. We're a team.

Oh, and Hugo too!
 

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Are we there yet?

How can it be that I'm still not happy. No, scratch that - I am happy, or at the very least happ-ier, and I love how far I have come in this past few months. But somewhere, in my heart of hearts, I know I'm getting restless.

It's a common occurrence. Every time I feel things can be moving quicker, I get antsy to the point of messing things up just for something to do. I don't want to do that anymore, but how to change? How to stop seeing the glass as half empty?

I'm settled in a gorgeous flat that's steadily becoming a home, my Love is moving in soon, and my job is going well. I have these moments of unbelievable joy and contentment, and I cherish every bit of good luck always, but then... there's this. The down swing. No matter how good things get, I'm still me. I'm still bi-polar and now these down swings seem more ridiculous than ever now that life is improving. Which just makes me angrier.

I need to keep going. Getting on with getting on.

It's worth it, I know. It's all worth it. I just need to keep reminding myself of that.