It has been a little while since I posted a blog. As I have said in previous blogs, my living situation was not exactly suitable, and I have found a place to live on my own. Therefore, I have been rather busy moving and getting my little place set up. I also haven’t had internet and am finally getting that connected this week.
I have certainly missed having internet, as I use FaceTime to communicate with my daughter. I think the first thing I will be doing when it is connected is calling her! I am missing her quite a bit and I know that she misses me too, but I am absolutely loving where I am, so I can never see me moving back to where all my family are. I also think that my daughter and I needed time apart to really appreciate each other again. Plus, she can always come for a visit.
I bought myself a MacBook. I haven’t spent this type of money on myself since my daughter was born. Being a single mother, I always put her needs before any of mine and she would always get the new technology. The only thing I did buy myself was mobile phones, as I use it all the time. (I am learning to put my phone down a lot more and am enjoying not having my phone in my hand all the time). So, it felt nice going and buying the MacBook. I think I had a grin on my face the whole day and it was a busy day, and I didn’t get to use it until I got home that night. But I love it and am so happy that I decided to buy it. I love typing on the keyboard. Ha-Ha! I have owned iPhones for about 12 years now and have owned 1 Samsung in that time and I hated it the whole time I owned it. And because I was going to spend the money that I was, I decided I might as well buy a MacBook! Ha-Ha! One of the best decisions I have made.
I was feeling rather low living where I was and am finally starting to feel like my life is coming together, that I might find the inner peace that I have been searching for. I am really happy living where I am and am not far from the water. Which is the exact reason I moved from a regional area to a coastal area. I walk to the waterfront every day and I don’t think I will ever get tired of the view. I live in a bay area as well, so there are no big waves, so it is just so peaceful to walk along. I’ll post photos after I get my internet connected. I can’t believe I got this lucky to live where I am. I don’t have to drive far to get to a beach and have found my dog a beach where I can take her. Not that she likes the water, yet. But I am trying to get her to like the water and the beach. I’m pretty sure that when it warms up and I go into the water, that she will follow me.
My little unit is amazing and even though it is small, it is big enough for myself and my little dog. I have my own little courtyard and my little girl loves to watch the Bin Chickens walking past all day, every day! Ha-Ha! I can hear the birds sing and even though I live right near a train station, it is so peaceful. Plus it is my own space and I definitely needed my own space after the past 7 months. It felt good unpacking all of my stuff and then being able to cook with my own utensils. You sometimes don’t realise how much you miss the simple or littlest things. It may be too small for others, but for me right now, I feel as though I am living in a castle. Ha-Ha! I am so grateful to get this place and I can’t see myself moving from here for quite some time. I am in a good location and have so many things around me that I don’t need to drive far to get what I need.
I also had to put one of my dogs to sleep and I knew that it was coming, I just didn’t want to do it. I had him cremated and I finally got him home the other day. I felt a lot more at peace having him back home with me and they gave me a paw print of his, so I am going to get that tattooed on me. It was hard to do, because this dog was such a loving dog and was so very affectionate. He loved me and only ever looked for me. I was with him in his final moments and the last thing that he seen was my face. It absolutely broke my heart and my Mum has been amazing during the whole process from financial support to emotional support. My other dog was unsure of what was happening as I put my boy to sleep and then we moved into the new place. My little lady took a good week to come out of her shell and realise that this was now home and there was no big brother anymore, it is just me and her. Now she is sassy and has attitude and wants to go for walks all the time. Ha-Ha! I will say that I will probably never own a big breed dog again. My body can’t tolerate trying to control a big dog. My little girl that I have now is big enough for me and she’s big enough to protect me if need be as well.
Speaking of my body, it is not handling the pain that I am in too well. I have been to see a specialist and have to have further tests, so hoping that I can get some definitive answers soon.
Anyway, I must go and get ready for the day as my little lady is looking at me rather solemn as she wants to go for a walk. I think I will drive up to the waterfront today and then we can walk further along it and not just walking up to it. It is about 1.5 kilometres from where I live, so we walk up and back most days but don’t normally walk too far along the waterfront.
Have a great day!
The Norty Borderline
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