Almost on a home run.
Less than a month to go before the holiday commences and I cannot wait!
It's almost been 2 years since I've been back home; to not think about work, the dog and other domestic activities for a few weeks will be bliss.
Not too many pressing priorities, this is really a break from my life's mundane activities.
Spending time with family and closest friends, being a tour guide to S and also taking time out to explore a new country for a few days.
Life has been hectic, not always smooth-sailing nor always positive; but without the lows, we'll never appreciate the highs. I have got it easy compare to some, not as well off as others, but happiness is really what we make of it.
We don't need the biggest house, the fastest cars or the prettiest dress to be happy. We can be simple creatures if we choose it and I do. A (non-leaky - preferably) roof over my head, (petal-friendly) food on the table, decent clothing, someone to talk to and experience life with, a dog that is always happy to see me at the end of the day and not forgetting the odd holiday away from it all!
Looking through a friend's holiday pictures, I spied an old neighbour from eons ago. That set the whole cycle of "I wonder what so-and-so is doing" and to my dismay I was starting to be filled with envy with a tinge of jealousy. Facebook and Friendster thrown in the mix, my entire weekend afternoon is wasted on trudging through pages and pages of unimportant information; useless gossip with no-one to share. (E, where were you when I needed someone to laugh with?)
Why was I stuck here, when I could be there.
Why is the grass always greener on the other side?
One wonders what my life would have been?
But would I trade what I have now for something else?
Not quite.