what can i say?!

I just love it so much here... 

i decided to stay!!!

For reals tho! The friends i was staying with are going away at the end of Aug and asked if id like to stay on and house-sit for them when they go... Since its not like i had much going on back home (apart from dentist appts, going into the unit for a couple of days to sign off and general housebound moochiness...) i said hells YES!!! 

Ahhhh, its such a nice feeling to know ill be here for another month! i dont have to rush anything, i can chill and enjoy this newfound happiness/relaxtion that i am developing over here. I was a little bit apprehensive to go home if im honest.... i have been doing so well at NOT exercising here. ive only stretched once and that was cos i genuinely wanted to! other than that ive been just been resting up and listening to my body :-) I was worried that if i went home, i would be tempted to start up my old routines again, cos believe you me, i HAVE felt the urge over here... In fact just this morning, the lady E went out to a spinning class and i was like, whooooa, why am i lying in bed... i shud be exercising too! But i am sitting with the niggles. I keep looking at the pics ive taken and reminding myself that i need to have MORE meat on my bones, not less!!! Plus there is no point burning off what im trying to gain... its just a constant battle to convince myself that it wont all just blob onto my body, it will go all over and make me look healthy instead of sick... SO, im staying strong! Its alot easier here too, so im optimistic :-) Two weels is a good length of time to break a habit, but hey... SIX weeks has gotta be better, right?! haha. So here i am, staying in the country that i love for another month and being given the chance to really get my shizz sorted in terms of finding a way to get out here permanantly next year.

so, here goes!!!

Anyways, i will keep you all updated to my general american shenanigans, it feels like i am doing so much fun stuff, i NEVER would be doing if i was stuck back home. Like yesterday, we drove to the Cape and went whale-watching. OHEMGEEEE it was so much fun! I saw humpback whales and these little minky (?!) whales too. Amazeballs. Then we went out to eat in this delicious seafood place, where it was basically a little wooden stilt house thing where you bring your own drink and order youre food before finding a space on the deck. it was SOOO good!!! all fresh seafood and there were a bunch of english girls working there too! much fun :p 

Its funny, cos at home i just dont have this kindof excitement! Im looking forwards to more of it and getting to see my american friends some more too, its gonna be so nice to just say, "hy what u upto this weekend?" instead of "so, shall we plan to meet up in 6months time?!" haha. Im gonna make the most of this time tho, cos a month may feel like a long time now, but i know it will fly by... back home it would have passed in a blur of sitting at home worrying about food/exercise and walking the dog too much while mum was away but now its gonna be a rollercoaster of american adventures! So im better off out here methinks :)

Altho i must remember that i WILL have to go hone eventually so it cant just be fun and games all the time... cos pretty much as SOON as i get home, i will have to be ready to start back at work, EEKS! Guess i better get "some" planning done out here then,... but that can wait a couple of weeks, surely?!

Anyhoooo, I hope you are all having a faboosh summer whatever you're doing, and since im feeling all full of love and joy and gushy rainbows and mush... heres a BIG OLD HUG!!!!!! to everyone. Learn to Love it folks. Cos believe me, i may not be so generous by the time i have to head back to rainy england! :p