It's been almost three weeks since I've arrived at Adelaide. The first couple of days were spent with Baby Ally, and going around places. We did the touristy things, like the zoo, museum, art gallery, and also some of our usuals, shopping/ window shopping, happy hour, and the movies. I'm still adapting to being temporarily unemployed (my choice, obviously), and getting domesticated.
My normal day, when everyone's at work, starts with fixing my own breakfast and taking my time devouring it (coffee, fruits and toasts, or cereal if I'm lazy) while reading a book or magazine. Bliss huh? Yeah, pretty much so, but not if you're doing it all the time. I do appreciate having time for myself, but by the end of first week, when the holiday mood wore off the reality set in, I realised domestic life is so not me. Haha! Didn't take me long! However, I won't fret over it too much. I'm learning to enjoy the break while I can, and appreciate what I have instead of always running after what I want, what I don't have, and trying to fix self-imposed "problems".
Some days, especially when the weather is nice, I'd go for walks. Transportations isn't totally genius here, thou their infra structure is ok, tickets are pretty pricey, so my Cotton-On flats have become my best friends as they bring me to discover new places around the neighbourhood. I found a local library about 20 minutes from the house, and it's my new little haven. Free, updated book collection is definitely not something I can find back home! And they have free wifi too (surprisingly, free wifi is rare here...).
I've been snapping pictures, both of daily mundane stuffs and also gorgeous things or scenes I chance across. Some have been uploaded onto my FB, others I'm still compiling bit by bit. You'd be amazed by what I can find just down in the backyard! A short 5 minutes there would involve watching 2 planes landing (we are very near the airport), mushrooms, budding fruit trees, wild flowers and even the occasional butterfly. The planes are so low, they cast shadows over the house when they crosses in front of the sun. The stars at night are pretty amazing too!
Part of being domesticated involves cooking. So far, the best I've done was probably last night's dinner: baked portobello mushroom "burgers" (I served it on toast) with caramalised onions, and roasted potatoes on the side. I think I'm more an oven rather than stove person, but I'm trying. Other meals I've made mostly involved pastas, but I've yet to fully recover my "kitchen-goddess", which went into temporary retirement since I've moved back home after uni and rarely have to cook for myself. Will keep you posted on what other "creations" I whirl up!
My other spare time (which, you'd probably point out, I have plenty), I spend reading, catching up on missed TV series (90210, Glee... etc.), and preparing the launch of my new design blog: Page Thirteen. Stay tune, you'd get to click on that pretty soon!
It goes without saying that I miss home, my family, friends, and my MyVi! But this little break is a new adventure, and I enjoy discovering the unlimited possibilities.
Thank you for reading, I'll be back with more!
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