Remember Me?

Remember me? Wow can you believe I have been home for 7 weeks and I haven't been on the blogs nor have I had time to stop and actually breath. There are still many friends and some family that I haven't seen yet!

Arriving home was great. It was wonderful to see my family and close friends and they couldn't believe how much weight I have lost and how wonderful I was looking...little did they realise I haven't lost in 5 months! Heck 5 months, what have I been doing?

Since being home, I ended up taking a few days temp work over the Easter period before I started my course to teach English. That course has consumed my life for the past 4 weeks and I can now say as of yesterday I am a qualified ESL teacher. I can now teacher students English as a second language. I am not going to do a online Young Learners course to complement my certification. It has been an awesome experience with loads of teaching practice and I really think I have found my calling (at least for awhile).

It's not all been shiny and smiley though. My grandfather passed away 3 weeks ago suddenly. I am lucky that I got to see him a couple of times since I have been home. He had celebrated his 91st birthday only 4 days before he passed, so he has lead a full and very interesting life, but that didn't make it any easier. The funeral was a very emotional day and it was the first time I had seen alot of my close family since being home, ontop of all the family I haven't seen in over 25 years! This also happened smack bang in the middle of my course, so I was unable to take any time off (except for the funeral) to grieve. This weekend I have just slumped.

So with everything that has been going on, I haven't focussed on my weight at all. I had a small fill when I got home but it hasn't done anything. I don't know whether I really need another fill, but I certainly need to refocus and actually put myself on a strict diet. I think that is the only way I am going to shift this weight. I have been losing and gaining the same 3 kilos over the 5 months. Enough is enough....

In 6 weeks time I am heading to Cambodia for 4 months. I am super excited! My plans are to hang with my friend who I stayed with back in February and then head north to perhaps do some volunteer work (teaching english) in an orphanagem, then head back south to see what work I can get. But these plans are not set and I may end up staying down south the whole time....it truly is my slice of heaven and I am eager to get back.

So I have 6 weeks to get some weight off, get back into some exercise (as that has been lacking hugely since being home) and start to prepare for my upcoming adventure.

I am starting another temping assignment on Monday and will be contracted until July when I go. I am going to also use this time to catch up on everyone else's news....I have followed a few on facebook, but sadly not here....sorry girls...I will be up to speed soon.

Miss you all and looking forward to getting back in contact with you all.

xxx