Monday's

For me, Monday's suck. 

They never used to. Not for a very long time. 

My husband and I met in highschool and got together in highschool just over a year after being best friends. I was excited to go to school each day to see him and talk to him. I even felt a bit sad when it was the weekend because I didn't see him that much on weekends (being a 15 year old unable to get a drivers license sure had its restrictions!). 

Fast forward to university and the same applied. But it was better. University wasn't 5 days a week, all day. It was so casual and relaxed. With summer break and a month long winter break, it felt like the entire year was peppered with days off and holidays. We saw each other every single day. 

Fast forward again to working life. Gosh that felt like being hit with a truck. Lazy student weeks became working weeks. And it hit hard at first. It was all so new, scary, exciting, grown up - did I mention it was really really scary? I actually looked forward to work each day back then. Ready to prove myself, ready to work. 

Then a little bit of reality hit. Office politics and deadlines and stress and responsibility. Coupled with some boring typical days tapping away at a computer, it started to get dry. Fast. 

I still enjoy my field. I guess sometimes I wish the working week was 4 days instead of 5. And that Monday's start from 10am. And finished at 3pm. That would be glorious. 

But the grass is always greener on the other side. It makes me wonder in times where I look on Instagram and see people working as fashion and travel bloggers, seeing them in Paris and Mexico while I'm sitting day after day in a grey walled office, how can I improve my situation? How can I do that? 

On the other hand, this is a major personal dilemma too because I'm completely aware of the blessings I've received when there are people far less fortunate. 

It is a tough line when you really think about it. I suppose for me, it comes down to - you live one life. Make sure it is filled with passion, love, happiness and joy. Don't live a life with regrets. 

Gardening Extravaganza

Been a bit AWOL over the last month. 

The entire month of February was crazy at work and when it died down, I feel like I did the same in my personal life. I have been feeling quite tired as of late. I don't think it has anything to do with diet or fitness - because I have been consistently eating well and exercising surprisingly enough. 

I think the key issue is stress. It's something I've been working on recently. My husband and I have dove into doing things we absolutely love - which is interior design. We have slowly but surely been finishing off our house. The last few weeks have been taken up with some major landscaping. 

Probably not the best alternative to relaxing on the couch. I am currently very sore from a major landscaping day on Saturday which completely wiped me out yesterday. But my soul feels better for doing some labour intensive work as opposed to typing away on a computer all day. 

When we got our house, we decided to let it all sit and figure out how we would truly use our land. Did we want a lot of grass, a firepit, a huge deck, an outdoor kitchen? 

Basically we want all of the above. So now we are making it happen. 

We have planted a LOT of flowering plants. I want a secret gardenesque backyard. Something I can go outside with a cup of tea and a book and lose myself in the peace and beauty of it all. 

So far we have laid top soil, flattened out some awful bits, done the garden bed and laid the base of our plants. There is an area for our future vegie patch and we are now budgeting for the deck. All in good time.  

After the garden, we intend to tackle out pantry and laundry with all sorts of organisational inspiration and goodness. There is just something about everything having a place in the house that makes me so happy. It makes me feel like my life is in order, and that all space is used economically, rather than being entirely wasteful. 

I will upload some pictures soon. I am hoping to have a cosy house with a green garden by the middle of winter.