KateOnTheGo is Working Again

Through miracles (and also some guidance from The Boy), I've managed to restart KateOnTheGo after Google mercifully took it off me.

I am not sure what I intend to do with it, but atleast it is back in the form that it used to be - readable.

K

I'm Still Here

Hey all,

I havent blogged in quite a long time - and for that I am really sorry.

I have been busily trying to sort my life out now that I have the new job - it does consume quite a fair bit of my time now, but I am working hard at achieving a good balance. The good news is that I have someone helping me achieve that good balance - I have a new "the Boy". Well, not exactly the "new" Boy, because he has been in my life for quite a long while now, but only recently we have settled down into somewhat of a functional (dare I say) relationship. He's a wonderful person, he keeps me sane when there is madness around me, he challenges me, he keeps me level headed.

Will post shortly again soon.

Melbourne, Australia

Contrasts - Bondi

Calm Bondi Beach in Summer.....

Wild Bondi in Winter.....

Report Card

Challenge: A

Excitement: A

Opportunities to Travel: AAA

Team: A

Yes, this is the report card of my new job.

Wow. Wow. Wow. This job is going to be so challenging. And what kind of job does KateOnTheNoGo love doing? CHALLENGING JOBS!

I've entered the world of blackberries, business class flights and own offices.

How do I feel about it? Overwhelmed but so ready to take on the challenge.

I look at my new business cards, at my new title, and I smile to myself. How did I land this job? What did I do to get such an amazing opportunity?

Then there are the obvious questions - how will I stop this job from consuming my entire life? How am I going to develop the tools in order to deal with the stressful times (its all roses and candles at the moment!).

I guess these are things which I am going to have to learn, as time goes on.

First Destination: Melbourne, Australia.
Hotel: The Westin Hotel - http://www.westin.com.au/melbourne/index.html
Purpose: Meet and Greet.

Stay tuned. I may have some opportunities to photograph, but only limited.

Will keep you posted of course!

K

Exhausted.

No other word for it.

Full stop.

Back Against the Wall

My back is completely against the wall.

But this is where great achievement is obtained.

I am so overwhelmed by the things that need to be done, but so excited about the difference I can make.

Phew!

So tired!

"Great achievement often happens when our backs are against the wall."
Robin Sharma

It was the final day of freedom (ie. unemployment) and what do i do?

10am - Coffee with M @Bondi Junction.

12.15pm - Coffee with Sylvia @ Cremorne.

2.15pm - Coffee with Leah @ Double Bay.

Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.

I cannot drink anymore coffee. In fact, when I am wide awake at 4am tomorrow morning on my first day at work because today I drunk too much coffee, all I am going to think about is the fact that I shouldnt have drunk too much coffee.

Ugh.

Great Expectations

Tonight, I was sitting there reflecting on something that someone said during somewhat of a "discussion". The person said to me (quote unquote)

"What is it that you are looking for? A husband?"

I try to avoid using this blog as a service to get messages to people who I think are reading. I believe that if you have to say something, you say it to them directly. Accordingly, I do not ever put anything on this blog about someone unless I approach them about it first. I havent had a chance to approach them to discuss this, simpy because I havent had the chance and to be honest, its not big deal given the state of play now with that particular person. But I'm reflecting on it tonight and I can't help but comment on it because it feeds into another discussion I was having with someone else tonight. This girl had just had a six month relationship break up, and she was terribly upset because "she was going to marry him".

The thing is, I actually am not particularly swept up on the idea of marriage. Before you all go and accuse me of being a feminist bra burning corporate machine, let me explain. I truly believe in the "fairytale". Boy meets girl, boy and girl connect, boy and girl get to know each other, boy and girl commit to being with each other and only each other and they live happily ever after. There is no point in time where there is a ceremony with cringe-worthy speeches and ugly taffetta bridesmaids dresses. Call me naive, but being together a lifetime doesnt get sealed the minute you walk down the aisle and is certainly not guaranteed the minute you "marry someone". Marriages are breaking up every day, day in day out. Men and women are committing adultery left, right and centre. What has marriage done to stop two people from breaking up?

Thanks for the idea of a husband, but no thanks. I'd rather continue the search for someone that really and truly loves me for me, every day, for the rest of my life. I won't need a ceremony to make me feel more comfortable each day. I'll be comforted by the idea that my man wakes up each day and loves me just that little bit more than the day before. That is more important to me than finding someone that I can label as "my husband".

So no. I'm not looking for a husband.

Ready.

"The best among us are not more gifted than the rest. They just take little steps each day as they march towards their biggest life. And the days slip into weeks, the weeks into months and before they know it, they arrive at a place called Extraordinary."
- Robin Sharma, The Greatness Guide.

Waiting

for the scones to cook...

The Primary Issue Facing Americans

The Economy ?

Foreign Policy ?

My view is that whoever takes on the Presidency is going to have to focus on the domestic situation. However, I fear that in doing so, the US will drop the ball with respect to the mess it still has to clean up as a result of Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is what happens when I watch too much CNN on rainy days.

Its Raining

Its pouring with rain today.

The problem is, I've spent the entire week doing nothing. Along comes the weekend, I'm all ready to get out and play, and its raining!

I think I will go and bake scones.

Call Me Naive But.....

With all of the talk about American politics right now, I've noticed something that really annoys me.

I repeatedly hear commentators say:

"Oh [such and such] will appeal to the Latino vote."

"Oh [such and such] will appeal to the Women vote."

"Oh [such and such] will appeal to the Black vote."

"Oh [such and such] will appeal to the Jewish vote."

"Oh, [such and such] will appeal to the Young vote."

So does that mean only the older, white male population of America will be voting for a President without personal bias??

Those that are willing to pigeon hole minority groups like this, I believe, insult the intelligence of humans and challenge the true nature of democracy.

Right.

I'm done.

Live. Sydney. Rainy Day.

A Day Out On the Harbour

Dunbar House, Watsons Bay

Doyles, Watsons Bay

One of the many pieces of prime real estate, Point Piper

Another mansion, Point Piper

1 O'Connell Street Bell Tower, Sydney

The famed Opera House

The Sydney Skyline

On the Harbour, Sydney

Circular Quay, Sydney

Something Different - Citiscapes

The Beauty of Forgiveness

Today I spoke to Owen, my boyfriend from when I was in Scotland.

It is so nice to put aside all of the hurt and pain and talk like human beings again.

We tend to allow the past get in the way of so much, when all it takes is a little forgiveness and a whole lot of love.