Welp, not much more to report than cooking, cleaning, cleaning, eating, relaxing, stressing, shopping, cooking, napping, playing soccer and lounging by pool. Rough life I know, but it does get super stressful being bored and unemployed. I wish I qualified for government assistance. Maybe I should have a few babies out of wedlock.
Kris booked our tickets to Hawaii in April! On the way back from Hawaii, we are spending 2 days in Tokyo with Ms. Phyllis Bare! Ariel will also be here and then Jamie and Jason are coming in May! So exciting to have visitors from home! AND in 3 weeks, the Cossman-Eardleys! Whoop whoop!
So...that's about it. Had my first job interview but they went with a local who was more experienced. I don't blame 'em. More time for me to sleep in...
Sorry I am the worst, most boring blogger ever.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January Update Update
Thank god I don't want a career in blogging. The last update was in November, my apologies Grandparents and loved ones NOT on Facebook.
I am still job searching, but with the holidays, there hasn't been too many options I am interested in. Another blessing is I don't have to contribute to rent, bills or groceries (thank you Samson!) so the stress of being unemployed is not so stressful. I fill my days with cleaning, cooking/baking from scratch, lunch with friends, exercise, reading mass books, doing a 1000 pc. puzzle, painting, learning to sew, decorating, organizing and re-organizing, exploring and seldom relaxing by the pool. Much to what I used to believe, lying by the pool gets old fast. Fact.
Over the holidays I went to an island in Indonesia called Gili Trawangan and then spent a few days in Ubud, Bali. I will 100% go back to Ubud. Gili T. was a once in a lifetime spot and I am so thankful I got to see it. It was primitive in a different way than camping. The lights and AC would go off often and the water probably was contaminated, but I loved it. We rode bikes (there are only two modes of modern transportation on the island: bikes & horse) and ate tons of good local food, shopped and spent 75% of our time lounging on the beach listening to Bob Marley or snorkeling with sea turtles! Oh! And I petted a 4 month old baby monkey!
We spent a few days in Ubud, Bali (a few of them required me not leaving the room cause of a stomach bug) and I want to go back and buy everything in the streets to put in my future Bellingham house. I recommend everyone go visit Ubud.
We paid a man to climb a coconut tree so he could bring us down a young coconut! It was SOOO scary and cool!
We visited temples, hence the above attire...ate delicious food, shopped more, ate lunch in a rice field, got stalked by some lizard the entire trip and found really cool art.
Life is good. I am so thankful for this opportunity, I am thankful for my support system and the new people I am meeting from all over the world. I love my life, and I thank you for being a part of it.
I am still job searching, but with the holidays, there hasn't been too many options I am interested in. Another blessing is I don't have to contribute to rent, bills or groceries (thank you Samson!) so the stress of being unemployed is not so stressful. I fill my days with cleaning, cooking/baking from scratch, lunch with friends, exercise, reading mass books, doing a 1000 pc. puzzle, painting, learning to sew, decorating, organizing and re-organizing, exploring and seldom relaxing by the pool. Much to what I used to believe, lying by the pool gets old fast. Fact.
Over the holidays I went to an island in Indonesia called Gili Trawangan and then spent a few days in Ubud, Bali. I will 100% go back to Ubud. Gili T. was a once in a lifetime spot and I am so thankful I got to see it. It was primitive in a different way than camping. The lights and AC would go off often and the water probably was contaminated, but I loved it. We rode bikes (there are only two modes of modern transportation on the island: bikes & horse) and ate tons of good local food, shopped and spent 75% of our time lounging on the beach listening to Bob Marley or snorkeling with sea turtles! Oh! And I petted a 4 month old baby monkey!
We spent a few days in Ubud, Bali (a few of them required me not leaving the room cause of a stomach bug) and I want to go back and buy everything in the streets to put in my future Bellingham house. I recommend everyone go visit Ubud.
We visited temples, hence the above attire...ate delicious food, shopped more, ate lunch in a rice field, got stalked by some lizard the entire trip and found really cool art.
Life is good. I am so thankful for this opportunity, I am thankful for my support system and the new people I am meeting from all over the world. I love my life, and I thank you for being a part of it.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Update
So it rains a lot here, everyday it rains...
I wake up to beautiful blue skies with big poetic clouds, and by 2 pm, it's raining and grey.
Good thing I get in my pool time early!
I just want to say, the grass ain't always more fun on the other side. I am so bored! Nobody is hiring because of the holidays, plus, I am not considered a "local" which is all that is being hired currently. I clean, cook from scratch and clean. I am looking into taking sewing classes and the rest of the day is spent online looking for jobs or playing on Pinterest.
I can't wait to see my family again, and my friends. Thank god Alissa, Jason, Jamie and her Jason are coming to visit! I need it!
NOT complaining about how easy my life is by any means, but it's no fun not having your own money to kill time with ;)
I miss my American peeps and dog, but this adventure is so awesome, it keeps me sane and excited for the future.
Thanks for the support y'all! xoxo
I wake up to beautiful blue skies with big poetic clouds, and by 2 pm, it's raining and grey.
Good thing I get in my pool time early!
I just want to say, the grass ain't always more fun on the other side. I am so bored! Nobody is hiring because of the holidays, plus, I am not considered a "local" which is all that is being hired currently. I clean, cook from scratch and clean. I am looking into taking sewing classes and the rest of the day is spent online looking for jobs or playing on Pinterest.
I can't wait to see my family again, and my friends. Thank god Alissa, Jason, Jamie and her Jason are coming to visit! I need it!
NOT complaining about how easy my life is by any means, but it's no fun not having your own money to kill time with ;)
I miss my American peeps and dog, but this adventure is so awesome, it keeps me sane and excited for the future.
Thanks for the support y'all! xoxo
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Today.
Asians eat some weird crap.
They also have no sense of walking or talking or standing or being in public.
Singapore: 1 Brittany: 0
They also have no sense of walking or talking or standing or being in public.
Singapore: 1 Brittany: 0
Thursday, November 10, 2011
I think I hate blogging.
I don't feel witty enough when I blog, and we all know I am witty, funny & good with words.
See, you smiled at that (cause it's true)
I made it to Singapore but BARELY.
It's officially been a week and I feel like it's been a month-not sure if that's good or bad. After losing my passport (only to find it in my slipper ONCE I got to Singapore) and having to cancel a really expensive flight-on top of the stress of saying goodbye yet again to my loved ones, pack a lot of crap in a tiny suitcase, sell my car, close all my accounts in the US and see that I am way below poverty level since I haven't worked since June, I finally made it here.
New passport: $195 and the gas it took to drive 1.5 hours to get it.
Cancel and rebooking of flights: $1700+
Misc. spenditures: $200+
Oh! ALSO, after getting my passport in hand and booking new flight, I thought I was in the clear. I was about to enjoy a lemon crepe with fresh strawberries with my girl Andrea when I got an email from Travelocity saying "You ain't flying tomorrow young lady"...in a nutshell, Travelocity sucks so I had to wake up Kris at 3 am for him to handle this situation because I was officially, MELTING THE EFF DOWN.
Were these all "signs" that I wasn't supposed to move here? I couldn't get that out of my head.
Having an entire row of three seats to myself on the leg from Tokyo was sooo the turning point of my luck.
NOW, if I could only get a job and pay all my debts that are not quite slowly mounting :)
Here is where I found that blasted passport! Grrr....
See, you smiled at that (cause it's true)
I made it to Singapore but BARELY.
It's officially been a week and I feel like it's been a month-not sure if that's good or bad. After losing my passport (only to find it in my slipper ONCE I got to Singapore) and having to cancel a really expensive flight-on top of the stress of saying goodbye yet again to my loved ones, pack a lot of crap in a tiny suitcase, sell my car, close all my accounts in the US and see that I am way below poverty level since I haven't worked since June, I finally made it here.
New passport: $195 and the gas it took to drive 1.5 hours to get it.
Cancel and rebooking of flights: $1700+
Misc. spenditures: $200+
Oh! ALSO, after getting my passport in hand and booking new flight, I thought I was in the clear. I was about to enjoy a lemon crepe with fresh strawberries with my girl Andrea when I got an email from Travelocity saying "You ain't flying tomorrow young lady"...in a nutshell, Travelocity sucks so I had to wake up Kris at 3 am for him to handle this situation because I was officially, MELTING THE EFF DOWN.
Were these all "signs" that I wasn't supposed to move here? I couldn't get that out of my head.
Having an entire row of three seats to myself on the leg from Tokyo was sooo the turning point of my luck.
NOW, if I could only get a job and pay all my debts that are not quite slowly mounting :)
Here is where I found that blasted passport! Grrr....
Thursday, October 6, 2011
My cup runneth over...
Spent last weekend with my brother, who flew in for the weekend from Washington and the rest of my amazing family.
Saturday my brother and I went to my paternal grandparents house and watched football, ate food and drank Budweisers until one am! I found my Grandma's old Barbies I used to play with, the 3rd Edition of Family Feud, Perry Como records and Matt's matchbox cars. We also made a POT HOLDER! Old school night! My Grandma also danced with my brother because "she didn't get to at his wedding"...so sweet.
Sunday we helped them with yardwork because Fall in Ohio is AMAZING. I rode with Gramps to the gas station to buy more Budweisers :)
We spent the rest of the day with my maternal grandparents and uncles. Played games, ate pumpkin muffins and once again, enjoyed the beautiful weather as a family.
This blog post doesn't really do the weekend justice, but I wanted to document it because I don't keep a handwritten journal, and I want everyone to know how grateful and LUCKY I am to have FIVE grandparents alive and healthy!
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Sunday we helped them with yardwork because Fall in Ohio is AMAZING. I rode with Gramps to the gas station to buy more Budweisers :)
We spent the rest of the day with my maternal grandparents and uncles. Played games, ate pumpkin muffins and once again, enjoyed the beautiful weather as a family.
This blog post doesn't really do the weekend justice, but I wanted to document it because I don't keep a handwritten journal, and I want everyone to know how grateful and LUCKY I am to have FIVE grandparents alive and healthy!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Life in Ohio
Time hasn't flown like I thought it would...after the road trip I started working at my friends restaurant/bar during the weekdays to not die of boredom.
I am getting to spend lots of time with my BFFF Janna, Andie, Laura, Emily, McGrew, Mom, Phyllis, Walter, Trudy, and other misc. awesome people. I bake alot, eat alot, sleep some, am trying to sell my car or else it's going to sit and rust at my Dad's trailer (yes, I said trailer, BUT it's a lovely trailer)...
I am ready to get to Singapore to get a real job again, wear cute clothes and painful shoes, make money to spend money and wake up next to the coolest dude I have ever met, Mister Kris.
It will be one year for that dude this October, so we have 2 more years left after that on his contract. I am so ready to be in a house with a big old yard already, BECAUSE I want Walter in my life everyday too ;)
Few pictures: My Grandma and Great-Grandma just turned 74 and 94 Sept. 18th!
Well, not too much exciting info to put in here and I don't feel particularly witty, nor funny today. Sorry. Off to Findlay this weekend to return to the blonde roots! Peace.
I am getting to spend lots of time with my BFFF Janna, Andie, Laura, Emily, McGrew, Mom, Phyllis, Walter, Trudy, and other misc. awesome people. I bake alot, eat alot, sleep some, am trying to sell my car or else it's going to sit and rust at my Dad's trailer (yes, I said trailer, BUT it's a lovely trailer)...
I am ready to get to Singapore to get a real job again, wear cute clothes and painful shoes, make money to spend money and wake up next to the coolest dude I have ever met, Mister Kris.
It will be one year for that dude this October, so we have 2 more years left after that on his contract. I am so ready to be in a house with a big old yard already, BECAUSE I want Walter in my life everyday too ;)
Few pictures: My Grandma and Great-Grandma just turned 74 and 94 Sept. 18th!
Laura done got herself hitched!
Well, not too much exciting info to put in here and I don't feel particularly witty, nor funny today. Sorry. Off to Findlay this weekend to return to the blonde roots! Peace.
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