Stream of Consciousness

Saturday, May 20, 2006
Stream of Consciousness

My favorite way to write is to just let my mind wander. I totally prefer typing to handwriting because I can type much faster than I write (although I think my handwriting is quite pretty)...My fingers keep up with my brain better. As it goes, right now I'm typing quite slow because I'm thinking about what I'm doing too much.

Enough of that.

So I caught a cold this week. Funny how that sort of thing can happen when you work in a hospital. Everyone at work was really sweet though...they kept bringing me throat drops and tea. I'm blessed to work with really nice people.

And at home...my flatmates threatened to keep me on the balcony until I get better. They offered to bring a little grill to me so I can warm myself with the fire, and to pass me food through the window. How kind!

Being sick isn't all bad though...sometimes it's good to just sit and relax, slow down a little and take inventory of everything going on around me. I don't take the time to slow down very often because I feel like my time in NZ is ticking away, and I don't want to waste a moment. I wonder if this feeling of time being precious will transfer with me back to Colorado, or if I will get all despondent. Do I have to be doing something exciting, like living abroad, to be excited about life?

What do you think?