the moral of the story

The whirlwind continues.

As my soon-to-be-flatmate put on her blog, we both think we're idiots for doing 2 of the top 4 most stressful things in life within a matter of weeks - i.e. starting a new job and moving house. Started work at the Ministry of Justice in the Strategy Development and Projects Directorate working on improving public access to justice services and Her Majesty's Courts Service. It's early days yet, and as I come to terms with being a British Civil Servant i'll let you know how i get along!

Big day in British politics today though, with the departure of Tony Blair and the arrival of Gordon Brown on the scene. With the announcement of his Cabinet we'll soon see his priorities and whether the Ministry of Justice gets a new boss and/or direction.

On the home front I put a deposit on my new flat in Woolwich today. I'll hopefully be moving out this weekend from the Isle of Dogs to even further out South-East London, and i'll spend most of the weekend sorting out cutlery, ironing boards, duvets and a bath mat. So with that in mind, once I sort out everything i'll be open for visitors!

I am excited though to finally get my own space. While the apartment is a trek from central London, we've got stunning views of the Thames and Canary Wharf as we were lucky enough to find this place as it just came on the market. I've come to an agreement with my flatmate that i won't get the master bedroom, but the great thing is that the place isn't a shoebox so there is plenty of space to move around - and to unroll your sleeping bags :)

I'm not going to go into how much of a pain renting a place is, only because i don't want to burn out my fingers complaining about it...

Went to see a West End show the other night - "Avenue Q". I laughed so hard i wet myself. With tears. If you ever want to see an adults-version of Muppets - this is it - complete with a busty-blonde muppet. The story is essentially about a young preppy guy with an arts degree who finds himself in a new city (New York), looking for work and an apartment and making new friends and trying to find out what he wants to do in life.

HMMMMMMMMMMMM.

That sure does ring a bell.

But what I most liked about the show was the moral of the story - to live for the moment, to not be worried about the small things as things will always change. And to always be open to the possibilities of life while searching for whatever it is you are searching for.

Which in my case, is a decent haircut.