Girl seeks...

... This Xx

Pub quiz with the team fell apart last night so I ended up going for a beer with one of the guys and his girlfriend.  Turns out it was just what I needed.  Lets call them Ironman and Pepper.

Anyway we headed to a local bar, had a few ice cold beers and talked about nonsense for a couple of hours.  It was great to hang out with a couple who aren't in your face PDA but are very much a couple at the same time.  Pepper and Ironman bounced off each other perfectly enhancing each others best parts through gest and banter.  It completely reminded me of what a relationship is like when you are with someone who is right for you, and how naturally and easy it all comes.

I think it's time I started to tackle the dating part in my to-do list.  The question is, what is the best way forward?  I don't have a disposable income at the moment as I'm not working as much as I usually do over the summer and until I know what is happening with Uni I have to be careful how I spend my cash, so copious nights out on the town to widen my social network probably isn't a viable option.  Singles events here are few and far between and I wasn't too keen on the whole speed dating thing.  Hmmm so where does that leave me... blind dating through friends, internet dating, or erm... yep I'm at a loss.

Right, an action plan needs to be hatched this weekend.  I've a couple of people coming over on Saturday and I'm meeting with a few of the girlies for a couple of glasses of vino after work tonight so I'm sure between us we will have me on the path to someone tall dark and handsome soon.

Got any pearls of wisdom for me bloggers?

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This man is a legend and the tune is how I have woken up feeling - whoo rahh
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCgKBTvx-Aw

Eyes Wide Open

I've had a bit of a reality check this last few days, I mean what exactly am I doing with my life at the moment?  

Its like everything is on a stand still and I'm running round in circles rather than setting out to grab all the things that I know I want.  I seem to be lost in a haze and while I seem to set those I meet along the way on the right track, I somehow forget to help myself.

Time for a list of things to do I think.  And a deadline.  Every good list of things to do needs a deadline.  Ok, time to focus and think... By the end of August where do I want to be and what do I want to have completed?

• Update my CV and start to apply for 'real world' jobs again (at least 3).
• Have a certain outcome of what is happening with University.
• Have a holiday booked & paid for (I definitely need one this year).
• Do another clear out and throw away at least 2 bags of things I no longer use/need (less is definitely more).
• Don't just think about dating but actually go on a date, with someone I haven't yet met (no easy options).
• Lose 10kg through diet and exercise (no arguments).
• Go on a road-trip (do all or at least half the driving).

I could probably list 101 things or make the few I have listed more dramatic, but the aim is to actually complete the list rather than to shelf it after a couple of the days like everybody does with most 'to do' lists.

Now would be the time for me to realise I know someone with some serious connections that could help land me the perfect job in a new city as it would kick start me in the right direction.  Yep, time for a change bloggers, and if you see me losing my way over the next couple of weeks, post a comment to get me back on track.

Today's track, and indeed the first tune for July is by a band I discovered this morning as they were mentioned to me in a comment by a reader.  I'm sure you know I'm a chick who loves her music by now and from what I've seen today, these guys are definitely one to watch.  In fact, I bought tickets to one of their gigs a few mins ago.

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Young Guns - Crystal Clear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQ0F105otA

Chasing Balloons

I don't get people who know what they want and don't do anything about it, especially the ones that are all talk and no action.

You know the people I'm talking about, bolshy, auditory, tell you what they would/could do but never actually get round to showing you that they are capable.  The guy or the girl who tells you about this really awesome thing they saw in a shop that they were going to get for you as you would love, love, LOVE it, and yet somehow turns up empty handed.  The person who bIgs up your birthday and how awesome they are going to make it and then fail to even show up.  The guy who says you take his breath away and then just turns and walks away.  Don't get me wrong, all the examples I have just giVen are somewhat materialistic and that isn't what I meant to do, but saying 'the dude who says he could run the office and yet doesn't apply for the job' somEhow isn't personal enough.

I'm an impulse girl, if I see something I want I don't over think it, I ether go for it or I don't, all this 'will I, won't I' stuff is just irritating.  Of course big decisions like moving house, changing career, deciding whether to have a baby or not falls INto a different and more complex category but the rest... it's child's play.

If you like a girl/guy, ask him/her out.  If it's valentines day and you like someone, send THEm a card.  If you hate your hair, cut it.  If you hate your job, look for a new one.  If you need a break, go away somewhere.  Alright, we might not all be able to jet off but life is what you make it and money or lack thereof is irrelevant.

I reMember hitting a slump with Mr X and so I tOok the £89 I had in my bank account and managed to pay for everything required for a 4 day trip away (inc petrol).  We juMped in the car and drove 2hrs to a sea-side town not that far away off-peak season, in a somEwhat broken down, faulty heating, but clean caravan, ate nothing but an on-toast selection, and as the highlight, headed to a craft shop where we splashed out £5 each to paiNt a cup and then 'dined out' on a bag of chips as we walked along the beach in the pouring rain.  It was exacTly what we needed. 

Similarly when in University I spent £15 and transformed the disabled bathroom in the halls into barbedos with the help of some B&Q sand, a little Bob Dylan on the CD player, some blown up (thankyou NHS) hospital gloves creatively made into octopus hanging from the shower curtain, a paddling pool filled with water from Argos and two carved out coconuts filled with the cheapest and most deadly alcohol the local supermarket had to offer.  It was my first 'holiday' with Clutz and still the most memorable, we had a great time.

Get off your asses people, stop complaining, stop thinking about what you don't have, what could have been or what might happen and start chasing balloons on impulse and jumping in puddles... Life is way too short!

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Foo Fighters - Everlong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-qrd7DE1Q