March 29, 2010 Transitions

I arrived in Perth this afternoon after a 5 or 6 hour flight and went straight to the office. Thankfully it wasn’t 40 degrees C! It was more like 26, which is about 80 degrees F – and no humidity (or little, it’s hard for me to tell after 6 weeks in Bris)! The area is beautiful and seems to suit me more than Brisbane (so far)…mainly because it’s not tropical and wet, I think. It’s more like Nevada – except with trees. No more humidity…and crystal BLUE sky!
The office seems a bit like a maze and they don’t have anywhere for me to sit permanently yet, but everyone seems very nice – and I already have a project sitting on my desk in the morning. It’s a potential drill job in Fremantle next week, if we can get the permits in time.
I’m staying at a lovely hotel at the fringe of the city, walking distance from the office if I hoof it a ways. It’s an updated old "boutique" hotel with an old wooden elevator and a grand staircase. There’s a pub and a nice dining room on the main floor which have been very convenient and tasty. I think I’ll be enjoying staying here (until the end of the week when I move to another apartment leased long-term by Golder, I think).
As for life in general, I finally hit my wall last week Thursday. It’s not unusual for me to have a bit of a “blues” session after a certain period of long-term change like this. The homesickness bug bit HARD. Nothing really sparked it, maybe having another slow work week, maybe the continued unsettled schedule/living arrangement, maybe feeling like I’m never wearing the right clothing/always being underdressed with frizzy hair, maybe others having their own friends around or having their loved ones visit…who knows! All in all, I've just been feeling a bit blue. No big deal, but it is kind of a drag at the moment. As before, it will pass...and it provides me a great opportunity to tell those of you who are my friends and family how much I miss and love you. I also want to send a big thank you to Jen and Shah at the Brisbane office for keeping me company and keeping me laughing!
One more piece of news before I sign off. I found out on Sunday morning that my sweet ‘lil Cabby had to be put down quite suddenly on Friday night. I will miss his happy and unashamedly exuberant ‘welcome home’ greeting. He was the softest (literally), cutest, full of personality, easy-going dog I’ve ever seen. It’s rather embarrassing, I have been randomly breaking into tears (luckily nowhere too public yet) – and it’s only a dog for goodness sake! I can just tell that I’m going to be one of those old ladies who cry easily – happy or sad. Oh, well. I don’t care, life is painful sometimes and can be worthy of a good honest cry.