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everything
I am:
SICK
It seems that whenever I have too much fun, I end up getting sick afterwards. It happened after my 21st Birthday Festival (the beach, The Vines, the 21-year-old port), it happened after my 21st birthday party (which occurred mysteriously a month and a bit after my birthday). And it happened again after my adventure to Terrigal. So maybe swimming at the beach in the middle of winter wasn't such a great idea. Though the truth of my sniffly nose is probably this: my life has been too big, too fast and too overwhelming so far this year. I actually don't mind being sick- it forces me to stop and relax.
A FRAGRANCE FLOGGER
I've been working quite often in the fragrances department at work lately. I really enjoy it! The idea of perfume is so romantic to me- it is such an ancient luxury, used throughout the ages. Unfortunately, I don't know that much about what I'm selling. I was trying to sell this fragrance called "Chrome" by Azzaro to this lady yesterday, and I hadn't smelt the fragrance before. So while she wasn't looking, I sprayed the card and sniffed it. "This is a citrussy scent for a modern man," I said. Which was true. The customer smelt the card and looked thoughtful. Then I told her, "It also comes with this free clock that is also a photo frame." Sold! People are so nuts over free stuff. My favourite fragrance there is called "Lolita Lempicka". It comes in a blue, apple-shaped bottle, and it smells girly and sweet and like liquorice (because it has aniseed in it). I've noticed that people are really conservative with their fragrances- most people are like, "Where's the Calvin Klein section?"
REMINISCING
After work yesterday, I hung out with a few of the girls from the UTS FEVA crew (Beattie, Theresa and Joyce) and Chris (my Christian mentor). I hadn't seen Chris since her wedding day, which was in December last year. It was so great to see those girls- they have been so supportive in all areas of my life, and they have been so encouraging in my walk with God. Our conversations, though, reminded me of how much had changed, and how much we were all growing up. Chris was quite an ambassador for singleness when I first met her, and now she is married to her best friend, Simon. When Theresa and I first met (three and a half years ago, when uni began), we would both talk about our frustrations with boys. She is now engaged, and her wedding is this December. Chris asked us what we would be doing next year, because we're all in fourth year. I'm going to run away to the circus.
CONFESSING
I have this strange desire to tell all my friends what I've been thinking about lately. I grabbed Kerryn at the end of dinner after church last Sunday, and we sat on the dark steps as I told her everything. I poured my heart out to Theresa as we rushed around Coles yesterday afternoon. And last night, at a cheesy Italian restaurant in Atarmon (complete with traditional Italian music, checked table cloths, framed pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and those weird gelato things), I told Meg all of my latest joys and fears. I'm so grateful that God has blessed me with such wonderful friends who really listen to me, and who understand. I'm excited and nervous about the next couple of days. |