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Published : 1 month, 3 weeks ago (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:43:41 PDT)
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/>I am amazed at how happy I have become since quitting my job. I finished up last Wednesday and it feels really good. I have so done the right thing, although I have a cynical feeling that this will be short lived and that something will happen ~ some disaster ~ and I will be traumatised and back in the woods of despair - the habitat that is so familiar to me. I keep counting my blessings though, like acknowledging them and being thankful for them at every turn so that they stick around. I am amazed at this feeling of happiness as normally I only feel this good for short periods say whilst shopping, on holiday, at a concert, or even taking drugs amongst other little activities that distract me from impending doom. Could it be that I am entering a positve period in my life ... or will I be unhappy once again when the money from my last wage runs out and the freedom that comes with that evaporates?
So I had a leaving night on Friday which was good. Was really suprised at the turn out and the well wishes (and the half serious jealousy haha). But I hope that I did inspire people in my work as it is a horrible place to work and most people in there are fucking miserable and hate it and most people I know feel they have to work in jobs they hate. Now I know that for some the trappings of a mortgage and a family etc pretty much bind them to forced labour but for these people I would say read Tom Hodgkinson's How to be Free and you will see there are ways to change your life and to escape the shackles that this modern life bestows on us. Even if it is just to change career or be more frugal in all aspects of living so that you can afford to work less hours and play more. Life is short and it shouldn't be about work (particulary unenjoyable work) all the time but unfortunately most people fall into this way of thinking and entrap themselves in jobs which they hate just to survive. Fuck that and fuck the rat race. I'm fighting it again and this time hopefully I'll be the victor.
 
I got Topshop vouchers as a leaving present from my team (which are well spent haha on this and some beautiful costume jewelery which isn't on their website). The night out was in the Merchant City - the prettiest part of Glasgow and I discovered the most amazing Northern Soul night downstairs in Blackfriars. It is on the last Friday of every month in true Northern Soul Night style and alleluiah to that as I frequented Northern Soul nights in Brighton religiously and haven't found any in Glasgow yet so the existence of this night has made me very happy. I went with Stacy & Roisin and a few others but Stacy in particular loves Northern Soul as much as me and it was also her birthday so we had a fab night and we were up all night grooving. It's got me back into trawling ebay for mod dresses which was an old obsession/ past-time of mine.
So I am still obsessing over the gym and loving it. Wanted to go today but my arms and thighs are killing me from yesterday's circuit. I have been telling some folks that I left my job due to gym commitments for a larf. I am struggling with the cross-trainer as I find it so booorring but I updated my ipod shuffle yesterday so maybe that will help. Since my computer got fixed I have entered back into the fabulous world of downloading. Last week I went to bed 32 and woke up 14 as the entire Faith No More back catalogue was downloaded into my music files - fabulous. I have issues with pirated DVDs as I love movies but with music I feel that having spent a furtune on cds over the years I am well within my rights to download now. I have recently been getting into Fleet Foxes and The Silver Jews and Northern Soul classics so I don't feel like a tourist at my new monthly place of worship. Next event is Hallowe'en and I promise photographs as I am planning on buying a new camera with my final wage. I think instead of (fancy) dressing up I will just get super dressed up 60s style: Injections of liquid eyeliner, coiffed hair and scooter dresses at the ready. Shame me and D didn't do the Andy & Edie costume this year and went to Friday Street dressed like that for the hell of it.
OMG when I was surfing the net yesterday I came across this and it freaked the shit out of me. Just why?
I am terrified though of my cash running out as I do enjoy spending money on clothes like very very mucho. I suppose I will just have to be thriftier and I am contemplating volunteering in a charity shop for a while. I need, however, the following:
I need jeans and have been drooling over these beauties from the Levi Store:
 
 
I NEED these boots:
Thing is I like ALL the colours:
Also I am loving that TARTAN is everywhere. I love tartan and I know hohoho I am Scottish but I do think it is classy as a pre-cancer Ali McGraw or a satan-impregnated Mia Farrow and I will frugally attempt to add bagpipe splashes to my fall wardrobe. I am thinking a scarf like this with my navy peacoat:
 
 
And although I love the regal tartan overload in runway collections for fall I think little splashes here and there are enough. But I do think these are fabulous:
I bought Primark's take on this Vivienne Westwood bag (see I'm frugallin' already):
But
When all is said and done I think I can opt out of spending (I know I can!!) for a while as long as I am happy. I do want to spend money (with this miraculous last wage) on housey things too. I have one of these units from Ikea but I am not utilizing it best I can so I need storage boxes in berry shades so I can fill them with scarfs, belts, baubles (and bobbles), mittens, hats, make up, sunnies, stockings and other trinkets of mass seduction ... I need a dressing table BADLY. I do like this one but if I thrift well I would be happier with a vintage one.
ZOMG ALSO ... Depeche Mode have unofficially announced a European tour next year. Aha, the fact that I will not have money to buy tickets for more than 10 shows and worship them around Europe makes me sad but:
All in all I am happy and free so all is well at Doll Hospital
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