08 June 2014
Sunday Beach Bummin'
Spent this gorgeous day out on the beach with my parents.
I'm realizing that I need to soak up this lovely weather as much as I can.
Before I know it, I'll back in the cold and grey (but still beautiful) London.
When I was in the UK back in October,
I was mistaken for being Spanish twice.
Which I absolutely took as a compliment.
I've got two more months to perfect this tan,
until I start slowly fading to pale.
But I'll totally sacrifice my dark skin
for some British living. :)
Some pics from the day!
I'm realizing that I need to soak up this lovely weather as much as I can.
Before I know it, I'll back in the cold and grey (but still beautiful) London.
When I was in the UK back in October,
I was mistaken for being Spanish twice.
Which I absolutely took as a compliment.
I've got two more months to perfect this tan,
until I start slowly fading to pale.
But I'll totally sacrifice my dark skin
for some British living. :)
Some pics from the day!
07 June 2014
Still Me, Just a Different ... Everything
It's almost been three years with Adventures Abroad.
Three completely life changing years.And to commemorate that,
I've decided to let her go and make a completely new blog.
I've been wanting to move from Wordpress to Blogger for a little while now,
and it finally felt like the right time to just go on and do it.
and it finally felt like the right time to just go on and do it.
Andy with the help and advice of a few blog savvier friends,
I finally made the change.
I finally made the change.
And I don't mean just dip my toes in with a host change.
I wanted the whole sha-bang.
Host site, name, page layout,
you name it, I changed it.
So without further adieu,
Welcome to Where The Heart Is!
(on Blogger)
Previously known as Adventures Abroad.
(on Wordpress)
It's still me - I'm still adventuring abroad,
and will still be posting about preparations and getting to my life in the UK,
I'm just doing it now with a cuter theme.
It's still me - I'm still adventuring abroad,
and will still be posting about preparations and getting to my life in the UK,
I'm just doing it now with a cuter theme.
In order to make this change, I definitely had a lot of help from some pretty great girls:
Marielle, who's slowly becoming my blogging guru, from This Flooded Sky
Kiersten from She Is Fierce
Lauren from Pink on the Cheek
Helene from Helene In Between
Beverley at Halfway to Fearless
and Ashley, for the badass theme and figuring out that dreaded post transfer for me, at DinosaurStew
Helene from Helene In Between
Beverley at Halfway to Fearless
and Ashley, for the badass theme and figuring out that dreaded post transfer for me, at DinosaurStew
I wouldn't have gone to these ladies if they didn't already have a bunch of amazing blogs,
so make sure to check them out!
so make sure to check them out!
Anyways.
This is it!
We're here now.
I'm still all over social media like I was on Adventures Abroad,
This is it!
We're here now.
I'm still all over social media like I was on Adventures Abroad,
and my blog's Facebook.
But who knows.
I'm so inconsistent,
I'll probably change all those too.
Kidding.
Kidding.
Stay tuned!
04 June 2014
Big Things Are A-Comin' ...
I've been researching and updating
and customizing and basically
just trying to figure out what I can do with this little page.
I've got a huge change coming in the next week or so,
and I'm a little nervous about it,
so if you are one of my readers, stick with me!
And if you're a new visitor,
also - stick with me!
I don't have any pictures or updates on my days,
as I've been spending a lot of my time in what will be coming.
But I will leave you with something for your ears.
The Beatles album, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, came out on Sunday, 47 years ago.
Sgt. Peppers is one of my favorite two
if not my favorite album,
so I'll leave you with one of the greatest songs ever written in the history of music.
FUN FACTS:
This song was written as two songs,
John was working on a song with the verses that he sings,
as well as Paul with his part.
And with the Beatley magic that is Lennon-McCartney,
the two songs fit and they created it into one.
It took them nine attempts to perfectly hit the very long last chord
all at the same time.
(Paul, John, Ringo, and their road manager, Mal Evans, shared three pianos to each play the chord)
At the very end of the song is a high frequency dog whistle. Cool, huh?
01 June 2014
Sunday Thoughts
When I got here six months ago, I was so eager to just get out.
I wanted to find a job where I could make all the money, focus strictly on how and when I was going to finally have a plan,
and jet off to wherever said plan would take me as soon as I could.
I hated Florida. I wanted nothing to do with being here.
Having to be somewhere that you did not voluntarily choose to be is rough.
Typically, when you are in the gap between graduating undergrad and figuring out your life,
you move home.
Home; to where all of your old friends gather,
where you can meet at the bar and talk about how you have no idea what you're doing with your future.
My parents moved to Florida while I was in university.
So moving home meant
moving to a place where I hadn't spent longer than a week at.
That's where I was last November.
I had just finished up a temporary position in Massachusetts.
I had turned down a full-time position
that could have easily been my first step into the real-world.
I was returning from the biggest month of my life to date,
October in London,
which if you've read previously - did not go quite as planned.
So after this - I moved 'home',
a foreign place that I was somehow supposed to considered a comfort.
I've dealt with challenges,
I've been in places I didn't want to be,
but overall, whether I liked it or not, it was my own choice do that.
This was a new situation - something I hadn't done before.
And it was something I didn't want to do.
Stubborn? Maybe. Dramatic? Probably.
I went through about 4 different jobs within two months,
I fought with my parents, I questioned where my life was actually going.
Once my plans to move back to London finally surfaced in January,
and things began to move towards a positive direction,
things started to look up.
I began to look at my life,
and taking the situation as a challenge.
I can find a way to enjoy anywhere, so why can't I like it here?
I started looking at what I did have, rather than what I didn't.
I get to wake up every morning to an incredible view of the beach,
I have a great job
where I get to watch two of the smartest, funniest, most entertaining little girls
I think I've ever met.
I don't have many friends here, but I do know a few,
who are always up to take me out and show me what's special about this place.
And while no one likes to live with their parents,
for the time being, I've got two pretty cool roommates,
who help and support me in my absolutely insane mindset
that I belong on the other side of the world.
Once I stepped back and looked at the bigger picture,
I realized that life really isn't as bad as it may have seemed.
And since then,
I've finally been able to find happiness here.
I've been more inclined to spend my time outside, exploring what's around me,
I've found an unknown love for the water
(I still don't know how it's possible, but I ALWAYS want to be in it),
and while I thought I was a cold-weather loving girl,
Florida has been converting me into loving this feel-good warm weather.
I've got so many amazingly great things to look forward to,
things I have been working my ass off to get to.
My dreams are finally coming true, and my life in the real-world is about to begin
in just a few short months.
But instead of spending all of my time looking forward to the future,
I want to focus on today, and enjoy what's around me.
So while I don't plan to be here forever,
I'm pretty happy that I get to be for a little while longer.
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