When life throws you lemons..............

.........make lemonade - right?

Well, I don't like citrus, so I guess I would make a lemon meringue pie or something equally yummy.
Its all about looking on the positive side of the situation and seeing the potential in something that looks like it could go nowhere.

Lots on my mind this week, so not much blogging on my head space until I work out what to do about it all.

However last weekend was awesome.

I completed the tough guy challenge, which was basically a 12km mud race and obstacle course.  I decided to run it to enjoy it and took things pretty easy, not worrying about time, but just having fun wallowing neck deep in mud and laughing at other people getting stuck and losing their shoes.  There is something so liberating about being able to just roll around in big mud piles and swamps, and get really, really dirty.  Something changes at adult status where this is not really allowed anymore, but it should be because its fun, and good for your skin!

Sunday was a perfect kitesurfing day, lots of wind, some waves, just the wake I like my weekends to be.

I have been doing a lot of things outside of my comfort zone this week - meeting new people, going out and socializing, stuff that I realize I don't do anymore.  I used to be the social butterfly, I used to go out all of the time, have friends over for dinner, have a good circle of people to surround myself with, but I've found that I don't really have that in New Zealand.  Partly because I still consider myself new here, you don't make friends overnight, and partly because I haven't made the effort to actually get close to people.
The lone wolf has been happy on her own, or so she thought, but after an amazing weekend of fantastic company, it made the void in my life so obvious.
Humans are social creatures by nature, and after a whole weekend filled with great people, I need to actively do something in my life to improve my circle and have some deeper connections.
Don't get me wrong, I still love skype and the virtual friends that I have, but I now realize that allowing real people into my space isn't as bad as I feared it would be.
So - if you live close to me, and I call you out of the blue to go out for dinner/coffee/drinks, I haven't lost the plot, I'm just making some life changes which will hopefully bring back some of my old self :)