two nights ago, i got back from a week in Melbourne. it is COLD there. and why have Australians not incorporated the technology of central heating?!

i had a great time. feel like all i did was sit and eat. sit in a car, on the couch, at the dinner table. stayed with my friend Jess K. it was so good to be in a home, with squishy couches, pets, and cupboards full of food!

didn't do too much touristy stuff, nor did i do much clothes shopping. but i think i'm gonna start to cut down my spending - am definitely spending beyond my means, as always!

since i've been back, i've been s-l-o-w-l-y packing and moving. i'm such the procrastinator. like right now, i'm supposed to still be p&m-ing, but i'm typing instead. i think it's b/c i've been all by myself for the past two days, and cuz i'm lazy!

i can't believe how much crap i have accumulated in the 5 months i've been here. what the heck?! i guess that's where all my money has been going.

anyway, i am now a new resident of a studio apartment. i get my own washroom!!! you don't understand how happy this makes me! :D i am scared i'll get lonely some, but i think it's time i take the plunge and go for it. i'm 26, what the heck am i waiting for? franny did it at 23, and others have done it much earlier.

been thinking about myself recently. i think i'm changing as a person. not really sure who i'm becoming. i'm doing things i would've been way too scared to do before. for example the whole Melbourne trip. i drove down with 3 girls, that i've only met 5 months ago, and though we get along, we're not super tight. then, i'm staying with one girl and her family, and this girl i probably know the least out of the three. weirdest part is, that i wasn't really scared about it. normally i get super apprehensive about the smallest thing.

in the past 5 months, i've stayed with 4 different families. i rarely even stay over at a friend's house back home, much less in a new country!

anyway, best be getting back to my moving. am gonna try and get it all done tonight.