I have been working at Singita for almost six weeks now… it has been, and still is, so amazing. I truly love the work I do here and am happier than I have been for a long time, so it feels wrong that I am writing this, but there are some things that I really miss:
- cooking
- going to the shops
- crisps
- being able to go for a walk
- good bread with real butter
- meeting friends at the pub (or anywhere really)
- eating whenever and whatever I fancy
- and did I mention crisps?! 😉
Just realised that it’s very food-based! Never really thought that I was so ‘needy’ in terms of food, but seems that I am. It truly made me very happy to have toast with breakfast yesterday, has been weeks since that happened, breakfast mainly consists of something egg-based.
But what I miss the most is having people around me. That sounds stupid because I’m with people most of the day, but I miss ‘my’ people, I guess. Let me explain…
I met a university lecturer earlier this month – she was a guest at one of the lodges and she mentioned a study she had done about consultants and other people who work on their own and how it can be such a difficult thing to do. The study showed that these people often feel isolated, lonely and lack motivation, but that the way to combat this is to make sure you have 1) a purpose, 2) a place and 3) people.
I definitely have a purpose [tick]. Will be difficult to have a place as such as I move around a lot. And when it comes to people, I’m not sure. I have so many great friends who are supporting me and are ready to listen and chat whenever I need it (thank you!), but those were not the people she meant… it was more like ‘work people’ and I don’t have them… yet! Anyway, it was quite interesting to talk to this lady – she gave me many things to think about.
Right, back to work… but really do wish I had a bag of smokey bacon crisps to enjoy with my beer! [sigh] 😉
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