I like helping people. Always have. But wanting so much to help you left me paralysed with my words. It was too hard, the possibilities too many, to successfully offer advice. It depended on you, your body, your lifestyle… So, I didn’t.
But lately I’ve felt something shift in me. I’ve wanted to write again. But what about? About life. About the things I’m exploring. My professional opinion and my… suppositions.
This year has been a big one. I bought a house with my (now) husband moving out of Melbourne to the countryside, we both started new jobs, we got married, and we’ve just returned from our honeymoon. No small feat really. Now the dust is settling on my life and I’m wondering about the next phase. The dominos I’ve lined up are looking pretty spick, but what to make of them?
Things you should know:
- I love my job. I work as a physiotherapist in a private practice, and helping people understand their bodies and their pain gives me a great sense of reward
- I’m a Pilates instructor as well. Teaching these classes lights me up, in no small part because the flow I can achieve reminds me of what it is to dance
- For a physio, I am terrible at ball sports. I put it down to never wanting to wear my glasses during recess and lunch at school and therefore never being able to *see* the ball properly. This is something I may in the near future think about improving. Maybe.
- Also, for a physio and a Pilates instructor, I am nowhere near as fit as I want (aught?) to be. I’m looking to change that.
- I’m a wannabe green thumb. Part of the reason we wanted to move to the country was for the space – in the house and the shed (husband’s idea), but also the garden. In our small apartment I’d exhausted the cement space out the back, it had become akin to my meditation space. Putting my hands into the soil, weeding, growing and learning were addictive… but it was frustrating planting into a space not my own. Now… I’ve got to admit I’m a little daunted. We have this beautiful big outdoor space and I am so excited and terrified about doing anything to it. The closest we’ve come so far is planting a mulberry tree. Progress?
- Zero waste. Sustainability. Both are interests of mine, but I’ve never been someone who can be all-or-nothing. So, watch me as I wade slowly into the waters of wanting to help myself, but also help the community and the environment.
- I also live with the fantasy that one day I will look like one of those elegant, chic women who wear tight clothes and heels with flawless makeup and spend all their days brunching carrying coffee cups around. Except I rarely wear makeup and now I’ve married a podiatrist, heels seem somewhat cruel. Still, you gotta dream.
So, this is where I’m starting. Again. Another iteration.
Rachel x