Back to basics

The past couple of weeks have been both exciting and exhausting. My new job demands my full attention and keeps me busy during the day. I like all the new challenges I get to tackle there. Each day has something new to offer. It is at night that it gets hard for me. I've been a bit down lately. I've been missing A.

To be perfectly honest, I hate being alone. I've always known it, but now I feel it stronger than ever before. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my own company. I am very independent and don't mind spending time alone. However, I need to know that there is someone with me, sharing everything that I go through, sharing my life. Without that, without love, my life just feels empty.

However, being an eternal optimist, I know this is just a temporary period in my life. I just wish it was over already! In the meantime, I am getting back to basics. I try to eat well, stay healthy, hang out with the people I have in my life, and of course sew. And with sewing alike, I've followed the "less is more" principle and made more bags. (I guess it's because I like to see the finished product, and these don't take that long to make.)

A gift for a friend.

 A bag (and earrings) with no owner.

Today, I also started listening to a song from my past, because it fits my mood perfectly:

"I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder, louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak, I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear"
(Snow Patrol - Run)