now what?

i have finally squeezed into the empty cabinet spaces, boxes opened and put away, and the kitchen cupboard filled. it's been a little over a month of coming home... so far, so good. i just got my permanent resident card and social insurance number in the mail last week - so now things are more official.

but after two years of a thousand thoughts a minute - moving from bangkok back to manila, planning a wedding, organizing immigration papers, and working in manila again - things have been reduced to a drastic minimum. there are no more deadlines, crammed to-do lists, and late dinners at work. only thank you cards, house-hunting, new recipes, online job sites, and in-laws.

not that i'm complaining. it's just... a different pace from what i've been used to, especially the last 2 years. just like when a big pitch comes up - brainstorm, write, edit, delete, write again, brainstorm part 2, write, then print and send materials to the AEs - after the deadline, "whew... what's next?".

yes, now is a good time to stop, think, and smell the maple macchiato... until the next steep incline comes once again.

it's wonderful. especially if you've been waiting for it for 8 long years.