City Life, part 1# Setting myself up for the big smoke

Well oh my! This past week has been so busy and so amazing for me, I'm not quiet sure where to start. Ok, I suppose I should start off by introducing this new section/idea to Girl Hack. Which will be something a little more personal from me. City Life, will be a random monthly tid-bit that I add just so you all know where I am at. I really do have a lot more on than what I did when I started Girl Hack a couple of weeks ago. I do intend to keep a lil bit of a Diary thing going here. Let me know what you think!

Saturday's Lunch, Sushi is my favorite food!

My objective 2 weekends ago was - Get out of Taupo. Now I love this place, I really do. I grew up here, its my home, but for the last 6 (almost 7) years I have been living in Auckland which is the biggest city in New Zealand. I love the peace in Taupo, the serenity of living by a huge lake surrounded by mountains definitely is a lot more amazing than starring at concrete walls all day. But I have to admit, Auckland has eventually become my home, and it wasn't until I was away from it for awhile that I realized how much I missed it. I miss my friends familiar faces, I miss going to my friends gigs and watching them DJ or MC. I really do enjoy the culture and vibe up there. And most of all - I missed having a real job.


So one Saturday, a couple of weeks ago. I went through all the job listings I could find for broadband technical support (something else I like to do) and found amazingly I had picked the exact right time to look for those types of rolls.
I applied for about 7 jobs. The following Monday (yay Mondays!) I managed to get through a couple of phone interviews to the point they wanted me up in Auckland by Friday. I was super happy with that, I felt like everything had been falling into place for me.


The most amazing thing about it was that the 2 interviews I went to, I got offered both of those jobs before I went home after my long weekend. Yay me! Im so excited, I have been trying really hard to put it out there, that I want the perfect job for me and to be successful, and I know that the job I chose will enable me to do that.

Sundays Breakfast, Ramen! nom nom nom.

Then the next dilemma came. I have to start work on the 18th. 
But I have no where to live. Thankfully 2 of my friends needed flat mates, however after checking it out, and chatting with them. We decided that just being friends and not flat mates will work out the best for us (sometimes these types of things just need to be kept separate). Again, I put it out there, had a chat with the Universe, stayed focussed, stayed positive and then almost the 1st place I looked at online, was the perfect place for me. Im so in love with it. Its a studio apartment on one of the main drags. It looks like the perfect place to manifest happiness and creativity. It will also be my first time living by myself!


And what is left to do after all this is move! So thats going to be me for the next couple of days, packing all my things again (I have moved 4 times this year!) and re-creating myself. But I think what this streak of good luck has come down to is really believing in myself. I just never gave up hope the whole weekend, just kept pushing my mind and heart - 'You can do this Jenn, You deserve this'. After everything I have been through lately, and all that has happened, this has just been truly wow, cant even put words to it really. And I have no one else to thank but me. It truly was liberating to know, if I really push myself and work hard and stay positive, that you can create what ever you want!


Well thats basically where I am at now, in the packing house phase. Tomorrow I will be putting up the Thoughtful Thursday as I promised. And I do have something else I have been writing which I hope to get up by Friday. If not, then Monday just before I move. Im so excited, wish me luck!