Blogging Deprived

I cannot believe I've let so much time pass. I'm finally starting to get into a little routine so I will weave blogging back into it somewhere. I can tell you that it likely won't happen during the week.. My Monday thru Fridays are insanely packed with work, feeding myself, and resting for the next day's work. I have to say... I'm extremely grateful for my job. Although, I don't make near enough money..  I'm learning a ton, I am surrounded by great people, and I think it's a wonderful opportunity. It's so nice to be back in a professional (not stuffy) environment. I am thoroughly enjoying the systems, the policies, the structures and the logic that my last job was seriously lacking. So here I am all settled into my life as the typical Hollywood Assistant. It's hysterically cliche. There's a book called The Hollywood Assistant's Handbook and it's so literally dead on!! While this life is exactly what I wanted.. there's one thing missing.. my family. I will have very little time to go visit them for a while and it's breaking my heart. I miss my entire family terribly. This week has been a struggle with missing those who I have a particularly strong bond with. Paoli is one of those that I've considered family for so long... so when I say I'm missing my family.. he's included. It's hard to go through transitions and milestones without that person you'd always imagined being there. I'm coping magnificently, if I must say so myself. It's not even a romantic relationship that I'm really missing right now. I don't feel a need for that in my life right now...I miss the true friendship - the real friendship. I do love my friends here. Erika and Crystal have been real life savers.. but there is nothing comparable to a  friendship that comes from sharing everything so intimately for 7 years.

Another interesting aspect of my life is the spiritual one---I've recently started getting into this movement call MSIA (Movement for Spiritual Inner Awareness). They have these peace gardens that i've only been to once but I'm really wanting to go back! They are so relaxing.

Speaking of relaxing, in the very little spare time that I have these days, I've been reading this book that Ariel sent me called "Eating Animals." Thus far... it's pretty interesting. I will keep you posted if I recommend it as a must-read.

Anyway-- I'm actually at work now.. so must get back to busy.. shhhhh!!!