Busy/Slow

When you decide to open up your life to the world, it can be frightening. It can be liberating. Leaving nothing hidden. Just being you.
Now, I haven't blogged in over a year. I do have a simple reason. I got carried away with living a real life. I closed my laptop - and began to live.
After logging back into to #ThisIsDash and reading my older posts, it's absolutely clear and obvious that we change. I've learnt many lessons. A big one regarding relationships. Never date someone just out of a relationship. You may have your heart open and are ready for love - they are not. When they tell you that they are not ready. Your heart will break. Good news is, it heals quickly.
As much as I'd like to rehash and update on previous posts, I won't. It's like someone else.

It's summer, the sky is blue and the sun feels so warm on my skin. This is one of the moments I've learnt to savour.

Over the last year, I have gone on a couple of dates.
One was straight out of a film. He was Scottish. So sweet. So sexy. We met at a pedestrian crossing, exchanged numbers and after a couple of texts he asked me out to dinner. We met near his office and walked down to the Opera Bar in Circular Quay. While we were sipping on Sav Blanc, he kept looking at his watch and I was thinking that this was a dud and he wasn't into me. I asked if he had to be somewhere else" and was about to say goodbye, when he laughed and said "I'm rubbish at keeping secrets. See that restaurant over there? I've made reservations". So we made our way over to the beautiful ocean view restaurant, where he ordered bottles of Bollingers and Moet, a 12 course degustation each and the most amazing dessert. I can't even explain how good it was. After dinner, we walked around to a private bar overlooking Sydney Harbour and indulged in a few cocktails, shared a kiss and parted ways. We dated for two months, he said he loved me. Spent every day together until he left the country for London.
I met Officer Greg at the gym. Went out for coffee, spent a few afternoons together. I really liked him, but he kept me at arms length. Deleted his number to resist calling. Though when he texts, I know his number. He still texts me asking how I am. When I respond, I don't hear back for another few weeks.

After Officer Greg, I bought several self help books (as you do). I really just got stuck into work. Not allowing much time for anything, or anyone. That is until I met Mr Z...