Late night insomnia and an urge to confess

It's 2am, I'm awake. I guess it is just one of those nights when you can't fall asleep. Although I did, I just happened to wake up again an hour later. These nights happen now and then, and I figured I might as well do something more useful than tossing and turning in bed, and I thought you deserved a few words. Although first I made a cup of warm milk with honey and cinnamon. Perfect remedy for just about anything. It's like mixing raspberry and white chocolate; you just can't go wrong with that.

So, what can I share with you on this late night in November? Well, I would first of all let you know that life is good. Yes, apart from insomnia, life is indeed good. I have finished my Masters of Communication, with the results I was aiming for. I have to share with you, I honestly did not think it would happen as I was slightly distracted at the end of semester. But slightly distracted is good, especially when distraction comes in the form of a tall, good looking guy. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, Uni.

Uni is done, but not dusted. I am being encouraged by my teachers to continue studying. They want me to do a PhD. So do I, in fact. Not sure I'm ready for that sort of commitment yet though, and also I need to do an Honours degree first, as part of a thesis preparation for my PhD. I'm happy to do that, because as soon as I am enrolled in an Honours degree I am allowed to teach at Uni. Professor Mari? Professor Nilssen? Either way, I like the idea. I love it, in fact.

However, in front of me are five months of summer break.

Here's a list of what I would like to do: write a novel, write short stories, go to the gym everyday, cook some awesome food, produce some seriously innovative journalistic work, travel somewhere nice with Sean, read an embarrassingly huge amount of books and have inspirational coffees with Anna everyday.

And here's a list of what I need to do: get a job and earn a lot of money.

Unfortunately what I need to do will take most of my time, there won't be much left for my wish list. However, there will always be some light shining through here and there, like good writing, reading and conversations. It will always be part of my life, in bite-sized pieces, just the way I like it.

In fact, in less than two weeks me and Sean will be going to Sydney for a couple of days to meet up with Trond, Robert and Stine. A bit of Norway time. Looking forward to it.

Let's try again, maybe sleep will be ready for me now.