I am in an awesome mood, and not just because I have a job

OK, so I spent FOUR HOURS today on a trial shift but I basically rocked it and the manager said, 'You're exactly the type of person we're looking for - job's yours if you want it.'  Very happy about that, obviously.  So yeah, that's really good and I start on Sunday, so that's even cooler.

I was on the tram back to the hostel and was looking out of the window and the walk to work is alongside the Domain and the Shrine of Remembrance and various nice statues and fountains in the park next to where I walk, then along South Bank with the view across the city from the south side.  So yeah, that was really nice (it's also sunny and clear today, which probably helps).  Basically, I really, really love Melbourne.  I'm not about to say, 'Oh, I want to live here now,' but equally for the next few months I think I'll be really happy, especially now that I have a job that I genuinely think I'll enjoy.

Other than that, I don't know, I'm just really, really happy at the moment.  I think it helps that I've heard from Katy, Carly, Anna and Deb in the last few days (as well as, of course, la famille) and know what's going on with them and I've met some lovely people and yeah, I just feel really happy at the moment and excited about the next few months.

I'm also going to make a confession here - I've started very provisional plans for coming back to Britain.  I'm not saying anything else for now but I've started the ball rolling in the last couple of days.  No, it's not happening in the next few weeks or anything but I decided that I need to know when I'm coming back so that I can focus on enjoying the time I'm out here as well as give me a bit of direction.  Honestly, I kind of hope this hasn't contributed to my general feelings of positivity and optimism but I fear it has.