Saturdays

Well here I am, alone again, naturally (no offence Gilbert or Har Mar). My current work commitments means I get to take off 4 days in a row every 2 weeks but have to sacrifice the weekend in the middle. I am the guy with 2 lives, the work one in Melbourne, the other at home in Brisbane.  The necessity of this arrangement was based purely upon the availability of meaningful work in my home town. There was none. Add to that I met and fell in love with this new employer and well we all just had to adjust. My loving family was very understanding and my superannuation fund finally stopped sending me needy letters of "we are still here!".
The amount of self examination and understanding of what is good for me and what is bad is pretty high. I know I can't sit alone in the apartment at night without it impacting my psyche and I can't go to the movies every night either. A fine balance of live sports, movies, lounge lizard, friends and relatives then repeat is the solution. Drinking alone is a no no. I did that once and well let's just say self disgust was quite high. Another aspect of mental health in this situation is having somewhat a home feeling whilst away from home. For this, I simply ask the apartment hotel staff for the same room every cycle and they are nice enough to do it. Sometimes not, but generally yes. I have bought a place and am VERY eager to get into it. Settlement isn't until July and I think that will reduce my angst levels a ton.
My cooking has suffered too. Cooking for 1 is just not the same, and food is rarely packaged in small enough lots. You have to have the same thing 2 nights running often because throwing out leftovers is a no no too. I might have to start up a pop in private restaurant and invite neighbours over each night so I can cook what I want and not waste anything. Is there such a thing as that?
The office is soooo quiet now. The cleaner's vacuum stopped and he's gone too. Tomorrow will be much more of the same today. Quiet. I do play music but need to invest in some good quality PC speakers and a subbie! really crank it up. I know this is a god awful boring jump back into writing but I figure my artistic outlet is stifled at the moment and so this is serving that purpose once again.