Manc.

Tib Street

As my year of abnormality continues I’m having to put it into practice a lot here in Manchester.  I’ve been here in Manchester 3-weeks.  Found a flat in 2-weeks, which felt like ten, and now am job hunting.  Everyone told me in London, it takes 6-8 weeks to find a job.  I’m on week 4, and again it feels like ten.  Normally I’d stress out, but a part of my abnormality jig is not only to do things differently from most, but to do things differently from my norm, my habits.  So I’m catching myself out a lot in this process; it’s quite an experiment in self observation.

My neighbourhood

You can only job hunt so many hours in the day, so I’m loving yoga, meditation, diving into Buddhist teachings at the centre, podcasts, getting to know Manchester, and making friends.  Yet another abnormal venture in this respect is ‘balance.’  What I used to think all was good when I had a million things to do, and do them as quickly as possible.  How wrong.  Balance is so much better.  Push forward, be still, let it go, and it happens.

More from my neighbourhood

Abnormality number three is how easy it has been to make friends here.  Usually that is something I’m not good at, but everyone is so friendly and social, and perhaps I’m in a different space to?  Either way this process has been easy, delightful, and engaging.

Northern Quarter

I came here to travel, and while I could bugger off and do that, I need to use some commonsense and secure work first then make plans.  It is tempting, but then again I’m really enjoying this chilled transition time from one life, to another.

A bit of Coro in Didsbury, Manchester

Either way, I am very content and …