words.

I've been reading so many words the past few week, both at work and at home.

I'm adjusting well to my new job, but still trying to find the right balance between work and rest. The culture in my office seems to be work-hard, play-hard and slog away until 7pm at night. Although I often don't stay back that late, I am working longer hours, skipping my lunch break and having a few more late nights. I'm just not used to it. Getting home later means that by the time I've cooked dinner and eaten with Sam, I'm exhausted and ready to go to bed. Added to that, I've taken on some freelance work which is proving more complicated than I first thought. It might take some time before I get used to everything.

There are lots of people who may read this and think I'm being a bit of a baby (6 or 7pm finish being the norm for them), but when did working past 5pm - especially if you're organised and capable of getting your work done during the day - become just part of the norm? I wrote a post about this a while ago, which I might put up later.

But back to words. I've been reading a lot of them, some of which are not work-related:

*A great opinion piece about the closing down of the Bulletin. I liked reading this mag while I was at uni and my income was disposable. I don't think there's anything like it in Australia (with the exception of The Monthly which I've never read) and I'm sad to see it go.

*Alex the Girl's blog - scroll down to read about why she likes wearing skirts and dresses (so do I!).

*Atonement by Ian McEwan. I'm really enjoying this book and trying not to rush it.

* The book of Romans in the Bible - also trying not to rush this one!