I know I haven’t written a real post on here in a while. Not sure exactly why that is, other than the fact that I’ve been writing a lot more on my weight loss blog, and sometimes it’s hard to come up with content for both. Or, the other obvious reason, because there hasn’t been a whole lot worth writing about going on in my life.
So, I thought I’d do a quick recap/update of some of the things I’ve been doing
- I’ve been sticking to my Back to School Plan of staying 2 hours everyday after school to get my work done, rather than grading at home, on the weekends, and pulling all-nighters. So far I’ve been really successful. We just had grades due on Monday, and normally my weekend would’ve been stressful and I would’ve spent hours and hours grading. Instead, I only spent about an hour grading my last 10 book reports that I hadn’t finished. It’s so nice to get home around 4:30 or 5pm everyday knowing that I have left school at school. I know I have the entire evening stretched out ahead of me, and I can do whatever I want to with the time. Weekends too. It’s been great!
- On that note of having more free time, I really need to get some hobbies. The last two years I have had almost no free time, so this idea of having idle time is sort of getting to me. I know that I could/should use the time to workout, and I want to do that. It’s just that reading a book on the couch sounds so much more fun than working out, ya know? I think I’m going to tell myself that once I’ve been going to the gym or doing some other form of activity (bike riding, doing exercise DVDs, going for a walk, etc.) at least 5 days a week to start, then and only then can I entertain the idea of doing some other hobby. Because the main goal I have in my life right now is to lose weight, so I feel like most of my efforts should be focused on that, if at all possible. Ok, this bullet point was a good little pep talk for me.
- I joined eHarmony, but so far, the results have been nothing to write home about. Or write a blog about. None of the guys that are my “matches” are people I would want to go out with. Not that they have anything wrong with them, per se, but they either live too far from me, are too old for me (11 years older is too old, I think), and seem to be in a different place in life than I am. I paid for 3 months, so I’m hoping some diamond in the rough stands out and he and I decide we want to at least go on a date. So far, I haven’t even entertained that idea with any of my so-called matches. Ugh.
- Any ideas of other places I can meet a nice guy?
- The library has become my new favorite haunt. I’ve been going at least once a week to return books and pick up new ones. I’m like a reading machine. I’ve always been an avid reader, but over the past two years I didn’t have as much time to devote to reading for pleasure, because I had so many things to read for my Masters program. It’s so nice to read anything I want again. You can click on my Goodreads link in my sidebar to see what I’ve been reading lately. Mostly chick-lit because sometimes you just need to get lost in the fantasy, right?
- Now that I joined Weight Watchers, and I’m eating real food again, I’ve been able to start cooking! I’ve come to find out how much I really love cooking. I want to start spending more time pouring over recipe books, creating meals and showing off my culinary creativity. So much fun!!
- I’ve been enjoying spending time with friends and family. Every weekend since school started I have been able to spend time with my parents, my sister, my nieces, and/or my friends. It’s been great. I’ve spent spa days, had cocktails, hosted a book club, gone to several dinners, and had lots of quick coffee/catch-up sessions. I love reconnecting with all of my favorite people.
So, that’s what’s been going on with me. Nothing overly exciting, but all good things. I’m enjoying the quieter side of life right now. I’m learning to live life at a bit of a slower pace and enjoy each day.
