As the summer seems to be finally getting into a routine, I think it's time that I start pulling out some long-dormant goals and brush the dust off, letting the light shine on their sleepy faces as they stretch and get excited for some exercise.
Too much?
Well, I have missed playing with words so this is the kind of banter you are going to get!
Since I already have the whole work-from-eight-to-four, exercise-three-times-a-week, sleep-as-much-as-possible thing down, it's time to start implementing other activities so my already-too-fast summer doesn't completely fly by leaving me feeling like I missed out on golden opportunities for adventures.
#1: learning music. I've been planning for months to spend my summer learning new music so that this fall I'm not so overwhelmed when I get back to lessons. Turns out I still find it pretty overwhelming in the summer, so practicing gets pushed aside for movies or long walks in the bluffs.
Granted, the scenery here at school is so gorgeous I feel bad for spending sunny days indoors, but let's be honest - I can't drag the piano outside!
#2: getting fit. Okay, so I've started doing the "Couch to 5K" running app with my boyfriend, and we've been doing really well so far. I'm loving the exercise and the feeling of moving again! However, I need to adjust my eating habits if I'm really going to notice a difference. A few less greasy foods at lunch, perhaps? And definitely less smarties...they have really become a problem. Perhaps I shouldn't refill the bowl I keep on my desk....
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#3: deepening my faith. This has already been off to a great start - since I have plenty of boredom-time at my job (waiting for the phone to ring can leave some dead time...) I've taken to reading in between helping patrons. Last week I finished "My Sisters The Saints" by Colleen Carroll Campbell. It was so good! And really increased my longing to get to know the saints better. I have a few other books I've been meaning to read, too. And stopping at the chapel for a few minutes after work is a habit I would love to cement.
#4: having fun. So yes. I'll admit it. I've been overthinking life and spending so much time worrying about what I'm not accomplishing that I forget to actually stop thinking so much and just live it! Learning to 'Let Go and Let God' has never been easy for me, so setting aside my fears and having a little faith that it will all work out is something I'd like to become better at. That might be asking a lot!
Hopefully I can try to keep myself motivated on these and other goals...I have another bad habit of making too many goals that I simply cannot keep up with: my list includes learning french, embroidering, sewing a skirt and three pillows, and learning about six new vocal pieces. (okay, that last one must happen! I have a recital in October!) But those are 'fun' things I can tuck in between trying to make myself the best that I can be :)
"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this." ~Henry David Thoreau
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