I’ve written four or five different drafts for my next blog entry. I write them and then promptly forget to post them. I should start a blogging schedule so I don’t go an entire month without writing again? Maybe.
February is over today. It feels like it started yesterday. It went by so quickly. I didn’t read that many books this month. I read nine. Which is a lot, actually, I don’t know what I am talking about. I read longer books, I guess. But also, I just didn’t have that much free time this month.
I have been really busy, recently. There is a lot of stuff going on at work and I am trying to keep on top of things as much as I can. I also have started babysitting again somewhat regularly. And on top of all of that, I have taken on several freelance graphic design projects. All of this means that I have almost no free time and thus haven’t been reading as much. I am okay with that. I have already read more books in these two months than most people read in a year. I do miss having free time to read though; but, I have been enjoying working on all of these projects.
Lent started last week. I haven’t given anything up for the last several years because I am not really a practicing Catholic anymore. This year I thought I might try something a bit different. I was going to attempt to cut back on something that I over indulge in on a regular basis. The thought being that I wouldn’t be denying myself anything - I could still have it, just not as often. Basically, whenever I deny myself something that I want/need I go kind of crazy and completely abandon fasting and indulge to the point of it being really unhealthy. Well, as it turns out, even cutting back drives my impulse to indulge. Giving things up just isn’t something I am capable of doing, I guess.
So upon this revelation I’ve decided to take a new approach. Instead of denying or restricting myself, I will try and form a new habit. I know, so original. I know that a lot of people do this. Still. I figure this will be a prime opportunity to make myself do something good for myself by making this habit “exercising”. Now I hate exercising. It is a bitch. I fail at keeping a schedule. What I plan on doing is make myself going walking three times a week for one mile. This seems achievable.
It definitely isn’t a weight loss plan, which is part of what trips me up when I try to exercise. When I exercise with the intent to lose weight I end up over exerting myself because I want fast results and I end up wearing myself out and needing to rest longer. And then I am not motivated to continue because I don’t want to go through that whole ordeal again. This walking three times a week is just a way to get some endorphins and some fresh air and some sunlight. All things that are supposed to be good for better mental health. I think it will be good. I hope the weather outside cooperates, it has been really rainy here recently.
That’s what has been going on in my life. Spring is almost here and it has spurred on one of my spring cleaning/you can do anything with your life if you actually try type of moods. So hopefully I can make myself implement some good changes.
