People are already asking, "Are you doing okay? How's it going?" My answer... "It's easy. At least right now." But considering I'm only about a week in I didn't really expect to be out of sorts just yet. Give me another three weeks when this becomes the routine and then ask me and I'm sure my answer is going to be quite different.
But as I always do when faced with a change or something new, I've decided that there are certain things I'm going to need to do to make my empty nest not seem so empty. Thankfully (but not really) we are at the time of year in my job when I work stupid hours, ranging anywhere from 50 to 80 hours a week for the next two to three months. Trust me when I tell you when you work around the clock you have very little time to dwell on anything other than trying to get the work done so you can just go home and go to bed. This year is proving to be no different...
Beyond work I'm always trying to make improvements in my personal life although I often begin with good intentions and then find myself hung up the small stuff. But I have to take advantage of the fact that this is the first time in more years than I can count that I can actually focus on me and do some much needed tweaking.
Health wise I've started the journey to putting myself back on track. I've been to the doctor's office more this year than I have in my entire life. I almost feel like Norm on Cheers... But I've done the mandatory blood work, had the routine physical, scheduled my (first ever) mammogram, saw another doctor about some other things I need to make some decisions on and on a whole feel like I'm starting to take this aging thing a little more seriously than I ever have. It turns out that turning forty this year may also be a wake up call that I'm no longer in my twenties.
So enough about that... Although you can bet your ass that you'l be hearing all about it when my ass gets back to the gym on a daily basis. My inner athlete has decided she wants to make a come back and I can't tell you how excited I am to have to go through the blisters, shin splints and general oh my God why do I do this to myself pain all over again. That however is what I get for falling off the wagon and losing as I always manage to do my inner balance.
Next on my to do list is to start writing... Every gosh darn day. I fell off that wagon in 2006 and haven't managed to truly get back on it since. Completely inexcusable considering that a writer who doesn't write won't ever publish a book if it's not actually written. And seriously, who would have thunk it? And yes, I did say thunk because I like the sound of it better than think and it's my blog so...
The question remains what do I write? Well for starters just silly little blogs of random thoughts, the good, the bad and the ugly. Whatever words that find themselves here should just be happy that I'm actually putting them back up for public consumption.
That being said I could be quite wordy today but as I look the house there are probably a few things that are a little more important to do than write... At least right at this second.
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