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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Catching Up is What I Do

Well, here I am again, trying to blog and pour my guts out and all that jazz.  The less I write, the more I miss it, yet I find myself in this vicious cycle of wanting to write about everything and nothing all at the same time.  When I opened my dashboard, and saw that my last post was from January 2016, I almost shit a brick. Nearly two years have gone by without a peep.  What's funny is that so much life has happened in the dash between January 2016 - present.  I'm just terrible at follow-through, so let's raise a glass and toast my effort here, shall we?

Over those course of these last two years, I think I have finally, maybe started to get myself figured out.  I've been on this quest to find myself for a while, and I've come upon crossroad after crossroad, trees in the road, cliffs, U-turns...you name it.  I'm 36 now, and while I never thought it would take this long for me to get it straight, I think I'm good now.  At least, I hope I am. 

Here's what I know:
I'm a 30-something who's married to a 40-something, and we live in a little apartment with our two furry children.

I'm a grad school student who works full time.

I love to watch TV.  Like, a lot.  Probably way too much.  But you know what?  There are worse things to love.  I will be writing some about the shows I watch. 

I am addicted to budgeting.  This does not mean I don't spend money...it simply means I am always aware of where every penny is going.  Until I forget to pay the cable bill like I did this month.  Oops. 

Facebook's new option to comment with GIFs is probably one of my most favorite things.  I have so much fun with that crap.

I'm a runner now.  Shoot, I never in a million years thought I'd say that.  My brother and I ran the Hungry Turkey 5k on Thanksgiving - yes, 72 hours ago.  I ran it in 44:32.  Well, with intervals.  But hey, I got a delicious cinnamon roll and a fugly hoodie to show for it.  Like, uugggllly.  As in, "I can't believe I paid $30 for this race to get such an ugly hoodie." 

I'm a soccer fan now.  I never thought in 2 million years I'd say that.  Louisville City FC is like, the greatest thing since sliced bread.  And mayo in a jar.  And white fudge Oreos.  THEY'RE CHAMPS, Y'ALL!! 

I love my friends.  I'm not always the best there is, but I'm grateful for the ones who keep coming back around. 

I still cook - a lot.  As a matter of fact, I've basically dropped all these food lifestyles I've tried and gone back to good ole caloric moderation with as much fresh/Non-GMO stuff as possible.  Anything else is way too stressful.  For example, at the store today, I bought my favorite Special K cereal and Fairlife 2% milk.  I haven't had milk in foreevveerrrr.  But you know what?  A bowl of cereal is FINE.  Seriously, it is. 

I'm still a flute girl.  Even teaching it now. 

I still suck at birthdays.  Christmas is still not my favorite holiday, but it's not my least-favorite anymore.  I'm kind of in a little bit of the spirit this year. 

Well, you're probably tired of reading this now.  My dogs are whining for their dinner, I need to finish watching the Patriots dominate the Dolphins, and I need to get my vegetable soup in the Instant Pot so I have something to eat because, you know, moderation...

Here's what you can expect:  me trying to keep up with my thoughts.  One of these days, I want to write a book about God knows what, but I need somewhere to write whatever is on my mind at whatever time is comes up, because I can't remember jack squat on my own.  I'll ramble, I'll vent, I'll review some TV stuff, I'll share whatever I can share, including spoilers.  Don't worry, I'll warn you first.

Peace out, homeskillets.  (Wow, that's as nostalgic as these crushed velvet outfits and chokers coming back in style!)

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