Wednesday, November 30, 2005

blah, blah, blah

I wish that my life was different than it is. I wish that I was full of joy and happiness and was excited about things again. Unfortunately, I'm not feeling very joyful lately. I feel kind of sad and empty. My life is dull, partly due to having no work to do during the days and partly because I don't do much during the evenings either. Boredom has taken over and is starting to control my every waking moment.

So how do I change things? I've started by taking Tuesday afternoon off so I can get to McFetridge early to sign up for the next round of tennis lessons in January. I missed the November sign up so I've only played once in many many months, but having classes to enjoy will really help my mood - and get me back in shape! I may actually do as I did last time and sign up for two classes that are held back to back for a really tough workout. I've also been asked by CG to start working out again by having a little competition. We're heading to spring training in March and she thought it would be a good motivator to be in shape by then. I haven't completely decided yet but I think I will accept her challenge. I have until midnight tonight to decide and determine my game plan. I'm thinking yoga tomorrow night would be a great way to start. My problem is I hate the gym and always feel like I'm under a microscope there. I guess I'll just have to get over that feeling and get my flabby a*s back into shape. Maybe a cute personal trainer would help??

What else am I going to do? I've decided that at least once a month I will do something cultural, like going to the Art Institute. And maybe I can get Violet to go ice skating again this year down at Millennium Park. I've been meaning to go to the zoo for 2 years now so that should probably be on my list as well. Any other suggestions for things to make me feel more alive are welcome and hopefully I will have more interesting things to write about as well. Especially since last night was oh so stimulating...I did laundry, made a turkey sandwich and finally figured out how to create mailing labels so that I could start my Christmas cards. Most are now done, and I'm just waiting for people to give me their addresses so that I can finish them off. Hopefully by the end of the week they will be all done and mailed off. I guess that means a trip to the post office as well to get more stamps - how exciting!

Amazing how by putting these thoughts into words has already helped to improve my mood. If only things could always be so easy.

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