things I'm working on currently:
thing one:
I'm working out at a gym with a physical trainer. I go three times a week, and although I don't see a whole lot of visible results yet, I'm only on my second week, so I'm gonna give it more time and energy. The hardest part for me about working out has always been setting aside time to do it in. With scheduled sessions with a personal trainer, it's much more difficult to skip out on work-outs -in part because I'm paying money for each session, in part because I feel an obligation to not waste the trainer's time. At any rate, the lessons have proven a very effective countermeasure to my tendency to not follow through on things as far as workouts go.
thing two:
My piano lessons have proven somewhat more trying. They're definitely going to test my self-discipline, in that they require some measure of outside work from just lessons. I spent a good hour and a half this morning working on some practice things I'm supposed to do before Wednesday, and they're kicking my butt. The thing I have the most trouble with is using both hands simultaneously, especially when they're supposed to be playing different rhythms. Like playing tripplets with the left hand and eigth-notes with the right... usually I end up flubbing one side or the other. Hopefully improvements will come with practice.
thing three:
Adjusting to life back in Maine hasn't been too difficult, for the most part. I've gotten into the groove of things at my current job, and I've reacquainted myself with a lot of old friends I haven't seen in ages. The most difficulty here comes from trying to balance between making time for myself (like work-outs and piano practice and chores), my friends in Boston, my friends here at home, and my new friends and boyfriend up north. It's kind of a crazy balancing act, one which I'm admittedly very bad at. I don't really want to neglect any one group in favor of any of the others, but it's hard to do.
thing four:
The crux of the matter is limiting my time-wasting habbits, like too much computer time. It's very difficult, especially with friends who are very much video-game enablers. Hopefully I can somehow manage to practice some self-restraint. Discipline and self-restraint are the things I need most work on.
That's all for now.
I'm working out at a gym with a physical trainer. I go three times a week, and although I don't see a whole lot of visible results yet, I'm only on my second week, so I'm gonna give it more time and energy. The hardest part for me about working out has always been setting aside time to do it in. With scheduled sessions with a personal trainer, it's much more difficult to skip out on work-outs -in part because I'm paying money for each session, in part because I feel an obligation to not waste the trainer's time. At any rate, the lessons have proven a very effective countermeasure to my tendency to not follow through on things as far as workouts go.
thing two:
My piano lessons have proven somewhat more trying. They're definitely going to test my self-discipline, in that they require some measure of outside work from just lessons. I spent a good hour and a half this morning working on some practice things I'm supposed to do before Wednesday, and they're kicking my butt. The thing I have the most trouble with is using both hands simultaneously, especially when they're supposed to be playing different rhythms. Like playing tripplets with the left hand and eigth-notes with the right... usually I end up flubbing one side or the other. Hopefully improvements will come with practice.
thing three:
Adjusting to life back in Maine hasn't been too difficult, for the most part. I've gotten into the groove of things at my current job, and I've reacquainted myself with a lot of old friends I haven't seen in ages. The most difficulty here comes from trying to balance between making time for myself (like work-outs and piano practice and chores), my friends in Boston, my friends here at home, and my new friends and boyfriend up north. It's kind of a crazy balancing act, one which I'm admittedly very bad at. I don't really want to neglect any one group in favor of any of the others, but it's hard to do.
thing four:
The crux of the matter is limiting my time-wasting habbits, like too much computer time. It's very difficult, especially with friends who are very much video-game enablers. Hopefully I can somehow manage to practice some self-restraint. Discipline and self-restraint are the things I need most work on.
That's all for now.