A week off with lots to do...
I have this week off from work. There have been trips to various places, like the bank and post office, seeing family, and hanging out with friends. I had the vacation hours, so figured a week off between driving to/from Connecticut and then AM's wedding would be the best way to use my time. I have been sleeping in a bit more, trying to be more focused, and getting some much-needed work done. The past two days have been filled with trips, so the remainder of this week will be focused on cleaning and organizing. One of my jobs today is to organize this office. I know there has been a common thread in this journal over the years about "organizing the office," but now is truly the time to do it. I have the time off, and I need to organize this office in order to prepare for grad school.
We knew that this room would be the office and exercise room when we first moved into this house. The exercise portion is more or less set up; though the treadmill is currently folded from my DVD yesterday, I'll be running on it shortly. There's a space for the stability ball to rest, and free weights are strewn about the room. A small portion of our bookcase is taken up by tension bands and other exercise DVDs. So right now, the exercise part is taken care of. (Side note, down 14 pounds from the beginning of this year! And now, I have to wear Fidget's belt because my jeans fall off!)
While Kayrin and I made this desk out of Mimosa's old dining room table, it's functional enough to update on and find out minuscule things on the Internet. However, there are still boxes under the window and the stairs/shelf is not organized to receive schoolbooks. That will be my goal for today after I run and maybe figure out what's happening in my dining and living rooms.
I do need to work on the planner; I haven't started writing in the new one yet, and it starts tomorrow! I'll need to write in the birthdays and anniversaries, then paste everything in so it can be put away by the time the last paycheck clears.
I bought a groupon for group fitness classes. I had printed out a small paper calendar to help organize the month of August before Muzume starts. I tried to organize the month so I would have enough interactions with the gym, and now I am somewhat nervous about attempting to start tomorrow. I'm going to, but it's going to be daunting. I have made significant strides in this weight-loss journey, but I know I am not uber fit. However, I am going to try this damned class and we'll see what happens. Fidget says it's time for me to have someone else tell me what to do, which is probably true. I'm trying to look on the positive side of things and think that maybe I could make some friends out of it whom are like-minded.
I think it's time to pull down the treadmill and get my run in while the laundry is still spinning. I probably have to make another list of what I want to accomplish over the next couple of days, but having a general idea is better than not having one at all. I've taken this time for me, to make my brain a little less fuzzy and to organize this house how I need it to function before I can't organize any more. I just need to run then spend a couple hours in this room, making it what I want it to look like. I went through my old backpack a couple weeks ago which was enlightening. Now time to organize and get things moving...
... before I get working again and lose track of my "to-do list."
We knew that this room would be the office and exercise room when we first moved into this house. The exercise portion is more or less set up; though the treadmill is currently folded from my DVD yesterday, I'll be running on it shortly. There's a space for the stability ball to rest, and free weights are strewn about the room. A small portion of our bookcase is taken up by tension bands and other exercise DVDs. So right now, the exercise part is taken care of. (Side note, down 14 pounds from the beginning of this year! And now, I have to wear Fidget's belt because my jeans fall off!)
While Kayrin and I made this desk out of Mimosa's old dining room table, it's functional enough to update on and find out minuscule things on the Internet. However, there are still boxes under the window and the stairs/shelf is not organized to receive schoolbooks. That will be my goal for today after I run and maybe figure out what's happening in my dining and living rooms.
I do need to work on the planner; I haven't started writing in the new one yet, and it starts tomorrow! I'll need to write in the birthdays and anniversaries, then paste everything in so it can be put away by the time the last paycheck clears.
I bought a groupon for group fitness classes. I had printed out a small paper calendar to help organize the month of August before Muzume starts. I tried to organize the month so I would have enough interactions with the gym, and now I am somewhat nervous about attempting to start tomorrow. I'm going to, but it's going to be daunting. I have made significant strides in this weight-loss journey, but I know I am not uber fit. However, I am going to try this damned class and we'll see what happens. Fidget says it's time for me to have someone else tell me what to do, which is probably true. I'm trying to look on the positive side of things and think that maybe I could make some friends out of it whom are like-minded.
I think it's time to pull down the treadmill and get my run in while the laundry is still spinning. I probably have to make another list of what I want to accomplish over the next couple of days, but having a general idea is better than not having one at all. I've taken this time for me, to make my brain a little less fuzzy and to organize this house how I need it to function before I can't organize any more. I just need to run then spend a couple hours in this room, making it what I want it to look like. I went through my old backpack a couple weeks ago which was enlightening. Now time to organize and get things moving...
... before I get working again and lose track of my "to-do list."