Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
It has been two years, I think, since I wrote in this thing. Maybe it's because I have a week off from school and I'm bored, maybe it's because I feel like my life has changed a lot in the past year, but I feel like "journaling" again. It probably won't be that interesting, but nobody reads this anyway, but it's more an outlet for my thoughts.
It's so nice to not wake up early this week. I've spent a lot of time snuggling with kitties, cleaning the house, and watching movies. Today I've been thinking about the New Year's resolutions I haven't really started on yet, but hey-now's as good a time as any. Besides, isn't the lunar new year coming up or something? Maybe that counts. Anyway, here I go:
-No more meat. I don't eat much anyway, but I want to cut it out again for good. Lately, Damien and I have been reading a lot about the enormous environmental impact of meat production. It's phenomenal how much water, carbon emissions, and petroleum goes into (or come out of) making a hamburger.
-Living more simply in general. I've gotten into the horrible habit of driving to work. It's shameful. But it takes three trains to get there and I always have armloads of stuff! I've got to work on this one. Ideally, I'd like to get a bike this spring, but the thought of riding on the streets of Brooklyn is a little scary. Driving is like running the gauntlet as it is. But overall, I just want to live up to my own moral standards, if that makes sense. I've just gotten kinda lazy about using the heat, leaving lights on sometimes, spending more money than I need to little things like that.
-Back to the gym to loose the fifteen pounds I think I've gained since I started teaching. I want to try to do another triathalon in the fall.
-More outdoor adventures. We just returned from one with our friends Brendan and Melanie, but every other weekend or so sounds about perfect to me.
-Learn some Spanish. For Costa Rica and to aide in communicating with non-English speaking parents.
-Make more time for my own hobbies that I miss! Reading, running, knitting, pictures, music, I will be back! This means I may have to leave PS282 before six o'clock. Which would be a good thing.
Ok, that's it for now. More to come on the trials and tribulations of teaching fifth grade in a public school. It's eating my soul a little bit. Hope everyone in LJ world is well!