On second thought...
I posted a couple of weeks ago, either in my LJ or in a response to Chris's LJ, that since the "one and done" lunchdate I have been or wanted to be:
a) Less obsessive about dating someone
2) Making fewer self-deprecating jokes regarding females
d) Happier with my life as it is
Two or three weeks have passed and so far I think I'm achieving all of the above items. I think I've only made 2 or 3 self-deprecating jokes at all over the past couple of weeks. The ones I made I was sort of forced into and couldn't ignore. There were other opportunities earlier that I consciously ignored, but since then I haven't had to really think about it.
And while I think there is plenty of room for self-deprecating humor (and as Chris pointed out recently, I am well-versed in it and good at it), this is probably a good thing. If nothing else, it's making me work harder on my sense of humor instead or resorting to "old reliable," and I am enjoying the change in perspective. It might actually be the creative outlet that I have been missing for quite some time.
I have been a much happier person. And since I am staying pretty strict to my diet, hitting the gym about as much as my schedule permits, working on some truly important projects at work (successfully!), and trying to be the best me that I can be, I have to admit that I am pretty happy with 2004 to date. I don't really like to toot my own horn, but since I bug you people when I'm not happy, I figure I should at least share another side of myself.
My next big goal is to fix my sleep so that I can get some restful sleep, which I don't think I have truly gotten since graduating college. I partially blame the mattress I am sleeping on since the problems started as soon as I started sleeping on it, so hopefully I can replace that over the summer. I should probably see a doctor about it, too, I guess.
Outside of that and more importantly, I want to reconcile some things with my family. I'm not too sure how to do that, but hopefully I can figure something out to solve that problem.
I hope the momentum I've built over the past year continues to snowball.
PS - Thanks to all for everything.
a) Less obsessive about dating someone
2) Making fewer self-deprecating jokes regarding females
d) Happier with my life as it is
Two or three weeks have passed and so far I think I'm achieving all of the above items. I think I've only made 2 or 3 self-deprecating jokes at all over the past couple of weeks. The ones I made I was sort of forced into and couldn't ignore. There were other opportunities earlier that I consciously ignored, but since then I haven't had to really think about it.
And while I think there is plenty of room for self-deprecating humor (and as Chris pointed out recently, I am well-versed in it and good at it), this is probably a good thing. If nothing else, it's making me work harder on my sense of humor instead or resorting to "old reliable," and I am enjoying the change in perspective. It might actually be the creative outlet that I have been missing for quite some time.
I have been a much happier person. And since I am staying pretty strict to my diet, hitting the gym about as much as my schedule permits, working on some truly important projects at work (successfully!), and trying to be the best me that I can be, I have to admit that I am pretty happy with 2004 to date. I don't really like to toot my own horn, but since I bug you people when I'm not happy, I figure I should at least share another side of myself.
My next big goal is to fix my sleep so that I can get some restful sleep, which I don't think I have truly gotten since graduating college. I partially blame the mattress I am sleeping on since the problems started as soon as I started sleeping on it, so hopefully I can replace that over the summer. I should probably see a doctor about it, too, I guess.
Outside of that and more importantly, I want to reconcile some things with my family. I'm not too sure how to do that, but hopefully I can figure something out to solve that problem.
I hope the momentum I've built over the past year continues to snowball.
PS - Thanks to all for everything.