I just spent 30 minutes browsing my old posts and determined that I had my shit together more then than I do now so it is time to get back on the train!
Life Updates
New Career: I am currently the Director of Animal Programs at a non-profit animal shelter on the West Coast of the East Cost. I deal with anything that is not related to one of the individual shelters. It's a big job but hey, someone has to do it!
New House: I had to move for the job. That brought on a whole new set of fun times. I moved to the one place I never had a desire to be. Now I get to deal with humidity, spiders, bugs, did I mention humidity? I bought a fixer-upper to me, but see the previous paragraph on why nothing has gotten done.
New Dogs: I've had some bittersweet losses of my beloved four-legged family. Heart dogs have gone and crazy dogs have arrived. The Lab girl has turned into a GSD girl but that is par with the career.
Health: Health, what is that? I barely want to get out of the house with the humidity let alone be active! I also live an hour away from work so the last thing I want to do is spend any time working out after a long day and a long drive. Add to that all of the new pollens and things my body decided it didn't like and I've been living in a fog.
Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying my new life but after 2 years of living here, I feel like it is time to get my stuff back together. So that is why I picked up this blog again and decided to hold myself accountable for what I am doing/not doing.
Things I Want to Do Better
1. Be Active. I live in a place that wants to kill you all of the time, but I do love having a beach and saltwater within 20 minutes of me at all times. How often have I gone to the beach? Let's just say, I can count on one hand. I need to get out more and explore my new home. Since I don't want to be stuck in a gym anymore, I need to start being active and getting back in shape in nature.
2. Be Present: Damn social media, smartphones, and other time wasters. I find myself sitting or standing around being a zombie to my phone all the while my dogs are trying to get my attention. No more. I work with dogs for a living and my dogs are not behaved at all.
3. Money, Money, Money: Isn't this the story of my life? I seem to value convenience over saving because I think I have no time (See #2). I don't buy crap, I buy crap food.
4. Time: Why do I always think I have to clean everything in one day or spend my weekends being my own housewife? I blame my mother! Just kidding, but really I do. I grew up thinking you clean on Saturday. What happened to the other 6 days? What do you do on those days? Right now, I seem to be messing it up. Because it gets overwhelming, I dread cleaning and procrastinate. It hasn't become a normal part of my routine.
