Sunday, April 26, 2015

So I think it's time for us to have a toast.

It was an okay weekend.  I socialized a bit, binged on Kimmy Schmidt a bit, and did some work.

I have one more big deadline on April 30th, and then my month of craziness of work will end, and I really want to take May easy and spend some time on self-care: spa appointments, getting myself reacquainted with the gym, eating healthy, etc.

I've been thinking a lot about the summer and my summer goals.  Usually I travel a lot in the summer.  Heck, I've had summers where I spend more days away than here.

This summer I have couple of small trips planned: a baseball road trip to Detroit to see the Jays vs. Tigers with my baseball buddies, and Las Vegas to meet up with my friends Claire and Mariah Carey.

However, I'm thinking I'm not going to do much other than that.  There is some labour unrest for Ontario teachers these days; my union is actually in strike position.  It would be prudent to be careful with my cash these days.  More importantly, I want some time to work on the following during the summer:
  • get my bike fixed so I can ride it to the gym;
  • spend my mornings in the gym getting back to strength-training, running, and yoga;
  • drink lots of coffee;
  • eat healthy and cook for myself;
  • read lots of books;
  • do some nerdy cross-stitch;
  • write letters and postcards to friends afar;
  • watch baseball;
  • declutter my home and deal with the clothing situation
Of course, there's always the possibility that I'll pack my bags and go to somewhere random.  However, I feel the summer of 2015 might just be where I press a giant reset button on life and work on me.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

That sounds like a great summer plan. I think making time for down time is hard but quite powerful and restorative - I need to book some spa time too!

jason said...

if you end up staying put over summer, there are some good free shows down the qew.

http://buffalo.com/2015/04/29/featured/iron-and-wine-matt-kim-headline-buffalo-canalside-concerts/

Jabba said...

You should search for a nerdy cross stick pattern! I've seen some good stuff on Easy - like you can do a constellation in needlepoint. THAT would be a good goal to set for the summer!
I like your "drink lots of coffee" goal. I set that goal every day and usually meet it.