A Little Boring

I feel like a pretty boring person these days. There's simply not much going on with me to write about. In typical fashion, I'm spending a lot of time working or thinking about work. Lucky for me, I really like what I do. Sure, I get frustrated at times with process and the inability to control everything, but I get over the frustration eventually because I like what I do. These days work consumes me. There's so much detail I could write about work, but it's simply not appropriate for the blog. So if you want to hear about it, you'll have to call me.

When I'm not at work, I've been spending a lot of time at the gym. Yep, I'm getting back in shape. Before I got into grad school, I was in the best shape of my life. I worked out 5 days a week and was so strong! Then school on top of work meant that something had to give and it was my workout. Over the course of the 2 1/2 years I was in school part time and working full time, I gained about 20 pounds. No surprise there considering my lifestyel. It was simply one of those things you accept. For me, making my brain bigger meant my butt would too.

When I finished school, one of the commitments I made to myself was to get back in shape. Then the move to Phoenix happened and it took a little longer to get back to the commitment. In November, I reached a level of disgust with myself. I felt tired too often and I simply didn't like how I looked. With a friend's encouragement, I joined a gym. Since December, I've done a pretty good job of consistently going three times a week. I'm feeling better and better everytime I go. Finally this week, I experienced some benefits - I put on jeans that weren't tight anymore. Pretty darn exciting and motivating!

So when I'm not at work or at the gym, I'm usually hanging out at home. A typical night for me include making dinner (nothing fancy when I'm by myself) and reading the newspaper. Then I'll usually read, mess around on the Internet, clean up after myself, or occasionally watch a movie. An atypical night means going out to dinner with someone, like this past Tuesday when I went to dinner with customers on a last minute invitation. (The meal was a La Hacienda, which is truly a wonderful restaurant.) Or an atypical night is when I'm traveling; though I do very typical things like eat out with coworkers and stay up too late drinking. So overall, I'm doing pretty normal and slightly boring things. Though I have nothing to complain about, I'm quite enjoying my life.

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