Productivity is hard. Procrastination is SO EASY. Last week,
I somehow managed to make both happen. Talented? Obviously. I worked out four
days in a row – doing FOUR different types of athletic activity. I made myself
coffee every morning. I finished THREE books. I did all my laundry. I cleaned
the whole house (with help). I made dinner and breakfast that involved more than
a microwave or an oven. I followed RECIPES. Oh and I baked. I pretty much
dominated my life last week. I was totally winning. Let’s see if I can keep it
up this week.
*This was written early last week. As it turns out – I could
not keep it up two weeks in a row.*
I had a lazy end of the week last week. I took Friday off so
I could get a massage and sleep in. And then the garbage man came at 5:30, and
construction in the building across the parking lot started at 6. So about that
sleeping in… not so much. At least I got to enjoy an impromptu breakfast date –
at the expense of getting locked out of her apartment. Woops. Being a grown up
is tough sometimes. And then it was time for massage and I was expecting to
relax. But meh. I mean it felt good – but my mind was running in circles, and
she touched my feet which I wasn’t prepared for. I mean it ended up feeling
good – but still surprised me. And then I was getting my back massaged and the
neck/face holder thing clicked down twice. And it was over for me. I was ready
to be done. Wandered the mall for a hot minute before heading home to watch
some Mad Men and relax. The relaxing ended up with an early afternoon buzz,
pizza, and a finished book on my list for 2014. I don’t hate days like that.
Saturday morning came early – and after a quick shift at the
yoga studio, I was ready for the afternoon I had planned. I ran to the store to
pick up stuff for lunch (grilled cheese and tomato soup), dinner (chili), and some
other things as needed. After lunch and a bit of lounging, we headed to
Cambridge to visit the Center Grove Orchard. I was hoping to pick some apples
and bring home some pumpkins to carve, but I was informed it was “too early” to
begin carving pumpkins. Lame. But we brought home a pretty perfect pumpkin we
can carve in a couple weeks, a peck of Honeycrisp apples (NOMLICIOUS) and some fun
memories from the orchard. If you haven’t been, I highly recommend taking a
visit this fall. It was a gorgeous day – and there was so much to do! We went
down the giant slide, pet and fed some of the animals (well I did, someone else
has a strong hatred to the Devil’s children – aka goats), played with the apple
sling shot, and sampled everything apple flavored in their little store. I
spent more money than planned – but bringing home some coffee samples and apple
cider felt worth it to me. Saturday night was a lazy night in watching some
hilarious movies. Please add The Neighbors to your “to watch” list – Zac Efron
is hot (and shirtless A LOT), and Seth Rogan is hilarious. Just do it. Trust.
Sunday morning, Toby got grounded. Real early. I think the
fact that I was off on Friday confused him (he’s a little slow sometimes) so he
thought Sunday was Monday and that we should be up at 6. He was wrong. And got
grounded. All day long we tried keeping him awake like he did to us that
morning. Except he’s a cat and he don’t care. Ah well. Sunday morning coffee
was delicious – courtesy of Center Grove Orchard. I was your basic white girl –
drinking my Pumpkin Spice coffee in my yoga pants. The only thing I was missing
was a pair of Uggs. Breakfast was homemade with some scrambled eggs, maple
sausage links and breakfast potatoes. I started another book to try and recover
from my book hangover I acquired on Friday night after finishing Lena Dunham’s “Not
That Kind of Girl.” (READ THIS. SERIOUSLY.) I started Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s “The
Language of Flowers” out on the porch in the bright sun, and remained there for
the majority of the afternoon. I decided to be lazy and skip yoga that
afternoon and prep for some dinner – BBQ chicken legs, mashed potatoes with
HOMEMADE country gravy (yeah you heard that right) and green beans. Pretty impressed with myself.
Monday was Monday. We had six new people start in the
office, and I was running around like a crazy person until all of a sudden it
was noon. The rest of the afternoon was full of catch up – and I got home after
work and wanted to do nothing. So I didn’t. I finished up The Language of
Flowers, watched Gotham, and went to bed. I wasn’t even mad about it. Tuesday
was Monday it seems. I ended the day with a brisk walk/bitch sesh downtown and
back home, an episode of Mad Men, and a Boston Lager. The rest of the week
shouldn’t be too crazy – except for tomorrow when we are hosting/sponsoring
TechBrew. A networking event – yeesh. Let’s hope I’ve improved since the last
one! I think it will be great – and an even better way to get our name out
there. Fingers crossed it goes off without a hitch!
Next week you guys – whoa. So much to do and seriously SO
LITTLE TIME. More new hires, orientation for Mentor Iowa, Book Club, Dog Day
(best day of the WHOLE YEAR), volunteering at Animal Lifeline, holiday party
planning, blood drive logistics, Halloween party planning… and sleep. At some
point. Before I know it, October will be done, November will be here, and
Christmas decorations will be up at the mall. And I will be a scrooge. At least
until December 3rd, when I’ve celebrated my 28th birthday
and will allow my friends and family to put up their Christmas decorations. My
apologies to those of you who LOVE Christmas and put up decorations the minute
you feel a chill in the air. Celebrate one holiday at a time, please and thank
you. Halloween is awesome, Thanksgiving is wonderful, and Christmas isn’t until
THE END OF DECEMBER. **End Rant**
And that’s all I’ve got for you today. It’s Hump Day (phew)
and the end of the week is near. Keep your heads up kids – you can make it.
Peace and love. Mwah.
S
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