Winter Break 4- Post BDay

Yesterday not that bad, really.  Spent day at Asha, and then otherwise was pretty lazy.
Mom in L.A.
Bday dinner tonight with David's side.

Christmas day at Mom's.  Nice, but obligatory.
10G gift from Mom.  Planning to put half away and the other half on other things.

Getting things done around the house- slowly.  A bit too slow honestly, and have come to realize that it may not necessarily be procrastination in this case.  I'm thinking boredom, as this whole process has taken way too long and (I have) run out of steam.

Bathrooms just about done- still waiting for Nate to finish up; he is supposed to come by today.  David called the electrician and plumber, but I am going to assume that we will have to contact other people to finish those items up.

Master bedroom mostly organized.
Hallway cleaned up.
Still have the first bedroom to clean out and organize.
Flipping rooms TBA, but hopefully soon.
Paint come spring, or maybe sooner.
Will have to reorganize the basement- getting to be such a mess.

Finished the curriculum plan for Spanish.
Took a lot of time and energy, and do not know if that is what "they" wanted.
Grading finished; lesson plans to do.
Six months left of the school year- feels like it has already been six (and that is a bad thing).

Still planning to look for something else (job) for next year.
Have letters of recommendation.  Just have to find the time to ramp-up everything else and prepare for interviews.
Would be nice to find something closer and without all of the politics.

Gym schedule going good- returned to the Gethin program.
Will see how it will work once school resumes- don't want to jinx it or lose momentum.

Otherwise, feeling OK.

Winter Break 3- Xmas Eve

Hall bath trim painted, but have to go back and clean up.... maybe should have gotten stained wood doors, so I would not have to deal with cleaning painted hardware.  Ugh!  Some artwork in, but still deciding and towel bar needs to go up.  95% there!
Maybe we'll get the cabinets up in the master tonight.

Procrastinating since around 9.... mood wanes back and forth.
School work today.  Need to get it done!
Just a bit cranky.

Winter Break 2

Yesterday was kind of half-ass.
I have things to do, but laziness and procrastination had the upper hand and accomplished a minimal of things.
Today will be different:
List is more focused and limited.

Winter Break 1

Day one of winter break.....

Going back to the Kris Gethin 12-week plan at the gym; Day one this morning.
Noticed that I've gained a bit of weight for winter, not that it is good or bad, probably "typical", and that the Abercrombie workout was getting stale, or perhaps I was just not putting forth the effort.  Not that I finished the Gethin plan last time, but I did see results.
As long as I don't get obsessive about it and then crash-as-burn, I WILL FINISH the plan this time around.
It would be nice to be shirtless with something to look at.

School ended on a gernal "gotta get out of here" note.
Mind just not focused, similar to the kids I'm sure.
When I get back,  will need to be refocused and figure out what to do.  Will be doing that during break.

A long list of TTDs over break....
Getting the bathrooms in order; finishing up.
Getting the master in order.
Getting the 1st bedroom in order so we can have ONE foster child by the end of January.
Flipping the front rooms so we can have a dining area.
And then a long list of school stuff, including the curriculum plan (started a couple of weeks ago) to have completed by the end of break for an early-January department meeting.
And then getting my resume "package" ready and sent out for prospective job openings- not sure how that will pan out, but I have to see what is out there.

Mind-loop

End of year thought patterns, as is the norm.....  http://www.inspirationandchai.com/Regrets-of-the-Dying.html

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 

What is that (true self) ?  What would I change?  And how to go about it?

I think this is something I have struggled my whole life to figure out.

Part of it is that my "true" self is not always the best- and two faces of the same coin.

2. I wish I didn't work so hard.

For me, I don't think it is work.  Rather, it is having quality time with others.

Life is filled with so many "obligations", that the potential quality of it (the experience) is lost.

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.

Not necessarily problematic, but accepted the mediocre instead of speaking up.

On the other hand, sometimes when I open my mouth, the result makes things worse.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

I do miss having a circle of friends, but people come-and-go and there are reasons for it.

I think I'm somewhat of a "loner" by nature.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Happier... meaning what?

Early December

First "icy drive" to work the other day.  Not bad really, as the first one of the season is always a challenge.  Snow that has come around has not stayed long.  Prediction of "the worst snow season in a decade" is yet to be seen, and I am really not looking forward to it when/ if it comes.  Thank god I bought a snow blower this year (after last year's madness).

Work is work is work, and still riding the like between love and hate.  Union is looking into some of my complaints, I have a meeting with a Board member next week and there is a big foreign language meeting on the 12th.

FLIC & MAYO... getting ready to call it quits on that.  Just not much fun.  Cookie party set for the 16th.

Movember campaign went pretty well.  Shaved it all off today.

Projects around here.... Bathrooms painted, needing another coat and some touch-up work, as well as the trim still to do.  No word from Nate to do a bit more repair, nor Bob with the shelves.  No work on the master bdrm nor the 1st bedroom (still filled with stuff).  Maybe another month.  Just not motivated.

Gym schedule going pretty good.  Seeing some rewards and weight is just below 190 (my comfort zone).  Pants fitting well and able to tuck in shirts w/o an overhang "tire". 

Otherwise, kind of tired today, and a bit cranky.  Have a list of TTDs, but motivation is not there.