I don’t write a lot these days. I think about it often, I just don’t. There are a few reasons and none of them are particularly interesting. Lets just say I spend a lot of time working, most of the rest of my time meeting new people and the remainder attempting to get into a routine or just plain relaxing. I feel like I’ve said this a lot and maybe I don’t have to keep saying it, but it’s the truth.
I think a lot of my previous hobbies were born out of boredom with my job and living in the suburbs. I still like doing those things, but I get more fulfillment being challenged in my job than I thought possible. Actually, I’m being challenged in my job more than I thought possible. I’m not going to say part of me doesn’t like (yay double negative!) that I’m doing less writing and taking less pictures because it’s not true. I’d like to eventually get back into the swing of things; it’s just right now everything else is so new and interesting.
So what’s new? Oh, just a couple things worth mentioning.
- My Mom was treated for uveal cancer. I could go into a long winded recap of what’s going on and her prognosis but frankly, I’m tired of telling that story. We are all trying to continue living our lives while being thankful for the good news along the way. Life could be easier, but it could be a helluva lot worse.
- The goods news is I got to see Melissa while spending five days with my Mom in Philly two weeks ago. It was a bittersweet reunion and again, we’re choosing to look at the bright side of things. The great news is we’re spending four days in Boulder for our anniversary! I can’t believe we’ve been married nine years.
- My new lifestyle is interesting. It’s definitely been a learning experience; one I didn’t know I needed.
- I’ve been doing Crossfit at a gym ’round these parts. Well, I was before the whole thing with my Mom. I’m headed back next week and think I really need it. I haven’t told anyone other than my family and I’m not all Facebooky about it because I’m doing it for myself and only myself. I want to be healthy and that’s it. You probably won’t hear me talking about it in the future unless I really have something worth talking about.
- I love Seattle and not just because it’s only rained twice in 2.5 months. I am reminded every single weekend why this city is so great and I really can’t begin to describe why. Suffice to say, it really feels like home… a home I/we would love to show you sometime.
- I added two things to my Life List (Oktoberfest and Jayhawk helicopter) and removed one (Safari in Africa). These changes represent my ever-changing interests in life. I haven’t crossed nearly as many off in the last year, but I’ll chalk that one up to most of them being travel related and costing a lot of money. Not that I’m doing the free ones like learning to play harmonica…
I guess that’s it for now. See you in another month?