That's The End Of It

This is the end of it. August is officially over. In a few days schools will start and the students are already here, wreaking a havoc. It's busy streets, crowded bars, and reds, yellows that seems to adorn every shop window from here to North Wisconsin.

It already feels like Autumn is here. Stores have changed their menus, soups are here and pumpkin lattes are for sale. It feels like overnight everything and everyone changed. No one seems to have problems being fashion forward, no one seems to get lost, getting from on building to the next. Everyone is on a hunt to find their favorite grocery store, favorite bar, and favorite coffee shop. Games are on, and it's livelier than ever before.

We are settled at home, still with minor adjustments to be made. We're hopeful, peaceful and happy. I am still frustrated with a lot of left over residue that I can't quite seem to control or haven't been able to purge out of our system. It's been getting better. I still need to work on that. I have some plans, some hopes and some continuum of movement, towards something, anything, even if they're tiny, tiny steps.

August, you've been stressful and wonderful. Thank you.

New Order of Things

I've decided I want to pack my weekdays and loosen up my weekends. I want to do my grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, baking during the weekdays so that on the weekends, I can afford to be lazy. I can do the things I've been meaning to do. I can go see that movie, sleep in, see friends, go see a movie.

Research, read an extra book, have fun, or do nothing at all. But I want time to myself where I can enjoy my new home, my husband and myself. I'd like to begin appreciating the things I do have and possess in my palm. The things we all tend to overlook and in the frustration of the post-modern world, take for granted, because after all, we don't remember a time where we were unable to possess the luxuries that we do have.

I will at least work out once a week, though ideal case would be three times per week, about thirty minutes each. I also would like to start doing Yoga. With my increasing back pains, it's going to come in handy.

Eventually, I'd like to read a novel a week, a short story a week and each day work through vocabulary, grammar, writing fiction related book, free writing, daily writing, observations, and blogging. I'd like to dedicate a good amount of money and increase the quality of my topics and context of my blogs. I'd also like to take a class here and there in the Fall, in whatever form I can afford. I'd like to join a critique group, and begin thoroughly interacting with the writer community in Madison.

I'd like to start Belly Dancing Instructing and getting my business off the ground.
Here's to a year with many hopes, wishes and goals!