End of Summer State of Things

I have been LAZY this whole summer. Lagging on physical activities, reading, writing of any sort, and working on various projects. I don't even remember what is on my list anymore. I have all but abandoned all the so call projects on here. I need to hit a sort of master reset here. There really is not that many projects that I can work on. Blogs, website, exercise, weight loss, take photos, reading, running, crafts, travels, food stuff... that's about it. I'm glad I used this to get a bunch of things done since March this year. It was very helpful in organizing my thoughts. But I think it's time for me to move on from this particular format and try to focus on the main items (as listed) done. The problem with the project list is that I inevitably bite off more then I can chew. At which point I get discouraged and abandon all of it.

I have a new job. More responsibility and less time to do other things. I really need to make time for a couple of things. Exercise and working on my website. Going to the gym is the matter of not being lazy. I'm even trying to make time in the late afternoon right after work for it. In fact I leave work earlier just to be sure I get the machines I want. It's a good thing. I have been exercising a bit more then earlier in the year. I just need to keep going at it.

Having written out some of what I want my website to look and feel helps a lot. I need to come back once in a while to clarify how I want things to be. I think I have a solid idea of how I want the content of the blog to come out. I have not been a great fan of tags but I would imagine it be useful when it counts.

So my mission for now is to reboot and refocus. Tomorrow is a new week and everything starts anew.

End of June State of Things

Ha. Yet another month of doing nothing at all. I went ahead and worked on the book cover blog and many of the tags. That's about it. I'm starting to run out of steam on a lot of my work. I need to try harder. I want to work on more of the on going stuff and be able to blog more about it.

I need to keep running. I got some new shoes and it worked pretty well. I just need to get some motivation.

End of May State of Things

Ok, this month was pretty much one step forward, two steps back. It took me 13 weeks to get back to the same weight as I was before. I don't think I crossed out anything nor added anything to my list. Maybe I'm getting bored of the items, or I'm just not here enough.

I skipped on exercise for about two weeks. Of course that didn't help. I can't go more then 3 or 4 days without hopping on the treadmill. If this week was any indication, it takes me about 3 days to get back into comfortable workout shape. Although I haven't lost any weight according to my charts, I feel like I'm getting a bit tighter around my sides. What I'm guessing is I'm actually gaining muscle weight. I hope. I have been drinking a ton of water in the last few days as well. I feel more hydrated despite the frequent bathroom trips. In general, I feel more in tune with my body. I'm more aware of what my inputs are. I can feel where my limits are when it comes to working out. I know how to tune my workouts so I can sustain for a longer period of time. That is very important when it comes to training for a long distance run.

This past month I have been more concentrated on on-going items instead of one time projects. I have been reading a ton, worked on my blogs, and calibrated my run. I'm fairly happy with my reading progress. I finished three good size books in the past month. I don't remember the last time I was so dedicated to literature. I'm getting better at picking books that are readable and entertaining thanks to my significant other. I will probably do a better job in the next month. On a side note, I have taken up writing again. I don't want to put that as a project, but it's something I want to keep up.

I've been working on my blogs. The photo blog is of course on going. I haven't added anything more on the queue for a while, I have enough to last me a few months. In the mean time I am still taking interesting photographs to be added in the future. I morphed my daily blog into something to post random finds. There is always the daily pictures of me, dinners, friends, and random observations. I recently added links and reblogs. I think that's a good idea. It's just random things I find amusing on a daily basis that I don't mind sharing. With who I don't know, but it's there. I started working on the tags on my daily blog. I need to go back and put more on the queued items and the items I already posted. It's a great idea, but I wish I started doing it earlier. I thought of a few more different concentrations I should create. I still need to create a food blog and a travel blog. Initially I thought about putting the two together because they go hand in hand in many cases. But the more I thought about it, they should be separated. Travel would be different place I have been and what to go, plus photos and reports. It can be anywhere just outside of my house. Small scale to large scale travel. I want to separate into regions to specific places and locals to visit. It's a great way for me to plan my travels. As for the food blog it will be about things I cook, recipes, restaurant review, and things I want to try. I thought about a long time ago to make a database for recipes. It's just too cumbersome. It somehow makes more sense to just plug everything into a blog and tag it. One of these days I need to consolidate everything onto my website. I know things are all over the place right now, but it makes sense to me. It gives me a lot more clarity on what I want overall on my website contents wise. It also clarifies the things I am actually interested in.

Although not part of any project, I have been doing pretty well financially. I made my own budgeting system, and apparently I have been working with a zero sum budget. Every penny has to go somewhere, and most of it goes into savings. My spending habits are significantly different from a few years ago. I don't feel comfortable making random purchases. Although a few of my recent purchases have been rather large, they are somewhat thought out and within my budget. It's another lifestyle change.

The overall project is really me, and I'm working on it.

End of April State of Things

Not as many things were done this month. It might seem so by number, but certainly not by substance. I even skipped a whole week of working out. This month have not been very productive to say the least. I did manage to finish a couple of books, which was good. I did leave a few lapses. This seem to be an on-going theme so far. I'm also running out of project ideas.

One of my main problems is I have a few things on the initial list I have not even contemplated on starting. I simply don't feel like it. I kept finding little things to do and count them as projects. I know it's not enough, but I don't know if I can get myself to focus enough to actually attempt the bigger items.

Maybe spring will bring me a better outlook on things.

End of March State of Things

I didn't get many items completed. That is expected because it was only half a month and I had to set up some of the on going projects as well. I personally think that is pretty impressive. I need to figure out a few more things to do considering it is a new month already. I prefer to have at least 10 things on the list to tackle.

Some of the on-going items have been working out very well. It seems I am making progress with my weight. I lost about a pound so far without very intensive or consistent exercising. I am certainly working on that. This week I started going to the gym at 6 in the morning for yoga and spin. It helps with my over all energy level. I'm happy about that. I only ran once this week. I need to make it so I can run a few more times every week. I am training for a half-marathon after all. I am currently reading a book about training for regular people, it has been helpful.

My photo blog is now in the category of awesomeness. I just hope it will get a larger following in the near future. I am lagging behind on a few photo projects on macchiato daily. I just really need to remember to work on them.

I'm fairly happy with what I have been able to accomplish so far.