Since the last entry, I have been filled with hope and some excitement about life, so really it was awful of me to leave that entry up for so long. I’ve been working on an entry on my double housewarming day; I just need to finish adding pictures. I think the sunshine is largely responsible for my improved outlook: I mean who can be depressed and all “woe is me” when you step outside and are bathed in light? Not I!

The other important reminder that I received is that as much as I love the idea of finding my true love and moving on to that happily ever after, there is so much in my life that I want to accomplish (yes, even after I turn 30). That list is just one small part of the many things I want to do before I leave this earth (Dear God: please let me stay on earth for another 65 years. Amen.) so instead of acting like this is the last thing on my to do list before I can say “my life list is complete”, I’m going to try and put finding the love of my life into perspective and work on those things that I have a lot more control over.

Like losing the weight, for example.

My neighbourhood is crawling with walkers and joggers, and the area is wonderful for walking. It’s safe, with wide sidewalks, and really quite geared to people who want to enjoy the outdoors. These exercising fiends regularly put me to shame, running by in their athletic wear and pushing themselves to the limit day after day, week after week. Their devotion to physical fitness is starting to make me feel less happy with my nearly sedentary lifestyle, especially when I drive over the the local fast food place to order food that Canada’s Food Guide would not recommend.

I’m starting to feel that it’s wrong that I don’t feel the need to get physical fitness every day. I overeat every day, why is the balance of that activity (devoting time to fitness) not a natural desire on my part? Well, because it’s hard to get a stationary body moving, I guess: all I need is a bit of momentum and soon I’ll be ditching blogging or watching Sex And The City for my evening walks.

(Note: part of my charm is the good intentions I have that often lead to nothing permanent. I may one day surprise you though!)

Speaking of SATC, I’m hooked! A coworker suggested that as part of being fabulous single ladies (in case I haven’t shared it on this blog there are a group of us ladies at work who are single and in various stages in life, and we’ve taken to hanging out after work for drinks or dinner as often as we can), we should all watch the show and she happened to have nearly every season so I’ve been watching for a few months now. I never ever thought that watching such a show would be something I look forward to, but I enjoy it enormously. I cannot relate to the characters’ very active sex lives (and wouldn’t mind a little less display of naked body parts), but the show is funny, smart and well-written, and even me in my “I’ve never dated” glory can relate to how these women obsess over guys they’ve dated and lost (because I have been known to do the same over the men I’ve almost dated and lost).

So yeah: life ain’t all bad!

Filed under: Introspective by jummy