back to life, back to reality

sing it!
yep, got back to a chilly nyc after spending all day in a tshirt reading a book on the lawn in sunny cali. man was that nice. i really wasn't stoked to come back. i just wasn't ready to deal with real life. my vacaction was so lovely and who would want to go back to working and getting your shit together when you'd been lazing around being well-fed and better yet, well-loved? not me.

but nonetheless, my ticket told me i had to come home and deal. and the weekend proved to be good--starting the new year on the right foot anyway. on the plane ride home i took the liberty to write down all my 2006 goals and as soon as i got off that plane i started putting a few of those items into play. i spent the weekend getting my place back together, organizing, purging, cleaning, shopping. it felt good. spent the evenings with friends playing games, watching great movies, eating. back to normal.

today i'm back in my work space. i had high anxiety on my walk to work just fearing seeing the certain someone. and after all the stress over it, it was actually just fine. as fine as it could be. just kept busy, kept to myself. i did not engage, but was cordial. moving ON i say!

here's my list of 2006 goals (a tall order but why not go big as they say?):

for the MIND--
• start and stick with therapy
• read 1 book per month
• get serious about finances (stick to a budget, get quickbooks and actually do it!)
• take a self interest class (spanish and/or a design type of class)

for the BODY--
• stick to an exercize routine: african dance (once a week), yoga (once a week), gym (3 times a week)
• eat at home more (make soups!)
• drink 8 glasses of water a day

for the SOUL--
• travel adventures (visit at least 2 new countries this year)
• volunteer work (continue with ICO and check out NY cares--volunteer one to two times a month)
• work on communication skills (not avoiding confrontation, saying NO more often and not feeling guilty about it, work on self expression)
• keep a journal
• continue bringing people together with craft nights