September Mental Checkup

This has been a crazy year so far. There have been so many ups and downs, and I have been turned around far too many times. This was supposed to be our year off to relax and settle into our lives. Well, maybe next year we can get around to that.

Now that Dan is back to the man I remember and love dearly (not to mention completely healthy!), I’ve decided I need to focus on me. I know it sounds cheesy, but I took Monday off from work, and I literally sat and stared at the wall because I didn’t know what I did for fun. So I cleaned. I took Wednesday off for a Dr. appt and to see Caleb before he headed back to Seattle, and ended up spending the rest of the day on the couch. I have been so negative this week for no reason and I’m tired of it.

So! In attempts to get out of this funk, I decided to make a to-do list. Here are some things that I would like to NEED TO do from now until May.

1. Run a 5k. I would prefer the time to be in 30 min or less, but since I haven’t ran consistantly since before Dan’s surgery, I’d be happy to just finish without walking.
2. Participate in 15 hashes (and get named!)
3. Try Geocaching
4. Legally change my name on my license and work badge.
5. Get a passport
6. Complete the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Training so I can…
7. Volunteer for something.
8. Give to three charities.
9. Go to a High School football game
10. Go to a college football game
11. Go to a college basketball game
12. Go on a Wine Tasting Tour
13. Go camping.
14. Pay off my car
15. Plan/purchase our honeymoon!
16. Complete the NIH Pharmacology Course
17. Finish making the blanket I started 2 years ago.

Phew, I feel better already. I guess I really just need something fun that I can work towards.