After much thought, and complaints to a select few (sorry), I have decided to make a few changes. Work has been rough because of the impending Autumn deadlines, a failed camping trip, my apartment continues to leak and the side of my room is still squishy, missing quite a many college friends and not finding the same community, and then the elephant in the room this silly vegan-ism thing. So obviously i know how to complain but it is time to get active and make changes to improve. It is best to be positive when life gets you down, I'm a happy person and that's what i like to portray. So time to make an old fashion action plan.
First, as for the Fall deadline and work, I need to realize it is only temporary and come mid-October it will be done (until 2013). I'm great at my job and just need to keep my head up and focused. That's a reason I need to find things outside of work participate in and have things to look forward to. Another thing that should help a bit is to stop being lazy and get up and bike even more frequently. This will allow me to get some much needed exercise, time to think and process the day to come as well as let loose on the work day completed, and finally to enjoy the outdoors as other times can get busy.
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| Welcome to Hell! |
The next item was the failed camping trip. Friday night downpour, all night. The water proof tent was for sure not water proof as the lakes of water and Chad's wet blanket can attest. It was cold and miserable because of the wetness and overall not what it was expected to be. Instead of two nights we stayed only one. So originally I threw this all away as a wasted trip but I was reminded of the good things. We had a nice breakfast at a small town restaurant in Pinckney, then later in the day enjoyed a fun trip to Hell. The bar was cheesy and humorous, the store was more of the same fun, and walking around the back got a few more laughs. Finally packed up camp and continued to swear at the shitty tent and threatened it. Drove back and decided to make the day not a total wash by enjoying a film and making a bucket list. A nice set of lifetime goals is always a hoot.
So I finally decided to clean my room and move things around because I love new change once in a while. However, as i was moving my bed I noticed black mold, disgusting. I cleaned it up and bleached it down but knew it was more than surface deep. Another issue was the carpet in that corner felt a bit damp so put some baking soda down to absorb. Tried calling the complex but couldn't get through, it was a Sunday and the day before Labor Day so no surprise. The next day however the carpet seemed even wetter and as time past squishy even. I finally got a hold of the office and reported it, must have been three or four other incidents as well and as it turned out there was a foundation leak. Well the carpet didn't get better and it spread damaging my brand new bookshelf. So now the bookshelf has been lying in my living room for the past week and my room is now a mess of things stacked here and there. Everyday I have been calling the office with no real update, still waiting on a contractor. The worst part is that I know I will have to empty my room at some point as the carpet and wall need to be replaced, hopefully the apartment complex understands this. My daily calls should drive that point home.
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| Uck the disgusting mess |
Ok so I've said it in the past but I really need to work on this, I need to find a community and look to get involved so I will find my place here. I have talked to a few people and found some great resources and ideas. Most people it is hard to get to know because they seem to be in school and always busy or much like myself have full-time jobs and things to do. So I will look for a few groups like biking or other hobbies so I can find a passion and meet other people with similar interests.
Finally the whole vegan-ism thing, not going into this much as I will have a post on it at the conclusion, but basically it comes down to instead of two months I will only be doing it for a month. I have three weeks done and so on September 20th (aka my sister's bday) I will once again join the omnivore world. It has been an interesting experiment but one that has been stressful and against what I started it for, boredom, in fact it has made things more boring. More to come.
Obviously I have lots to be grateful for and many great things have happened lately, I have a great car and new TV, I'm totally smashing my student loans, I have some outstanding friends, and generally I'm flippin' sweet. Life is great even when it seems to suck!
