delara, interrupted

Yup. That's right. Moving from my idyllic little cottage in the country to a new idyllic little townhouse in, well, town! We're moving all our stuff into our new home this weekend, and I could not be more excited. Of course, mixed in with the excitement is a little bit of stress. You know me. Sigh...

But at least I have WAY less stuff to pack during this move than I ever have! And that's kinda cool. It means I've been able to live within my means for the past year, which is a MAJOR accomplishment for me. It also means I've been able to stay away from my materialistic tendancies for the most part, which is also a MAJOR accomplishment. No unnecessary accumulation and, therefore, no need to purge a major amount of stuff before moving. And really, there isn't even the need to do any major cleaning before the move.

How about that. Amazing. Truly.

So, yeah! Catch you on the flipside once I'm living in Nashville!*

(* I know I currently live *in* Nashville, but I really live in Antioch right now. After the move, I'll be living in Nashville proper. Woot!)

Posted by Delara at 11:28 AM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Dear Blog,

I love you. Especially today.

Love,
Delara

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Thank goodness the donuts were a quickly passing phase. The binge only lasted 2 days, and I didn't even eat the whole box. That's progress. And... since then, I have not TOUCHED a donut. Yay!

Instead, here are some cool things and some not-so-cool things that have happened for me:

Cool:

I was able to run a mile non-stop in 11 minutes on a treadmill at an incline at the gym. Yay! That's better than what I could do in high schoo, folks. Nice.

I caught up a little on blogs. I haven't read anything from my friends in DAYS!! I miss them. Especially Mojan. Sigh...

I won a prize at work for selling the most pastries in one week. Mwa haha.

I am FINALLY posting photos from our cruise in December on Flickr. Sheesh. Long overdue.

Not-so-cool:

I caught the cold that has been going around here. Booo... so, today I am a drippy, coughing, achy, mess. Bleh.

I have to move my stuff into the new place next week, and I'm just not feeling like I have the energy to do it.

I learned that two fo my good friends at work are leaving! Boo! While I'm happy for them both (because they're pursuing other things they love) I'm totally sad for me. They're awesome to work with and always make our shifts really fun.

But to end on a positive note, I am really excited about what it looks like up ahead on this road! And I'm even more excited to be able to share it every step of the way.

Posted by Delara at 11:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

I totally relapsed. I ate THREE Entenmenn's donuts tonight. Wow. I should have called my sponsor. Oh well. It's not going to help me fit into my wedding dress in a couple of months, but I ate them anyway. Hm...

I guess that means I'm feeling a little stretched thin. And I'm not really sure what can give. So, I'll just continue taking it all one day at a time. I will pray a bit more, maybe focus more on meditation and going to the gym and just keep it at that. Oh - and will definitely focus on eating things other than donuts. Yeah. That's a good idea.

I will say, however, it's been fun fulfilling my commitments about creativity and care for myself. Except for my relapse tonight, I've been sleeping well, eating well, and working out as much as possible. And it's not always possible to do much more than 2 days a week, but one time is better than nothing. So, I'm focusing on the positives rather than the deficits. I think that's a good strategy for now.

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