The Me List

I was talking to one of my consumer's today about "alone time" -- actually, it morphed from a decision about "alone time" into a discussion about "Monica time" (no, Monica is not the consumer's real name, but let's go with it). Pretty much, the conversation focused on what Monica wanted to do with her time so that she can decrease stress levels and retain both emotional and mental health stability.

That got me thinking -- I made this promise to myself, I fully intend to follow through... but what am I really going to be doing for ME? I can justify making all sorts of decisions based on how they directly or indirectly benefit me, that's the beauty of being human. But, I was also talking to mumsie this evening after I got off work and actually listed a few things that I have been wanting to do for SO LONG it's not even funny... that I might actually have the chance to do in the near future. I was also talking to her earlier in the day about the fact that I try to be superhuman and address many different obligations at once. I get overwhelmed, and often-times I do it to myself. I realize this, I accept it, and I will probably continue to do it. Nonetheless, it is because I realize and accept this about myself that a narrowing of my goal to do things for myself this year is to only tackle one project at a time.

Tonight, it happens to be laundry. That's my "me" activity, because I am tired of feeling like I have to Boot Scoot around piles of clean and dirty laundry just so I can get to my bed. Yes, I am a slacker; go ahead and judge me.

Anyway, some additional goals I would like to accomplish in the near future are as follows:
- Updating my photography portfolio
- Enlarging and printing some of my more favored photo-works
- Completing the Pittsburgh and holiday sections of my scrapbook
- Re-hanging the wall art in the living room and game room
- Purchasing a membership to the YMCA and accompanying swimwear
- Showing Dominick my fiction and poetry collections

So those are some of my upcoming goals. I guess you could call it "clearing out some cobwebs." Or just "doing things I should have done years ago." Either way :)

Onward, to the laundry! *charge music*