On Spring and Self-Improvement

On Sunday, North Carolina had it's first (and probably only) big snow of the season. One thing you should know about North Carolina: if it's going to snow big, it will do it in March, just so Winter can say, "See? I know you're sick of me, but I'm good for something!" Anyway, I got a snow day! It was awesome. Some people worked from home, but I slept in and played video games. It's my responsible decision-making that's gotten me where I am today.

In spite of the snow still lying on the ground, meteorologists are telling me that it's supposed to get into the 70s this weekend! Not to mention that my mom's birthday, which usually falls on or near the first day of Spring, is approaching. This means that this neverending mother effing Winter is about to end. Hooray! Fact: Winter is the time when God abandons us to fend for ourselves like savages, while he tends to the other hemisphere for awhile. This is why it's best to live as close to the equator as possible, where it's more likely that God is looking out for you all year long.

Anyway, the idea that Spring is finally coming (combined with my acceptance to a second grad school!) has reinvigorated my sense of purpose. I'm reminded that back in January I wrote some nonsense about setting concrete, short-term goals rather than vague, year-long goals like, "Be more like Harvey Keitel." So I've decided to set myself some goals for the month of March. And they are:
1) Meditate for 15 minutes daily, focusing on compassion, and
2) Go to the gym at least 3 times a week.

These goals are really just an attempt for me to get back into habits that I actually already had established sometime last year, but then somehow lost track of because did I mention how Winter beats me down and makes me cry and take long naps instead of being a contributing member of society? Oh, and also I'm lazy. Last fall, I was meditating pretty regularly at the suggestion of my Mental Health Professional, and I really think it was doing something good for me, since I've noticed I'm a lot bitchier now that I've stopped doing it. So I'm giving that a shot. The gym thing is just because I've gotten a lot less consistent with working out since Winter came and I'm reluctant to go back out in the cold and the dark once I've come home from work. Also, I've set myself a long-term goal of reaching [GOAL WEIGHT REDACTED] lbs by the time I head off to grad school. (Because why? I'll tell you why. A) Losing weight means I get to buy new clothes! and B) I'm assuming I'll have less time to exercise once I'm buried in a mountain of books, so I better get while the gettin's good.) If I ever actually reach my goal weight, I'll tell you all about it, promise.

Perhaps reading about my goals is boring. But I figured that maybe if I told the internet about them, I'd be more inclined to stick with them. Maybe I'll update you on my progress. Maybe I'll forget. Who knows?? Blogs: they're unpredictable!