Moved.
It’s been one hell of a week with getting out of my apartment and seeing boxes of stuff from there, storage here in Richmond and from my mom’s house in Bedford come together.
I feel overwhelmed by these strange things that I have kept my whole life, and by what my wife and I taken from place to place.
Enough is enough.
I’ve given myself a deadline for several things with this move and with running: July 1. It’s the new Jan. 1.
- No boxes in my house that I have to go through. Some boxes – just a small handful – may have to go to the attic to be unseen, but my wife and I are making tremendous progress de-cluttering our lives. I have to go through these things so they don’t just continue to collect dust.
- Pick a paint color for the baby’s room, or at least have it narrowed down. The project to finishing his room also will have a deadline soon.
- Refocus on my diet. Moving in the past week has led to some really bad choices to eat quickly. The reset process has started this week; the major focus comes in a couple of weeks. I have to at least celebrate my birthday next week before I eliminate some things, right?
- Develop a training plan to get to the 5k PR mark. I’m signed up for a 5k on July 4 in Ohio (that I know is a 5k since I’ve done it before), but I know that I’m not in PR shape. That race will really be the benchmark to see where I stand.
- Read blogs again. I miss my virtual running friends, but as a way to stay focused on other things, I had to make a cut to blog reading temporarily.
As for some other things going on, my 35 “streak” was going great until the move. It wasn’t that I didn’t think about it, but I was so exhausted at the end of every day Friday through Sunday that nothing else got done.
It was a nice challenge for a little while, but it wasn’t such a great goal with what I had going on. That doesn’t mean I won’t stop doing some things related to that number this month though.
I also slipped in an extra soft drink this weekend, which once again dampens my “13 goals” for the year. Just as I did in April, though, I think I can get through July before I have another one. I simply wanted an extra caffeine boost on Sunday to keep opening boxes.
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It will all come together and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel !!!
You need to eat more salads!
Moving is rough. We got rid of so much stuff for our last move, but there is more we could live without. I’ve tried not to accumulate more nick-nacks but it’s a constant battle!
I hear ya about the decluttering thing. When you move, that’s when you REALLY find out how much stuff you have. When you get settled in to a place, you think you don’t have alot until it’s time to move again. I think you’ve set some great goals & I know you can meet them.
Moving is exhausting, and I can understand how easy it is to slip on the regular diet during that. I’ve been there, pizza delivery saves the day!
Cool that you’re doing a 5k on the 4th! Good luck, hope you smash it!
Moving is tough. Good luck with the 5 km on the 4th. That will help you get back to where you want to be. Good luck with the rest of your goals for the year.