Life goes on...

[mousme]

I am heading out to go to the dentist. News you need, clearly. I am not looking forward to it because it's at an awkward time in the morning for me, and essentially is going to make it impossible to do most of what I would normally be doing this morning.

I think I need to start focusing more on being content where I am and with what I have. I seem to spend a lot of time wishing I were elsewhere or doing something else, especially when I'm at work, and that can't be good for my mental health overall.

I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to accomplish this, but I'm going to try to live a bit more in the moment, and procrastinate less. This has worked pretty well for the whole gardening thing this week: just getting out there and doing it has helped considerably.

Part of this is going to involve not watching television for a while, once I've finished the current set of DVDs I have. I apparently shouldn't watch these things without supervision, as I have no self-control at all. On the plus side, it does mean that I'll be finished with them sooner rather than later.

With that temptation out of my way, I'm hoping it'll encourage me to get the small things done around my house. Tidying up, putting order into my bookcases, more cooking, etc. Yeah, part of the reason I haven't been doing any of that is that I kind of lack the energy, but I think that it's probably easier to convince myself that I don't have the energy for it when there are new episodes of Lost to watch. :P

I'd really like my tax refund to come in now, plskthx. I have a few more things that need taking care of, and my wallet still hasn't recovered from my purchases in April combined with a couple of unexpected expenses. It's very annoying to have to worry about this, even though I'm not in danger of going bankrupt or anything. I just thought I had put the days of anxiously watching my bank balance behind me. Sheesh. After this summer, though, the whole "big expense" part of settling into this place and becoming a "real" grown-up should be behind me.

Okay, I have to get going. See you on the flip side, folks!

Comments

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

I, too, struggle often to remain in the present. I find myself often looking at the clock and thinking, "When will it be time for x?" instead of putting all of my attention into the present moment. Like you, I'm not sure how to do better at this, but I know that exercise often helps me, so I'm going to start there. Usually, when I'm exercising (even just doing tai chi) or lifting weights, I am absorbed in the sensations of my body. I'm not sure what else I can do, but it's a start.

[elanya.livejournal.com]

My problem is that I spend so much of my time planning for the future - working on things that are sue on upcoming deadlines, applying for funding applications for stuff that i am going to do later, etc, that I feel I have very little time to live in the present... And then like you when I do, i feel like doing more self-indulgent things, like watching tv, or gaming, rather than things like house cleaning, etc.

Bleh. I would really like to get on a schedule where it doesn't feel like all my free time should be spent on work. However until I am through with school I don't really foresee such a time. It is draining, even though I do enjoy my studies.

[tcaptain.livejournal.com]

I think that feeling this way is normal, particularily when the Overtime Fairy decides to beat the everlovin stuffin out of you.

Cutting back on TV does help. Getting out there and DOING also helps.

Makes room for videogamey goodness :>
Or boozy shenanigans at Hurley's (when time permits)