My Priorities

Man it seems like this summer has just been the summer for letting my priorities slide. EVERYTHING has slid, actually. My writing, my healthy eating habits, reading--all the things I'd been working so hard at keeping on track with.

I guess in between the upheaval of moving, getting my sister moved and settled, all the stress at work--among other things--I've just let everything go. About the only thing I haven't let slide are my finances. Even that could be better.

With July closing in on two months since I've moved into my apartment and my sister and her family are almost settled in I'm working toward getting my priorities back in order. I've started with making time to get back to reading. Sounds odd that I have to make time to do one of my favorite things. Most of my life reading has been my TOP priority. Even in college I studied more novels than textbooks. I was infamous at the library because I had this one couch on second floor that I curled up on in between classes and work and snuggled in with a book. Strangers commented on it. I even made a brief friendship that way. lol

Seems the older I get, though, the more responsibilities push my joys right on down the list. Plus, it doesn't help that the devil pup can't STAND for me to read. I don't know if she thinks I'm lonely or if it's because it takes attention away from her, but she can be in a dead sleep and if I so much as lay a finger on a book, she jumps in my lap and washes my face. Or, my personal favorite--throws her body at me, pressing her neck against my face as though she's shielding me from something. LOL

At any rate, I'm taking my life back. Putting my healthy eating, my writing and yes, my reading back on track. The writing is coming slowly, though, with my fickle muse. *sigh* And the healthy eating is a lot harder than I remember. Especially since fast food is just around the corner now. hehehe But the reading...ah, the reading. I've almost gotten the devil pup trained to let me read at least an hour between face washings and outdoor trips. hehehehe

That's progress.

"It's not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept."

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