& that's the way life goes

I’m not sure if many people still stop by this little space of mine much anymore.  I’m really struggling with what I want this space to be.  I love the semi-anonymity of this blog.  I love not having to censor myself here.   But as my “career” progresses I am finding that I need to have a space that is open to my professional life.  I need to showcase my skills and I am obviously not comfortable with letting any type of boss reading this little website.

I’ve kept my personal and private life online separated for as long as I’ve been blogging.  It’s become apparent that I can’t keep it that way any longer.  I don’t want to say that I’m leaving this place forever, but with work and traveling for work my days do not have enough time in them to blog in both places.

You may or may not have noticed I’ve even been absent from twitter too.  If you are still reading and happen to wonder what I am up to, leave a comment here or email me.  I will give you my other blog address and twitter account that I’ve become more active on.  While it is definitely rated G, I still like to share and document things that go on in my life.  You probably won’t see me drop the F bomb  (which don’t worry, I still swear like a sailor) and I’ll keep the complaining to a bare minimum because I’d prefer not to be judged before people meet me.

A couple things I’ve been up to…I chopped off all my hair,  Scooby & Stella graduated obedience class & I ran my  2nd 5k

I also know that I most likely won’t be at my current position for the long haul and I want to have a personal presence online for any future employers.  I do miss this space though.  Who knows, maybe if I find some free time I’ll keep it up.

Thanks for sticking around.

xoxo

Ria

Pieces of Me – March 2012

I like:

annual trips to tampa † talking to my favorite hockey player † mild winters † 2 hours on the ice † trader joes

I don’t like:

feeling like there is “something more” †  wondering what I’ll do after this job † people putting me in awkward situations

I want you to know:

I’m really tired of winter, even if we are having a mild one. I’m getting the itch to move again even though we are pretty rooted in Michigan. I want warm weather!

I’ve planned:

To find an agility course for Stella

I want to say to someone:

I trust you as far as I can throw you

*Thanks for the toothfairy for starting this

Pieces of Me – February 2012

I like:

mild winters † puppy snuggles † januarys that fly by † vacation plans† coffee

I don’t like:

feeling disappointed with myself †  always worrying about money† feeling out of place

I want you to know:

I’m really excited to share the stories of of Tampa trip!

I’ve planned:

To start eating better and taking calcium tablets

I want to say to someone:

There’s gotta be something more

*Thanks for the toothfairy for starting this

The goal? 12 changes in 12 months. 

January – Run more; 30 miles in 30 days

• Check! To keep this up I vow to run at least 5 miles a week this year and will be keeping track of it in my mini notebook. 

With January wrapping it up it’s time to make my February goal:

Vitamins and Supplements

I’m horrible at taking vitamins.  At the very least I need to take calcium, Asian women have been known to be highly susceptible to osteoporosis.  So for the month of February I vow to take my Viactiv (it even has some vitamin D in it too).  I also am going to add coconut oil to my daily regimen.  I’ve heard good things about helping the immune system and metabolism. (But there are other articles out there cautioning the use as well.)  I don’t think it’s a miracle drug but I’m going to try it out for the month of February.

I put some coconut oil in my coffee, as was suggested on a website, and I should have known better.  I’m very sensitive to vitamins and especially on an empty stomach.  I was nauseous all day.  From now on I’ll be taking it after a good meal and will probably start off slow and with a smaller amount than is recommended.

What vitamins do you take?  Do you use Viactiv or coconut oil?

I feel like there has been a lot going on but nothing going on all at the same time.  I’m happy to announce that C and I made a last minute decision to continue our yearly tradition of going to Florida.  I adore last minute trips.  You don’t have to spend weeks counting down to vacation.  For us it’s like “oh we are going to Florida in 16 days” when the day before the trip was only something we talked about.

My life is really blessed that we have opportunity to do things like this.  We have bills, probably too many, but this is the way we decide to spend our money.  We may not have a huge savings account but we have a little excess money left over from the death of my mom and his dad.  I probably could benefit from a how to save money course, but it is what it is.  I also believe that my mom would want me to have fun with the money she left me.  I did do some financially responsible things too.

So in two weeks we’ll be on our way to sunny (hopefully) Tampa for a couple days to see my 2nd favorite hockey team and then head to Citrus Springs to see my mom’s good friend who moved there in September when she retired.  I’m really excited to see her new house and for her cooking.  Mmmmmm

We’ve also started finishing our basement, the drywall is almost all up.  I don’t think we can mud and sand in the winter though so the project might hit a wall until spring.

That’s the last wall that needs drywall unless you count the one section C isn’s sure he’s going to do and it requires another trip to Home Depot.

I was invited to a private party at a painting studio that allows you to have drinks last week!  It was so fun and for a non-painter like myself I think my painting turned out a-ok.  I’m going to hang it in the basement when it’s done

Other than that all I do is work, get up at 5am on Wednesdays for 90minutes of hockey drills, take the dogs to training on Thursday nights and work on my fitness.

What’s going on in your life? do you feel like it’s moving slow, lightning fast or something in between? I’m curious.