Showing posts with label realistic delusions of grandeur and only before bedtime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label realistic delusions of grandeur and only before bedtime. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tomorrow or Monday

Each night before I go to bed, I sit and think of all of the things I'm going to start doing differently.

The next day I'm going to start doing 100 sit-ups a day, serving perfectly balanced meals, spend less time online, start writing an amazing novel, contact the half a dozen friends I miss. I rally with the hope of each new day, positive that tomorrow (or Monday...because Monday is a good starting day) will be the day I start doing everything perfectly.

Obviously, it never happens.

Don't get me wrong, I'm closer to that mythical Woman I Want To Be than I've ever been in my life. I have been happy and healthy, doing yoga and paddleboarding, being social and pushing my own awkward limits, making new friends (you know how weird I get about that), writing more and being more organized. I am a better person lately, but there's still all of that other stuff, that I want to do but obviously kind of don't want to do since I never do it. I'm a little bit afraid that there will always be "all of that other stuff" even if I accomplish a lot of the ever-evolving list of small ambitions.

 I've decided in the last two days to become a REALLY good cook (I'm skipping learning to cook entirely, going straight to master chef despite my inability to safely handle knives) and to learn Spanish (I took 3 years in high school, was in the Spanish National Honor Society, and have been to Mexico twice. So I'm sure a summer of thinking about it before bed will be the catalyst for change that I've been awaiting).

I don't even really like food or Spanish.

Also, those 100 sit-ups? I'm on it. Tomorrow.

So, we're what? Not even 2 official days into summer (although my vacation with them last week counts) and I'm already suffering from extreme boredom and delusions of grandeur.