...and we're back

Things are finally starting to settle in here after about a month and a half of traveling/vacation. As much as I would have liked my vacation to have been entirely relaxing, having finals looming in the not-so-short distance kinda soured it a bit. Of course Harvard's changing their policy to match the rest of the academic world after I leave.

I think part of my brain still thinks that it's the beginning of January instead of February mostly due to Michigan having the shortest winter break ever. Now that I'm back I have a slew of things to start taking care of such as picking new classes, quitting my coffee shop job, finding a FEP position, and getting the rest of my shit together.

Since Monday I've started up the You're-Not-Getting-Any-Younger-Bikram-Yoga challenge for myself again but this time I've dedicated time (three months) and money (don't want to talk about it) to getting myself back in balance. Just after three straight days of crazy intense yoga, my skin looks better, I've dropped a little wieght and I feel awesome apart from the muscles in the backs of my legs being a little tight. Although I must say that the first two classes were really bad. I don't remember being so much of a pansy, but I think sucking so badly gave me the determination to come back for the third day in a row. The instructor said it was like night and day, which was great to hear especially since I had been working on my concentration and breathing which is pretty much the bread and butter of the practice.

I thought about being a bad-ass and trying to go 7 days straight like I did a few years ago, but after spending all day long in my PJs working on my resume and sending out job apps, I really really don't want to go a mile and a half out in the cold to go to yoga. I think the guilt of not going is a good sign.

I called my old coffee place to try and quit and Rex, who granted is a bit of a space case, didn't remember who I was at first. That made me not feel so bad about quitting, I figured that I was gone for a good long while. I still haven't talked to the owner but it should be fine. There are worse things in this world.

I've decided after looking at my grades (B,B+, and two A-) that I could have done better and that I shouldn't shoot myself in the foot overworking myself anymore. I think that I am only going to take 14 hours instead of 18 this semester. I hated that feeling of skipping really great readings because there were just too few hours in the day and I really want to enjoy my time here instead of being the walking dead all the time. Only now that I have free time, I'm not quite sure what to do with it anymore. I think everyone (including myself) is really used to me not going out and I'm at a loss for what to do with my spare time. Time to get proactive.

So NEW New Years Resolutions are now:
1) Go to Yoga at least four times a week
2) Make dinner everyday and pack lunches/leftovers to save money/be healthy
3) Go out and enjoy Cambridge and Boston while I'm here
4) Act my age