Starting Out On My New Path
This summer was not what I thought it would be. It was supposed to be the first summer that Fierce and I had off from school together. Instead, he lost his job due to budget cuts, and I took 26 hours of tutoring in order to save up, in case he didn’t get rehired for the fall. He did get rehired, but I was stuck with more work than I really wanted.
So, the odd thing was that I was seriously looking forward to fall, since I would be working far less under my new schedule. Now that I teach one day a week, and tutor seven hours a week, I have the time to tackle things that have been on hold for a long time. These include, in no particular order:
- Organizing cabinets, closets, and drawers. I see no particular reason to live in disarray.
- Reading the whole Bible. I am terrified of dying before I finish, and having to explain to God that, while I did have time to watch 10 seasons of Law and Order SVU, six seasons of Medium, six seasons of 24, six seasons of House, five seasons of Bones, five seasons of Law and Order Criminal Intent, and two seasons of Lie to Me, as well as countless other little episodes of stuff I don’t even like, I did “not have time” to read His book.
- Dusting and vacuuming (with my fancy new Dyson canister vac) every surface imaginable. This is not as neurotic as it sounds. When you don’t do a good job at this for the first six months of living in a recently renovated house, the grime deposits on very high or very low or very awkward surfaces rivals that found in a crypt.
- Finishing my book. It’s fiction, geared at 12-16 year olds, about a boy who time travels with his aunt and uncle. I have over 40,000 words out of 70,000 words done, and I really need to sit down and finish.
- Finish getting down to my best weight, which is 140 pounds. I’ve lost 10, and have 10 more to go. My plan? Low Glycemic eating, since I don’t want diabetes anyway.
- Crochet, knit, or sew something for my soon-to-be-born niece or nephew. I craft because I care!
- Can a year’s worth of tomato sauce, pear butter, apple sauce, and as much produce from local farms as I can.
- Eat locally, organically, as much as possible.
- Make at least one local friend, my age, who wants to spend time together in person. Or make one of my local friends want to spend time with me, but this might be considerably harder.
- Find a way to volunteer for my church, preferably doing something that nobody else can do. Not to be arrogant, but since I have some rather unique skills, like penny pinching, writing, and alphabetizing socks, does it really make sense for me to be a Eukie? (Eucharistic Minister.)
In short, I would like to be a rock-solid Catholic with a small flock of children in my attendance, who happens to be intellectually stimulated by both tough books, and the traditional feminine arts. Or something like that.
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