I biked today. A lot.

I’m in Mpls! I moved into a room in an apartment in Dinkytown yesterday. It feels strange to be living in a building filled with college kids, but I’m so happy to be back in Mpls. And I’ll only be here until mid-August. I can enjoy this place until then.

I did not look for jobs today, although I should have. Even though I didn’t look for jobs, I still feel that today was well spent. It was my first full day back in Mpls! I biked to the lakes, went around all 3 in Uptown, met with JS and then biked all the way to downtown StP. It was beautiful out! I love biking so much and particularly enjoy doing it in this city.

Tomorrow I hope to apply to a couple jobs. I might see a friend in the afternoon, but otherwise my plan is to just hang out and not do too much. I’ll maybe get up and get myself to a meeting, but that’s undecided at this point. There is one at noon I could go to. I almost went today, but time wise it wouldn’t have been the easiest to make it to.

This bed is really comfortable to sleep on. I was worried it would be too soft, but last night I slept very well. I’m hoping for another night of good sleep. And a productive day tomorrow. It’s time to make something happen.

I had a bit of a “whoa, I’m pretty again” moment today. Like I’m just starting to feel so much better about how I look than I have in the past several months (or longer). I mean not that I looked terrible a year ago, but I’m a little tan and have lost a lot of the weight I gained traveling. It’s a good thing. I’m feeling more and more ready to be dating. I’m excited for it, too. Despite the terribleness of the gay community.

Gratitude List:

An uptick in my confidence level

A wonderful day biking around Mpls

Getting to hang out with an old friend