I’m sitting at the coffeeshop just down the street with L. We pretty consistently meet on Monday nights to write. I have hard time being productive during this time. I use it for writing, but not necessarily for getting something written I could share with anyone. I suppose I should maybe fix my perception of what something that I can share needs to look like, because really it could take a number of different forms.

Today was Monday after the holiday weekend. It was tough being back at work. R was out so I had to do his job along with getting everything for mine done before the noon Monday cutoff. I had a hard time staying positive at work, but did end the day on a better note. I do want to quit and hope that I’m not working there for too much longer, but I also know the longer I stick around right now the better off I’ll be. I’ve scheduled surgery for mid Feb and will need to stay for at least a couple months after that. I’m excited I was able to get it figured out. Wow, big changes.

I also just signed up for another writing class that starts at the end of January. I figure I might as well take advantage of the time I’ve got left in Mpls to learn. Once I’m gone opportunities like that will be harder to find. I’m excited for the class. I assume it’ll be a lot of work, but hopefully there will be a lot of learning done too. In a perfect world I’ll also manage to get a bunch more writing done before the class starts. I know the more I have written the better off I’ll be. It’s going to get really stressful if I”m trying to get my own writing done in addition to workshopping other people’s pieces each week. I also know that I do better with accountable which is part of the reason I’m really glad I signed up for the class. Yay!

I’m leaving in a few minutes to get to yoga. I’ve been going to a class nearly every day and still really enjoy it. Tonight L is going to join me! I expect to see C and J over there as well.

No guys in my life, but I think the tide may be turning in that regard. At least I’m starting to feel more motivated to join a dating site and to start putting myself out there again. It’s time. I feel like my heart is opening and I’m at a place where I can be vulnerable to someone and allow them into my life in a way that could lead to heartbreak and heartache which is definitely a requisite to dating.

I can’t believe it’s been two months since I was last here. I continue to write a letter every night and journal every morning, but would like to update this with more regularity. Hmm.

Gratitude List:
Another class starting in a month
Surviving the day at work and having another short week
Getting over to yoga in a few minutes