I've been away from blogging for some time now, for one main reason: it's so damned nice outside. I've been spending a lot of time biking, playing basketball and going for walks. I can certainly understand why I gain so much weight in the winter and by the end of summer seem to have lost so much without changing a thing in my diet. There's just so much to do.
Work is work. I am up for a pay raise next month and am going to have a chance to earn bonuses from here on in. The sucky thing is this: my stats are average. They are not great enough to earn maximum bonuses, but still... I'm definitely bound to pull in some extra cash. I also get 10 days paid vacation this year. What to do? I'm thinking ROADTRIP. Or cottage country. Or even, pow-wow trail. The best thing about it is this: I haven't got anything planned, but nothing much is holding me back. Maybe I'll draw up a route in the US and go visit my favorite bloggers. I've never been to the States before.
I've been noticing how different life is without a 'best' friend. My best girlfriend moved out of town last week, my best guyfriend quit work and I've only had a chance to see him once since then. I've been floating around from group to group and it's all fine: in fact, I like things better in a way: I can leave when I want to, and don't have obligations to hang around. But I miss just relaxing with someone. I miss hanging out lazily on a front porch or in the backyard of someone's house.
My friend from Australia is coming home next week. Maybe that will be a bit better. Who knows.