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Lately, I feel like I haven’t anything interesting to say in my entries.  Not that the purpose of my entries is to entertain, but just that it’s a reflection of how I’m feeling.  And so I’m feeling nothing much is new in my life.  Which means I’m not changing, my life is not changing.  I need to shake things up.  I need to be more proactive. 

I was angry with bf this weekend because he decided to go by a friend’s house Saturday night.  He sprang it on me at the last minute.  He was probably certain I wouldn’t want to go, which is true, and he probably didn’t want me to go.  Not because I’m horrible company, but likely because I wouldn’t want to stay out until the wee hours.  And he’s right about that.  So I was ticked.  Ticked that he does that, and ticked that he didn’t want to do something that would include me.  Now why don’t I take the initiative to make plans for the two of us?  Or even just for myself?  And why did I let that bug me?  I don’t mind spending time alone.  Quite frankly, I like the quiet time.  BF spends a lot of time on the phone and it feels like everything we do gets interrupted by his phone calls and there’s never peace. 

I guess the hermit in me is becoming more prominent.  So maybe I am horrible company after all.  LOL.  I probably do need to make more of an effort to be more sociable.  (Why is it “sociable” and not just “social” or “socialable”?  And now I want crackers, because isn’t there one brand of crackers called Sociables?) 

On Friday night, bf and I went to dinner and then went to the condo of couple we know.  Bf and his friend assembled their new tv stand.  The wife and I watched tv and talked a bit.  It was alright, but their condo scares me with its wall-to-wall clutter.  They’re expecting a baby in August and I don’t know how they will ever find room for all the stuff that comes along with babies!  It took a few hours to build that tv stand, so it was a late night.  Bedtime was around 1:30 am.

Saturday morning I actually slept until after 9:30 and didn’t wake up until the dog woke me up wanting breakfast.  I fed him and puttered for a bit - finished reading the book “Revolutionary Road” by Richard Yates (on which the movie is based).  I’d like to read another of his novels.  I also got some laundry going.  I finally dressed and got out in the backyard early in the afternoon.  I raked and bagged a bunch of leaves that had collected on the patio, and along the border on one side and by the fence on the other.  It was a nice day and good to be outside in the sun.  I saw that weeds are popping up in the flower border (along with the peonies, daylilies, sedum, and daffodils), so I think I need to apply some preen before more weeds germinate.

The latest with our neighbor:  Saturday she apparently told her daughter she was going for a walk by the park.  In actuality, she to go to the drugstore and market for a few things, but then ended up also walking to a nearby department store that’s not too far of a walk.  She ended up buying more than she could carry home and phoned bf asking him to come get her.  Her purchases went in the trunk, and she didn’t want a ride all the way home…he dropped her off a few blocks away.  So she not only needed help getting her stuff home, but she wanted to keep her purchases a secret.  I haven’t asked her point blank what’s going on, but she’s certainly on a secret shopping spree.  I just don’t know what will happen when all this stuff (and/or the bills for it) is discovered by her family. 

BF and I skipped lunch and had an early dinner at a restaurant we’d never tried.  It’s tucked away in a strip mall that’s in what I would consider commercial – a bunch of small businesses, but it turns out the place is very popular – especially on Saturday nights.  We showed up around 6 pm and were asked if we had reservations!  We ended up in a small table in a high traffic area, so that was a negative, but the food was great.  We’ll be back, but with a reservation so that we can get a nice corner table. 

Saturday night I worked on my little sewing project and it’s about 95% done.  It’s a cloth cover for paperback books with a little flap to keep it closed.  I have an old vinyl cover from way back in college, but I thought it would be a fun project to make a fabric one, complete with a sewn-in ribbon bookmark.  At least now I’ll be able to shove a paperback in my backpack and not totally trash it. 

After sewing, I watched a bit of tv and soon dozed off.

Sunday I puttered some more in the morning, but managed to get to the gym by noon.  I did an hour of strength training.  No, I haven’t been doing any cardio lately.  I know I need both.  The problem is that I’m not getting to the gym frequently enough.  Last week I went on Sunday, and exercised at home on Wed. and that was it.  For this week, I went yesterday and hope to get to the gym twice more… It’s just not enough.  And I admit that I prefer the strength training over the cardio machines, so with limited time, I will choose the strength training.  So I need to go more frequently or do longer workouts that also include cardio.  The latter could work if I get to the gym earlier.  My other thought is to cycle the 2 miles to the gym in the nicer weather and have that be my cardio workout.  Not sure about the logistics – is the bike safe locked in front of the gym (I noticed they have a rack there)?  Will it be too dark on the ride home?  Or I could do separate bike rides for my cardio, but on nice bike paths.  Of course everyone likes to think they’ll do more outdoor activities like cycling when the weather is nice…

Anyway, after the gym and a shower, I took doggy out for a walk, went to the library, and bought some milk.  The rest of the day was folding laundry (lots of socks, ugh), tv and reading.  

Back at work now.  No meetings today since my morning meeting was rescheduled to next week.  I have a project to finish today that took a back seat for two weeks partially due to the time-consuming admin drama.