Now What?

Me too buddy.

Well folks, I'll be moving back to school for my final year/Mimi gets credit for giving the idea for today's post.

*cue tragedy music*

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Typically I don't like the thought of going back. It's because of the uncertainty what the days will encompass + what will take up the majority of my time. Last spring semester I had a lot of classes I didn't find interesting and as a result thought it was terrible. Now don't get me wrong. The professors were great people. However, the material itself was......sucking.

Additionally over my winter break and when the previous summer winded down, I had been ridiculously productive as opposed to this summer where I can't point out any accomplishments I feel good about.

This is where I need to take action. Although I'll be in a frantic craze since I don't have post-grad plans down yet, I feel the need to write out goals or behaviors I need to stick to.

I did choose some training-related ones, which if you forgot were:

1) Front squat 200lbs or more for 1RM.
2) Deadlift more than double body weight. (been 1 1/2 years since I last tried)
3) Do 1 dragon flag.

All to be completed by November 7^th. I don't think I'm going to tweak my training so much that it becomes specialized to complete what I set out for, but there will be a slight focus to improve strength for those tasks.

But if there's anything I've learned through various figures throughout history it's to be balanced. I have a few here and there goals, but the main ones are:

1) Draw: I liked doing it as a kid and I still do, but unfortunately I don't sit down and take the time to try anything serious. When a project or task necessitates me to draw it takes a while to complete, but I love seeing the finished piece.

I'm going to make it a 10 minutes a day thing so just enough time to be productive, but it doesn't take a huge portion of the day.

2) Read: I hated reading from elementary school to high school, but when I finally did decide to give it a go I was terrible. I read slow, couldn't concentrate, and it was difficult. I attribute this to a few lame experiences I had, but that's for another day.

Given time I improved, but again setting aside a moment to do any when school is in session seems impossible. I'll be sure to read 5 pages from any book everyday. Giving time would sound better, but sometimes - well a lot really - my mind wanders away somewhere.

3) Walk: I love to walk. Often you can find me pacing back and forth for no apparent reason. It tends to help me think, but it's also calming.

10 minutes every morning after breakfast.

I had other things in mind, but if I list too many I'm sure I won't do any of them from the overload.

It's an odd feeling since I'm not aware of other kids at school who are into these kind of things - like personal development - instead of "hey let's go party and by party I mean drink ourselves silly!" (I don't drink if I haven't mentioned it)

But now what?

For me? Keep on doing what I do.

Lift and live!

Have a good weekend everyone.

(This is one of the rare instances I have a post about myself.)