A month later...

I think my last post was about my move. Well, obviously a month later I'm unpacked and settled in, and while things aren't quite as peachy-keen as I had thought, they are at least an improvement over my past situation. Though there are some things that are issues now that weren't before to replace some of the issues from before that aren't issues now.

Anyways, I don't intend to dwell. I'm here to post because I know it's been a while and I have some things to say.

3 weeks ago I started taking piano lessons again. Yesterday I also started taking drum lessons again. I'm going to be doing them on alternating weeks at least for the rest of the summer, and we'll see after that. But it had been too long since I had really been involved with music in the way I wanted to, and I've wanted to learn these two instruments for years. My resolution this year (which I'm quite pleased with my progress on and faithfulness to) was to be more assertive, put myself out there more, go after the things I want and keep finding ways to better myself or push myself forward in a positive/productive way.

I am going back to school full time, to obviously further my career (and because I like to learn). I am doing the music lessons for myself, cause it's something I want and i've put it off long enough. I have also been aggressively pursuing a love life. I've managed to get more confident without becoming cocky, and just be more comfortable and less afraid. My attitude has fundamentally changed, and the new rule is "you have to ask at least once". I'm trying not to be creepy and ask out every girl I find attractive, but I am definitely being more forward and trying to increase my visibility. I was e-dating one girl recently, who lives out of town but will be commuting in for school, and when we met in person it was fine, but she decided for herself that the commuting was not conducive to also dating, so she called it off. Onward and upward I go.

But anyway, I have definitely made efforts in all the different aspects of my life to improve - trying to keep myself busier at work, making sure I put homework before play, making sure I actually practice between music lessons, reading up on investing for next year, and trying to get myself on some dates.

I'm happy with my efforts, and the results they've been having, and it's easy to keep this up now that it's basically habitual. And I'm still "young" (under 30) so I've got lots of time to keep the snowball rolling. I have a 3 year plan, as well as a 1 year plan and a 1.5 year plan.

This blog was started, and then later resurrected for me to do my musings on. I have enough things going on ("good busy" as opposed to "holy shit I'm swamped and have no time to think!") and things to focus on and make sure they get done right and the pieces of the puzzle fall where they should, that I haven't been musing as much, but it's still good to know that every once in a while I can drop in and update, even if just for posterity's sake.

I'm going to leave it there for now. Happy sunday!