A Beginning

Hey, blog, let's catch up.

First things first: a fresh basil leaf in a glass of orange juice is great.
Also, yesterday I made a different type of cold brew than I normally do. I used finely ground coffee, 1 part coffee to 4 parts water, and let it sit on the counter for 24 hours (room temp) in my french press. It's delicious! The page I read on this method said I should dilute by half before drinking, but I don't see the point in that. Note: it also said to filter after pressing, but the filter was trapping oils, so I decided against it.

Oh, and my life.

Where to begin?

A summary? That sounds good.
I graduated May 6th, 17 days ago. On May 9th, a Wednesday, I flew down to Orlando to pick up Kathryn, and we returned to Auburn the following Tuesday. The next day, May 16th, 7 days ago, I returned home. I have been home for a week.
What am I doing? House-sitting, staining the woodwork in the dining room, and reading lots of things on the internet, like AoM, AoNC, and "Need to Know." Beyond that, I don't know.

I have a list of everyday tasks to get done. They've been there for what feels like a week. Checking, they've been on there... it doesn't say. I think the 17th, so yeah, pretty much a week. Things like washing my shoes, cleaning my skillets, writing thank you cards (that one will get done today). I literally have all day. What's the deal?

I'm finding out life is harder than I previously thought. Staying motivated and keeping my energy up have been the hardest parts. Suddenly my life has no restrictions, no time commitments, or anything like it. I don't have to be anywhere, so getting out of the house doesn't happen often. And somehow in the past 17 days (it's likely been going on for a while) I've gotten horribly out of shape.

This post will be a bit scatter-brained.

While living like this has been challenging, there's opportunity here. I have the chance to develop positive habits. Namely, exercise. And hard work. Waking up early, eating well, cooking well, and the like.
And I need to set goals. For physical activity, for learning, for business, cooking, life, etc. (I should pick a day of the week where I cook dinner) And perhaps writing––I need to keep that up.

I need a routine.

Goodness, my train of thought is deteriorating. I'll be back later.