Sunday, January 08, 2006

What’s goin on?

Right, so, blogging hasn’t been my strongest point these past few weeks.  I’ve been meaning to write, even going so far as to put a few thoughts down on paper, but I actually written anything.  Part of it was the fact that I had to upgrade my site (in case you saw all the weird code stuff a few days ago) part of it has been just finding my routine again.  The holidays really threw me for a loop and I have been attempting to recover ever since.

So, the big news, I joined a gym.  Yep!  I’ve temporarily given up on bally dancing and joined a gym.  I’m thinking I will still do the parade this year, it has always been a lot of fun and I get to hang out with some really cool people.  Though I love belly dancing, and the classes have been a lot of fun, the last series wasn’t as fun as usual.  My teacher has increased her class size so there is no longer any room to move around in the studio.  Due to the large number of people and the lack of movement, I wasn’t getting the workout I really wanted.  So, I’m giving it up for a bit.  I figure I will go back, but right now I need more of a workout than I was getting.  And she was raising her prices.  The gym is much cheaper and I can go when ever I want.  Which is cool. 
We will see how long it lasts.  I didn’t get into a contract, so if it turns out the gym really isn’t for me I can get out pretty easily.  I went three times last week and really enjoyed each time.  I’m starting to settle into it a little and I imagine that it will only get easier to go.  Yeah!
My writing classes also started up this last week.  I have a new teacher and am determined not to read anything she has written until after she is no longer my teacher.  Not making the same mistake I made last time.  Plus I have calmed down about my writing a bit.  I think, being in class, I am pushed a lot to do things I am not always ready to do.  I understand that I am there to learn about writing a good novel, but I also understand my limitations when it comes to writing.  I can’t write the end when I haven’t written the beginning.  I really enjoyed the class, I think I benefited from it a lot. 
Work is also starting to get a little more intense.  It seems that other people within our group think we don’t have enough to do.  They have been getting together and making up more stuff for us to do.  Unfortunately this doesn’t really work for us as we’ve already got a lot on our plates.  At least I have a lot on my plate.  And it is my plate they want to add to.  I’m not sure who they think I am, superwoman or something, but I’m not.  I’m not exactly sure what to do.  I’ve already tried passing the work onto one of my co-workers (one who clearly hasn’t had enough to do in the past) but it’s not working.  This person is shrugging off the work, not willing to take on anything new.  It’s a new position for me to be in.  Usually I am begging for work.  Now I am trying to figure out how to get people to stop giving me work so I can catch my breath and get everything else done.
I’m sure it will all work out, but until I’ve got my routine back it will just take some time for me to get it all figured.