and so my favorite season begins...

Me: I need a hobby this summer

MarGee: Words with friends can be your hobby

Me: That's not a hobby

MarGee: Well we play it enough it could be one

I knew i needed something enjoyable to keep me busy while the bf is gone for the next 4 1/2 months, a person can only work so much, but this convo was a sign that I was in dire need of something great. While I'm still in search of one substantial something that might actually better my life or fill a void better than words with friends, I'm hoping to bring blogging back into my life as one of hopefully many summer hobbies. As I wait for my summer work schedule to go into affect I find myself passing the seemingly endless amounts of extra time by staying at work longer, participating in multiple but not necessarily more beneficial daily trips to the gym, and a few extra long lunches with friends.

I definitely have summer activity ideas in mind but the key is putting them into affect. The warmer months can most definitely be spent working three days, Bear Lake Wednesday, pool for two days, and rounding off with a three hour block every week. Seven days of fun to be repeated until further notice. But today is not warm, tomorrow will not be warm, and Bear Lake will be a chill festival for many more days.

So, I have created Summer 2011 Life Aspirations. I started the list of few days ago but had to do a slight edit after...

Me: The cupcakes I made last week are still all in the fridge. I don't think anyone ate one.

Ty: Why didn't you make good ones?

Me: I don't know. I just really suck at baking.

Ty: You better get good at that soon.

Me: Why?

Ty: I just need you to.

It's time to buckle down and make a more public announcement of my physical, intellectual, and maybe silly endeavors. If I know other people are aware of my plan to better my daily life I can have my own group of cheerleaders to keep me on track to carry on.

Summer 2011 Life Aspirations:

Complete 2 Quilts

Meet & Maintain Goal Weight

Run DAILY

Host & Attend 5 Garden Tea Parties

Take Too Many Pictures

Attempt 2 New Recipes a Week

Visit Minneapolis, Chicago, Virginia, and Vegas

Blog weekly

Master the Baking Basics

I wish myself good luck and hope you all do the same.

You're welcome :)