Things to Think About

Welcome to another personal blog post!

I just wanted to give a bit of an update on life because I feel like it's due time.

At the beginning of the year, I posted the commitments that I wanted to work on this year.

I am proud to say that I've been keeping up with them pretty well! I guess that's what I can post about here. It'll be nice to pull all of my thoughts together in a cohesive manner.

If you want to read my 2016 Commitments post, click here.

1) Become more "house wife-y"
I wrote about how I wanted to do more at home, cook more, clean more often, and spend more time with my boyfriend. It's been nice spending more time at home! I am trying to keep up with general house-keeping by doing little things around the house on a daily basis. Like, instead of just tossing dirty dishes in the sink to clean every four days, to spend 30 seconds washing my dishes. When the laundry hamper gets full, don't ignore it, but start a load of laundry. When I notice the carpets are getting dirty, just do a quick sweep with the vacuum.

I know some people might be thinking, "duh" but I have a tendency to get "busy" and ignore the most common ways I can take care of my dwelling and at the end of the week I don't have four hours worth of chores to do instead of relaxing!

I'm also trying to cook and bake more, which has been going somewhat well. More often than not, I am only cooking for myself, so I have to get creative when it comes to cooking for just one. I'm also baking once or twice a week, something like muffins for breakfast and then cookies or a cake for fun-sies! I've enjoyed having time and energy to cook and bake again and it's definitely healthier than microwave meals or eating cheese-its for dinner.

2) Embrace my delightfully weird self
I have definitely been embracing my delightfully weird self! I've recently started a blog called The Geeky Baker and am slowly starting up that and a YouTube channel that focuses on geeky things like themed baked goods, DIY crafts, home decor, and things like that!

I also just bought the 3rd season of Game of Thrones and received the 4th season as a birthday gift, so there goes my social life! On top of that, I'm still reading books from my 2016 Reading Challenge list! Click here for that post!

3) Read more books
I guess I just jumped right into my next category! I've been reading some pretty good books lately. I am currently reading The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien because it's Lord of the Rings and why not?!  I've just started that one last week, so it'll be a while before I jump into the next book. I also just found out the American Psycho is a book, and I'm kind of curious if I should purchase it??

4) Take care of myself
This has been the most important thing of my commitments! Here's a list of things I've been doing to take care of myself:
- Running 3 times a week
- Making a conscious decision to eat healthy meals regularly
- Making a gratitude list every evening before bed
- Going to the doctor instead of ignoring my health problems
- Getting a haircut, taking care of my skin and nails
- Reset when I'm having an off day
- Doing what is right and good for me

So! That's it for now. I've been very busy as of late but I've definitely had a good first part of the year and I'm looking forward to the rest!