Never settle for #1.
Start at the beginning.
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Anonymous asked: How do you have a life when working 60 hour weeks? Where is there time for friends, hobbies, and other interests?
My friends are all my coworkers, my hobby is cycling so I commute by bike, and my other interests are satiated by rampant reading on the internet.
No one is saying it’s healthy, which is why I am currently on a tropical island in the Caribbean for ten days.
Lots of “life thinking” going on. On the beach. In a bikini. With kite-boarding instructors.
Anonymous asked: Do you think you'll pick up and move again?
In my life? Well, I sure as hell hope so. My God.
But, that being said, I have no plans to do so anytime soon. As my nearest and dearest put it, “you’re already great at starting fresh - it’s time to learn to cultivate.”
But, that being said as well, one cannot predict the outlandish and peculiar ways life unfolds. I certainly haven’t been able to.
Anonymous asked: It's like you don't love this blog anymore.
I would phrase it more as, “it’s like you got a demanding, fast-paced, extremely stressful job and can’t spend as much time on this blog anymore.” That would be accurate.
I love this blog. But I was in the office for 13 hours yesterday. I got home and answered more emails. That’s not a complaint, that’s a typical work day for me. And while that means it’s difficult to find time to write, it also means it’s difficult to find time to live.
I cannot write about my job, and I’m not experiencing life in a way that is worthy of writing down. The quality of what I post is important, but more important than that is the actual content itself. This isn’t a space for me to complain about hard hours or difficult work situations. This is a space for me to detail my journey. Right now, to my ever blossoming dismay, that journey has stagnated.
And to be perfectly honest, I don’t yet know what to do about that.
I love my job. I love this blog. I love you for reading. But this blog doesn’t put a roof over my head… it only helps supplement my biking addiction. My ultimate goal is for pen and paper to supply roof and mortar, and I am still trying to figure out how to make that happen.
Please stick around while I do.
Long Ride Saturday.
30.6 miles
1275 ft elevation gain
17.7 mph average
Max speed of 46.5 mph (holy shit)
What a ride.
Previously, the pill required a prescription for girls aged 16 or under. In 2011, Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius made a controversial move, blocking an FDA recommendation that the pill be available over-the-counter to anyone.
It’s about damn time.
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Cardigan: TJMaxx; Dress: boutique; Shoes: H&M
I started my Summer 2013 playlist and this is literally the only song on it so far.
Going hard this summer, apparently.
(Source: Spotify)
