I Am The Messenger

Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and stepped into a puddle of water. The dishwasher had sprung a leak and of course I was wearing socks, so the experience was extra annoying. We are also having problems with mice in our bathroom. I suppose I should be thankful though that at least it’s only in our bathroom and not in our kitchen this time (that’s happened before). Chuck has mouse hunting bred into him, so he goes nuts if he sees mouse droppings.

Megan and I might be moving in June. Well, I suppose the end of May. We have yet to receive final word on the place yet, but we’ll be renting again down a few blocks from our current house (Our hearts are in the stadium/hilltop area). The house we are living in right now is really a great place. It’s an old Victorian home split into several apartments, but the downfall of the place is that there is only one washer and dryer to service all of our tennants, plus the tennants that live in the property across the street. It also costs $1 per wash and dry. Sometimes Megan and I trek up to Federal Way to do laundry at our parents homes, and that can take up to 7 hours depending on how much laundry we have built up. That can be annoying. The new place has its own washer and dryer, and a regular sized dishwasher as opposed to our tiny one.

With a move coming up, I have realized that I need to get rid of some stuff. Today, I am going to get some stuff ready to go on Craigslist for the first time ever. I will also be placing some things on ebay. Should be fun. And speaking of fun, I’ve started on some of my polaroids picture projects.

Megan and I have embarked on a workout program named P90x. It is a 90 day workout program that utilizes a 6 day schedule filled with different workouts everyday, and a 7th day of stretching/resting. We’ve also been eating a lot better. I have only been committed to P90x and eating right for about a week but the results have been pretty astounding. I’m not really even talking about changes in the way I look, but most of the changes have come in the way I feel. Not only do I have more energy, but when I do workout I tend to get tired and ready for bed at a more normal time of night. Sleeping hasn’t been as much of an issue for me as it has been in the past several months. I also used to have big issues with waking up on time and being late to work; not the case anymore. Probably the most noteable change for myself is that my eyesight is almost back to normal. Some of you have seen me wear glasses for my near-sightedness. On Saturday on the way home from the Mariners game, I noticed that I could read street signs at night again. Also, before I started working out and eating less sodium, I had an average blood pressure level over 170 which is stage 2 hypertension. My blood pressure has dropped about 20 points in just a weeks worth of time. These results alone make me want to continue.

Anyways, just some encouragement for those of you out there that may be considering a lifestyle change. Working out shouldn’t be motivated by dissapointment in the way you look, but more so in the way you want to feel. You shouldn’t really start any type of workout program or diet just to wear smaller clothes, because that may not be enough motivation in the long run. If you want to change your lifestyle, figure out why you really need to do it, and then you’ll have a real life motivational tool to continue on with the change.