Farewell to Free Time Tour

I am within hours of starting my LSAT prep class and while I am excited on many levels (achieving goals, intellectual stimulation) I am also terribly worried about how this class will cut in to my leisure time. I know, I know, a terribly ridiculous idea, but as we know I place a high premium on my leisure pursuits (namely, lounging and watching tons of television). So in anticipation of the work/study/class routine that will dominate the next three months, I've been indulging in some of my favorite activities - not changing out of my PJs until 3pm on a Saturday, watching Lifetime movies, reading self-help books, going to happy hour, cooking, crafting, etc. I think I've taken more of an interest in my supposed "hobbies" in the last week than I have in the last 9 months combined. However, I can bemoan their loss even if I haven't been exactly diligent about pursuing them.

Speaking of hobbies....I've been swimming for about a year now and it has come time to replace my bathing suit. As you may recall, one bathing suit was see through, and the other is pilling like crazy. Also, my goggles were practically disintegrating in the water. So I finally have gotten the budget back on track (the no eating out in February has worked out extremely well and I hope to continue its success in March) and I was able to spring for a new suit and a new pair of goggles. The suit is awesome - I'm always nervous about the grab bag situation (where basically the suit is cheap but it's a surprise what it looks like) - but it fits better, so I don't look I've got a saggy butt, and the color isn't crazy either. All of this has spurred me, in addition to needing a good stress relief, to be more serious about my swim workouts - I've been logging continuous half miles the last two times I went. Tomorrow, I will continue this trend and swim another half. My goal is to eventually work up to going two to three times a week and swimming a mile at at time. The only downside is that it really knocks me out. I'm talking like I fall into a deep, deep sleep that feels like I took two Benadryls with a beer (not that I have direct experience with that). In the end, though, it's good because it really does level out my moods, and I feel the key to success in the next few months is managing stress levels (because obviously even though I don't have a lot of stress, it's important to manage it nonetheless).

At any rate, I have to finish my "organic" mac and cheese from the box and then I have a date with Rodney Yee, yoga instructor extraordinaire. Also, as this is the first week in three weeks where I've had to work all five days, I'm still getting back in to this work thing...