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So this past week I did something that might be kind of interesting, if you don't have much else going on. Along with my weekly (or so) to-do list (flocked), I wrote down some goals and some "it would be nice to...", because I thought I might actually have a better chance of getting them done than if I didn't write them down.
Now, I guess the to-do list itself has some interesting things on it, in that there are things that have been on there for weeks that haven't happened (including working on my thesis and grad school apps, um, whoops). But this week I put four things on there as goals:
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Now, if I really wanted to set a more impressive goal, I'd take out twenty bucks cash-back from my grocery shopping every two weeks, then take my debit card out of my wallet before I go out. (Granted, I don't buy that much stuff -- BUT, when I'm anxious I go to the grocery store, and remember the above bit about food hoarding? Yeah, it can add up. This holds true for going to consignment shops and used bookstores, too. At this point, I wish I was spending $10 a week on eating out, I'd probably feel better about it.) Relatedly: yesterday I went to a used bookshop I don't usually go to because it's a bit more of a slog than the closer used bookshop. I had $11 in cash, and I told myself I could only spend that much but no more. And I bought a book! (Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke -- they had the second one too, and I own the third one but haven't read it -- wow, I really hope this is actually the first one -- but I thought I'd see if I liked it before I shelled out another $4. I was hoping for Sutcliff, but no dice; the one Sutcliff book they had was one I wasn't interested in. (She's hard to find in the U.S., anyway.)
See, the problem is that when I go for a walk, since I can't walk in the park (ducks. geese. I'm sorry, this is very awkward), I tend to go to nearby shops, which is why I end up going grocery shopping three times a week even if I don't need to.
Anyway. That is the state of the Bedlam. There are things that I need to do that I...haven't done. (Like, apply for grad school. Work on my thesis. Yesterday my second reader sat in on my Greek class and as soon as class was over I fled in case he tried to corner me and ask how my thesis was going. Hint: IT'S NOT. Since I haven't taken any of the books off my shelf since the last time I talked to my thesis advisor. I still don't have a third reader! ...okay, I just sent that e-mail, so we'll find out.)
Unrelatedly, I just had the thought that, huh, maybe it's not typical for an armed robbery to occur not far off-campus every few days. Even in a major city. New Orleans, man.
Now, I guess the to-do list itself has some interesting things on it, in that there are things that have been on there for weeks that haven't happened (including working on my thesis and grad school apps, um, whoops). But this week I put four things on there as goals:
( Read more... )
Now, if I really wanted to set a more impressive goal, I'd take out twenty bucks cash-back from my grocery shopping every two weeks, then take my debit card out of my wallet before I go out. (Granted, I don't buy that much stuff -- BUT, when I'm anxious I go to the grocery store, and remember the above bit about food hoarding? Yeah, it can add up. This holds true for going to consignment shops and used bookstores, too. At this point, I wish I was spending $10 a week on eating out, I'd probably feel better about it.) Relatedly: yesterday I went to a used bookshop I don't usually go to because it's a bit more of a slog than the closer used bookshop. I had $11 in cash, and I told myself I could only spend that much but no more. And I bought a book! (Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke -- they had the second one too, and I own the third one but haven't read it -- wow, I really hope this is actually the first one -- but I thought I'd see if I liked it before I shelled out another $4. I was hoping for Sutcliff, but no dice; the one Sutcliff book they had was one I wasn't interested in. (She's hard to find in the U.S., anyway.)
See, the problem is that when I go for a walk, since I can't walk in the park (ducks. geese. I'm sorry, this is very awkward), I tend to go to nearby shops, which is why I end up going grocery shopping three times a week even if I don't need to.
Anyway. That is the state of the Bedlam. There are things that I need to do that I...haven't done. (Like, apply for grad school. Work on my thesis. Yesterday my second reader sat in on my Greek class and as soon as class was over I fled in case he tried to corner me and ask how my thesis was going. Hint: IT'S NOT. Since I haven't taken any of the books off my shelf since the last time I talked to my thesis advisor. I still don't have a third reader! ...okay, I just sent that e-mail, so we'll find out.)
Unrelatedly, I just had the thought that, huh, maybe it's not typical for an armed robbery to occur not far off-campus every few days. Even in a major city. New Orleans, man.