The weeks are flying by, and it makes me sad. We only have three weeks left for finalizing our projects and for creating and maintaining friendships. I’m just now warming up and peeking out of my shell in terms of letting people in. Also, shout out to Peggy, she’s a super cool chick and thanks for kicking it with Nina and me that night when I ate an overseasoned mango. Anyways, here comes a quick subject change because it’s late and my brain is just throwing out thoughts left and right. I need an outlet.
With the number of weeks we have left, I did not only realize that I want to become more open with people, but I also realized I need to break out of this mundane routine of work, eat, sleep, repeat. I want to get back into writing, dancing, and also discover new and undiscovered hobbies. For example, I would love to start painting, working out, or even crocheting. Like come on, my carpool already refers to me as “grandma Shay”, but if I started crocheting that would be a whole new level of “grandma Shay” that they would not be ready for. That would be the epitome of my grandmaness, not including when I become an actual grandma.
Anyways as you can tell, my attention span when tired is similar to that of a dog in a park being overwhelmed by squirrels from every direction and trying to chase after every single one. My brain is the dog and my thoughts are the squirrels. Anyways (for the second time), what I’m basically saying is that time flys when you’re having fun, I need to open up more to people and let them see more than just my goofy side, I need an outlet to break the monotony of the 9-5 work life, and my brain can’t stick to one point when I’m tired. Those who have read this far, I want to say you are a trooper and sorry not sorry for my lack of direction in this post. You da best, and in case you were wondering if I was serious about taking up crocheting…I’m not it was just a joke. Stay breezy;)
Hi Shay,
I’m with you on wanting to be more open with people and breaking out of the work routine. I’ve been trying to do more of my photography to be able to capture slivers in time and get my creative side going more. I think it’s important to be able to express myself and do more than work and sleep. I have a list in my room of things/hobbies to do for fun that I could send you later. It’s got like 100 things on it.
Best,
Kyle
Hi Shay,
I was going to send you one of my activities lists but I had already filled them out and they can get personal so it made me uncomfortable. Instead I found an even bigger list from the Australian Government. My lists are part of the intensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy training I did for my anxiety and depression. Essentially they are for helping you to find things that you enjoy or used to enjoy because its good for people’s mental health to do things that they enjoy. I think the list is good for people with and without mental conditions though.
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/docs/Fun%20Activities%20Catalogue.pdf
Australia does a much better job of helping people with mental health issues than the US. I also took Mental Health First Aid training which was initially developed in Australia. I’d be happy to share other resources or thoughts if you want too!
But I really think that crocheting would be fun and it would be a good skill to have, whether it adds to your grandmaness or not. If you ever decide to start crocheting, let me know because I would love to learn how to.
Hi Shay,
I totally agree on the points you’re making! I’ve found it really hard to make time in the week for doing fun or relaxing things. I’ve found I have to dedicate my weekends to that usually. I definitely think it’s a bit of a balancing act that probably gets easier over time? Hopefully.
Also! My New Years Resolution this year was to learn how to knit and make myself a sweater! Needless to say, it’s July and I still haven’t got the faintest idea as to anything related to knitting, so I’m definitely rooting for you with the croqueting.
hey Shay! I definitely feel you with wanting to break out of the work, sleep, eat routine. I feel like it’s so easy to fall into but it’s always nice to find hobbies to break that cycle. I myself am actually a grandma as well and know how to crochet, so if you ever want to spend a night crocheting, come my way! I’m no pro but I can make a solid scarf.
Shay,
The shout-out was too sweet–just want to say you are really cool (and pretty) and awesome. Thanks for opening up to me, even when I have trouble reciprocating. I definitely think you should get back to doing the things you love and explore some new stuff (like painting with me and Nina this week 🙂 ?). Everyone keeps talking about how time is running out but (I’m in denial) there’s still PLENTY of time! I hope we can continue to hang out and get to know each other better; I’ll start by returning your Neosporin and bandages, pfft.
Also @Kyle, may I also have that list too?
Hi Peggy,
I was going to send you one of my lists but I had already filled them out and they can get personal so it made me uncomfortable. Instead I found an even bigger list from the Australian Government. My lists are part of the intensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy training I did for my anxiety and depression. Essentially they are for helping you to find things that you enjoy or used to enjoy because its good for people’s mental health to do things that they enjoy. I think the list is good for people with and without mental conditions though.
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/docs/Fun%20Activities%20Catalogue.pdf
Australia does a much better job of helping people with mental health issues than the US. I also took Mental Health First Aid training which was initially developed in Australia. I’d be happy to share other resources or thoughts if you want too!