April 19th, 2010 by Kateastrophe

So far 2010 has been the year in which Kate bit off more than she could chew.  I’ve got a ton of stuff going on every week and while I’m loving, LOVING the things that are going on, the friends I’ve made and the changes in my life because of all the fun things that are going on, some days I just feel a lot overwhelmed.  Happy, but overwhelmed. 

As a result of the business of being busy, I’m having to reprioritze quite a few things in my life.  I’m a full blown TV addict with show after show after show that I HAVETOWATCH.  Then suddenly, when our DVR died a few months ago, and all the episodes I’d been saving up of several of my “favorite” shows were gone for good, the thought of searching for and catching up on all the missing episodes was just too much work, so I gave up the shows.  No more Project Runway, Gossip Girls, Bones, Brothers and Sisters, Parks and Recreation and a bazillion others.  Now I just stick to my three or four most favorites.  It’s been so liberating!

I’m doing lots of things I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.  I’ve cleaned out a majority of the junk in the extra bedroom that we’ve been lugging around since I moved to Phoenix.  I’m taking a beginning photography class online so I can finally learn how to use that fancy camera I bought a couple of years ago (PS - finding out that you’ve been doing it ALL WRONG for two years is a little annoying.  Way to go, me) and that’s been nice.  I’m collecting home decor pictures I like hoping to redecorate (or just plain decorate) the blank spaces in my house. 

Socially, I’m having a blast.  I’ve made some of the most amazing friends in our area and there are so many fun people doing so many fun things all the time.  We’ve had tea parties and hot tub nights and group dates and primping parties and I just burst with joy every time I think about these people and how lucky I am to know them.

I’ve kept off most of the weight I lost and I’m working out at least an hour, usually two hours a day.  I have a love/hate relationship with the four spin classes I take each week.  I’m madly in love with Yoga.  The elliptical machine has finally succumbed to me and I’m now the boss.  I’m feeling really good with where I’m headed here.

Blogging has obviously been part of what’s had to sit on the back burner.  I’m not sure if my creativity is being better used elsewhere or if it’s left me completely, but coming up with things to write that might be interesting to anyone is becoming more and more difficult.  That and I’m so busy the crazy things that usually happen to me when I’m bored aren’t so much happening anymore.  I still read ALL the blogs in my reader on a daily basis.  I thrive on reading about all of you and I wish I were better at commenting and letting you know I’m here.  I probably won’t be great at that for a while but trust me, I’m reading.

I’ve got a few funny stories up my sleeve that I will grace you with (baaahahah) coming up here soon.  I just wanted to say hi to my interwebs and let you know I’m still here chewing away at my crazy life.