Anyway, this past week has been good. Work was a little overwhelming at times, but my weekend at Centre definitely made up for it. I went down to help out with recruitment, and I have to say that I am so grateful that I'm done with that process. I loved being on the alum side of things, helping behind the curtains and then having the freedom to hang out with my other alum buddies. I wish I could always walk into a room and have about half a dozen people look up and yell "Dahlman!" since they'd be so excited to see me. That's what going back to Centre feels like. I gotta cherish it while I still know people there. After that, I can only rely on homecoming weekend for that sort of reaction.
In other news, I officially have the first 4 boxes packed for our big move. They're mostly just books, but it's a start. I also cleaned out the fridge as best I can right now, getting rid of those things that should have been gone a week ago. All in all, a relatively productive night, especially after my swim.
I decided that I'm going to come back from this injury much slower than the last time. A few weeks ago, when I thought I was back at 100%, I found out the hard way that I was not. So this time around, I'm going to do my long runs on the weekends then build up my runs during the week. I'll hop back into the group this Wednesday and Saturday morning. On off days, you can find me in the pool. :)
Finally, I guess I need to edit that neat little list of mine from my first post. I'd like to make an addition. One more thing for me to do this year: become a DIYer. That's right - a do-it-yourself-er. I want to find creative ways to decorate and have fun doing it frugally. I literally read a decorating blog last night for 2 hours. TWO HOURS OF DECOR. And I loved it. I went to a secondhand furniture shop today and I kept thinking about what I could do to change the pieces to make them work. This upcoming weekend I'll try my hand at it. I've decided to change my bedroom furniture (well, my dresser and nightstand) into something a little more modern. I'm going to remove the varnish, sand them down, prime 'em up, and put a little black number on them with some new hardware. I have high hopes. I dreamed of a staple gun and wallpaper last night - I think that's a good sign.
Well, I'm off to bed. I was completely useless at work today so I figure I ought to do something with myself tomorrow. So long!
