Bad Friend

Sometimes I do not feel I am the best of friend to my friends.  I sometimes forget about plans or I fail to make plans with my friends just to catch up.  It is important for people to reach out not only to keep your friends but to let them know that you really do care about what they are going through.  I think it is important to remember all birthdays but there are times where I forget and I feel really bad for doing so. 

Have you ever been running around town and you see that your friend just texted you or called you but there was no way they would have your full attention so you think to yourself that you will call them back but that never happens?  I do that from time to time and I feel horrible when I don't call them back.  I tend to be very busy but taking the time to at least say hi is important but I am guilty of not doing that. 

Do not get me wrong, I do not expect my friends to call me all the time because all relationships are about giving and taking.  I feel as though I need to give a little bit more to the people who really care about me.  Why burn bridges when you do not have to? 

So to all my friends that I have forgotten to call or text back, I am sorry.  Being busy is my excuse but I do need to slow down and show my gratitude to those who have had by back since day one.

I Need a REAL Vacation

Boy oh boy have I been busy! I have managed to stay somewhat sane in the last few weeks but I may be at the tip of insanity soon. I did take a nice "vacation" to vegas and that was a nice getaway but it was still business related. I did have a good time but the vegas trip was for a conference so there was not much time to explore and while I was there I was doing homework. Yes, homework in vegas is not cool unless you attend UNLV.

Decemeber is when I expect to finish my MPH so my Christmas gift will be to relax and enjoy myself...well, maybe. Of course I have other adventures up my sleeve because I just don't know how to sit still. Someone asked me if I ever went on a Spring Break vacation and I said no because that is the time you work full time and make money while everyone else is spending...duh! But maybe taking a break is what I need.

So one of these weekends I will do absolutely nothing, let's see how that works out. One day I will take a real vacation and do nothing on a boat or beach, eat weird food, and maybe try something new like jump out of a plane. That may not happen any time soon but you never know.

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Me, a Fighter? Maybe.

I am faced with a new challenge...boxing! So in the last few weeks I have been stressing out and worrying over issues I can't control which means I can't control my feelings. I may explode on people and that is something I am trying to avoid.

I have a friend who goes boxing and wanted me to try it awhile ago but I declined the offer because I refuse to get hit just for a workout. However, due to recent frustrations I needed something to do besides eating my sorrows. For some reason boxing came to my mind and she was the first person to call on.

My first day was brutal! I thought I was going to die. I haven't worked this hard since high school when I was running cross country then straight into basketball then track then summer basketball and I repeated that for four years. My second day wasn't any better but something about it made me semi-hooked at this point. As I am starting to learn and understand what I am doing and trying to fight through my soreness, by day three I was hooked.

It is tough but I like it. This is something I want to stick to and I haven't been happy about working out in a long time so we will see where this takes me. I might be the number one fighter in America...who knows.

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