starting over

I never saw myself as someone who would write a blog, regularly, but I would prefer to consider it a type of personal journal, a release, and if anybody would like to take a look, then you are welcome to. If not, then carry on with life. I'm going to give this a shot.

FFWD from my last post: I have been having one of the most enjoyable summers of my life. It's up there with those summers as a kid where the day is spent sunup to sundown playing outside.

I am happy.

Stress has been under control; historically it's been a problem but I've been trying to adjust so that I won't need to adjust anymore. My real motivation to start this back up is because I've gotten into reading Zen Habits (www.zenhabits.net), and I've been inspired to start eating better, exercising better, and generally living better, peacefully and happily. In a little less than three weeks I will be moving back to school in Boston, where I know my peace of mind will be challenged; it's going to be a stressful year, with four semesters of prerequisites crammed into two semesters and a summer session. Basically, the GPA needs to climb one full point (2.5-->3.5) and that means nothing but A's and a few B's in order for me to become accepted into the physical therapy program; it's going to be rough but I know it can be done. I am very fortunate to have a great group of bright and motivating people that I will be surrounded by at school, and a loving support system at home. and I repeat; i am very fortunate.

But enough about school, I'm hungry and dinner is ready; cheese pizza.

(this may sound like such a contradiction from the beginning of my post where i said i would be trying to eat healthier.. please understand that i am a sucker for good food; and by good i mean delicious. it's a lot easier for me to go running and biking 2x/daily than to cut pizza and chocolate out of my diet)

Happy Trails