In which I try to simplify my life.

I figure that I am able to do five things reasonably well. This is an arbitrary figure, based on nothing more than it being an nice round number. But I figure it's a good starting point.

I also, however, figure that I have a limited attention span and am easily excited by novelty. I'm always looking for that next project, that next thing to learn; I easily forget the last thing I was interested in and I rarely get far enough into anything to develop any sort of expertise (the arbitrary number assigned to that by those in the know is ten years, btw). I am, as my friend Mike Daisey would say, a dilettante. I would say that I've got a mad case of ADHD and a library card.

So I am attempting to simplify my life. Because at this point, I have a few things in the works that I *have* to be focusing on, namely school. However, at this point, I am engaged in or trying to engage in the following:

- School (this has eleventy different subsections, including each class I'm taking, working on a poster presentation, working on a lit review for my dissertation, and trying to be "more involved" at school)
- Knitting
- Gardening
- Fitness (including an upcoming triathlon, half marathon, and regular yoga)
- Reading about the history of Key West
- Reading about how to stay within budget and eliminate debt (sigh)
- Current events
- My relationship
- Daily life (groceries, bills, cooking, cleaning the house, showering, sleeping)
- Trying to go vegan(ish)
- Trying to be more social / outgoing
- Television (shut up. I "only" watch Biggest Loser, Life, 30 Rock, How I met your mother, and Big Bang theory. yes, this translates into television 4 nights per week, and a total of 4.5 hours per week).
- Blogging

Okay. So let's pick 5. I sort of have to pick My Relationship, School, and Daily life. That leaves....let's say gardening, and reading. But I still need to incorporate fitness.

Sigh. I've tried weeding things out of daily life, and most often it's basic hygiene that suffers. Which doesn't help my relationship. So, we're going to have to drop the social/outgoing stuff (good), drop television, drop keeping up with current events (this means you Internet). Sigh. I still want to blog more regularly, and yes I am trying to go vegan(ish). Ugh, it's all just too much. Calgon take me away (but there's simply no time for that).

Oh yeah, I forgot. I also going to be starting work part time for a treatment agency, and I've been working for Evan's business on the side.

Screw it.