I know it’s been a while since I’ve stopped by. It’s not like I don’t have the time. My job is most people’s dream – work less for more pay. Not my cup of tea, but I won’t go into the details. I’ve wanted to share about my grandpa, but I get all choked up and teary eyed. And honestly, I think I may be running out of tears. I’d write about the wedding, but I doubt you want to hear of that. Even more, I really don’t have anything to say.My life has become rather monotonous. I get up, may or may not work out, before making the commute to a job I really don’t like for eight hours. I then head home, cook dinner, eat dinner with The Thinker, followed by a couple hours of TV, maybe a little reading and lights out. Trust me when I say the weekends aren’t any more stimulating. As of now, my biggest highlight is an hour of pain with my trainer on Saturday mornings at 8:00 am.
The Thinker and I have talked about bringing something new into our lives, but what? Here’s where you come in. I’m looking for suggestions. Should we take dance classes? Attend poetry readings? If you have the 4-1-1 on something worth investigating, let me know. I need to break out of this funk and find something outside of work that is rewarding because work sure isn’t.
8 comments:
You should check out MeetUp groups in DC.
There is something for everyone.
Volunteer! Shameless plug we're always looking for folks with my organization at Walter Reed. :) But there are so many places around DC to volunteer.
Swing dancing is also a ton of fun. You could also learn a language or take a pottery class (there is a pottery studio above eastern market).
I second the meetup groups! (I organize a running group there, but there's EVERYTHING you can think of.) And if you're thinking of dancing, I heard great things about the Salsa meetup.
How about taking photography classes together? I think part of the "homework" is to take pictures around town, so that should force you to do a bit of exploring you wouldn't otherwise do.
Or go hiking on weekends. Or if you have a bike, go biking together at the trails (and if you don't, Capital Bikeshare has opened and the membership is super cheap!)
Try a cooking class together. Go hiking together. Take a weekend trip together. Check out a pick your own farm.
Do something spontaneous.
This is not a suggestion, just an observation/experience. Kids will take up all that spare time you now have. Enjoy it while you can.
Hmmmm. I like the cooking class idea. What about planning some weekend day trips? A winery, an amusement park, Baltimore?
I third the Meetup.com suggestion. There's an amazing breadth of activities and I've met some great friends that way.
I'd like to thank everyone for their suggestions. Sounds like I need to poke around on meetup.com.
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