Sorry Kids Mom Did It Again

Well, I have made it half way through my experiment. I am not sure whether to refer to it as an experiment or a lifestyle change. The longer I continue to partake in this experiment the more I become accustomed to it. I suppose this is like anything new; confusing and foreign in the beginning but as time goes on it becomes normal and routine. While I am fully embracing some parts of this experiment there are other areas I am struggling with. Lets just say, I took the Tenleytown bus, AGAIN! I know I know and if you didn’t like my excuse before your not going to like this one. I am still averaging around a B+ due to my little bus incident. But as always, you be the judge. Here is what I have been up to over the last few days.

Transportation: F- Oops I did it again… ha-ha but all jokes aside I took Tenleytown bus again. Excuse number two of the week, I genuinely forgot not to take it. It was such an innocent mistake. But, sometimes innocent actions can have nasty impacts. As I am sure it did because my extra weight on the bus led to emissions that could have been avoided. My last excuse was time and now this one was forgetfulness. What will the next excuse be? I am frustrated. Why is this the only part of my experiment I am struggling with? Do I not care? No, that’s not it. I like planet Earth; I hope someday my kids wont have to wear oxygen masks because their idiot mother forgot to walk rather than take the bus. But, as of my current actions I guess I should start apologizing to my kids now. So here’s an advanced sorry to my future unborn children!

Food: A-

Breakfast: a banana with peanut butter (not sure if I can eat peanut butter?)

Lunch: Fruit salad and raw vegetables

Dinner: Salad with an assortment of vegetables

            I am rocking this new dietary plan. I feel better about myself and my energy level is high all throughout the day. Rather than lagging at around one or two in the afternoon I am wide awake. It is a great feeling. I am not hurting any animals and I am not feeding my body modified foods. This has been an easy change and I feel an immediate gratification as I follow my plan.

Consumerism: A- I am FREAKING out. Why? Well, because I have a friend who is coming to visit this weekend, and I need to buy a new dress, and we have made plans to go out to eat. Now, I know I don’t have to DO either of these things. But, I am going to. So, I am breaking the rules on Friday night! Forewarning now folks, the debit card is coming out! And you know what, I don’t feel guilty. Want to know why? Because, I have done my homework. I have found a boutique online that offer dresses made and produced with the idea of fair trade. And as for food, the restaurant we are going to is called Farmers. They are establishment on the principal of using only local farmer’s produce and meats to prepare their dishes. This means local, small, family farmers with non-modified meats, vegetables, or fruits! I am still freaking out though. I wonder how I will feel Saturday morning: remorseful, guilty, and sad? I guess we will find out!

Technology: A- There is a first time for everything. And my first for this week has been completing all my homework before dinner, which is promptly at 5:30 every night or as my friends and I call it, the grandma special. What I have noticed is how much time I have wasted over the last five years of my life. What could I have accomplished without wasting all that time on my computer? A weird side effect of this technological challenge is that I feel as though my personal relationships are prospering. Rather than only having time to quickly message my Facebook friends, I now have time to actually see them, and not through a computer screen! This has been a surprising side effect I am rather enjoying!

Positive Impact/Political Action: A- No, I do not like Gingrich any better! But first, let me share my debacle over obtaining an absentee ballot. So, I get in contact with the person who is supposed to deal with Ohio’s absentee ballots. But, then they directed me to another office, that sent me to another office, and then back to the first office I originally called. But, I have made progress. So tomorrow (Friday) I am filling out the forms I found online to get this darn ballot. So close, yet so far!

            Now onto Gingrich, I strongly hope he is not elected president. In fact, after realizing I dislike everyone running for president, other than Obama; I stopped researching. I am done! So, second warning. From now on, the only political figure I am going to write about is Obama. So, I apologize if you like Newt or Rick, because I don’t! We will just leave it at that for now.

Health/Happiness: A- For the last two nights I have recruited friends to come with me on my nightly walks. I have found I like it better when I am in the company of them than by myself. Sure, I liked my solitary walks but my friends are like bouncy walls, I can throw my feelings or ideas out there and get a third parties opinion. During these walks I have found nothing is off limits. It is especially nice to be off campus even if it is only 700 feet away. Getting off campus makes me feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I feel like I can breathe and vent freely about my feelings. These walks have not only been good for my physical health, but also for my mental health.