Action Plan

I guess I took July off from writing. Well, I took July off from a lot of things. The urge to write has been around, but it hasn't met the will to sit down and pound the keys. A lot has been going on, some good, some amazing and other things meh. So here I am in bed with a whiskey and ginger ale sitting next to me for the first time in a long time.

If you told 20 something me that I would live in a house with some of my favorite booze and go weeks without having a drink, he would think I am pretty lame. But I guess for some of us, that is what growing older and up is. The last time I was in a bar was for a concert in downtown SLC. Younger me lived for bar friends and "Good times". Last weekend, my partner and I got up for an early morning breakfast with friends. We all met at the Park Cafe at 6:30 in the morning. No one was hungover or still drunk from the night before. We might actually be getting old. I did make it through the entire day without a nap, so maybe I still have some youth in me.

I moved into the basement of the house. This one room has two vents in it, and it's like a polar vortex. I freaking love it. This room also has a massive closet, so that is a bonus. The house is from 1970 and well all the rooms are a bit smaller compared to a modern home. However, the king-size bed fits nicely and in reality this room is only a few feet smaller than the one I was in upstairs. The trade-off for a colder room was 100% worth it. I have been dealing with ankle pain for a few months now. It hit is peak last week. Shelby came over and brought me all kinds of things to help. The ankle wrap has been a godsend. I wish I had tried one weeks ago. With the ankle wrap, I think I am finally ready to get back on the fitness train. I have not gained back all of my weight, but I have not been 100% healthy. The overnight oats for breakfast, another thing on the list of things I should have tried years ago. I love them, Meal prepping has still been a thing. On Saturday, Jackie, Seppi and I went to brunch. After that, I took her to get a new bedtime story book. She loves to be read to. I picked up two books for myself as well. My goal of a book a month has fallen kind of flat with my other good intentions. But it is second wind time. This means less fast food, less video games and more beneficial self work projects.

I could make up a laundry list of excesses, but instead I am going to take accountability. Accountability is where change happens. Being honest with our selves about choices, events and outcomes allows us to process and grow. You can't happy thoughts away reality and come out strong. Just a few years ago, moving out of a single wide trailer in Orem and buying a house was a far away dream. Now here I sit in the basement of it, listening to Spotify and sipping on my favorite whiskey. Action, planning, hard work and friends got me here. Shortly after buying the house, I left my job of almost three years without a plan. But I took action and found new work. When an even better opportunity was offered to me, I took the leap and am happy to say last month was my one-year anniversary. Hard work pays off. Trusting for good things to come my way never really has. The universe owes not a single one of us anything. But for those willing to dream big and put in the work, so much is possible. Jeff and I are making plans for season two of the podcast. These next two weeks will be hectic for all the right reasons. But I plan on caving out time to talk with him and get things off the ground for an excellent second season. I guess it might be time to make some lists and slay some goals again. Bishop :(: