I think everyone feels this way but I’m going to say it anyway: I can’t believe it’s already fall. Summer felt way, way too short, especially since getting covid meant I lost the last few weeks of August. Summer also felt way, way more busy than I had anticipated. Between travel, friends visiting, relatively frequent support rotations, and normal life stuff, it really feels like I blinked and summer just passed by.
It doesn’t really look like things will be slowing down either. I have two more trips tentatively planned, more friends potentially visiting, and a whole slew of unfinished business that I really need to get to. Also, I want to do NaNoWriMo and make a year in review report with artwork (I did both in 2020, but not in 2021). Still, I’m excited to tackle it all! And hopefully become more efficient with my time along the way.
Change of topic but I do what I want: fitness. Health and exercise have been on my mind lately. I was on a bit of a health kick in August pre-covid. Now, about a month later, I’ve been trying to get back into the swing of things. My cardiovascular fitness has definitely decreased. I’ve been slowly building it back up, but it’s definitely been a bummer — I’ve never been much good at cardio and it was really cool to see my previous progress. This setback has been discouraging, but at least I’m still better then I was when I first started! Strength-wise, I think not too much has changed. I’m a little weaker than I used to be, but not too much. Hoping to see more progress here in the coming months.
I’m excited for fall. I want to put more emphasis on just doing the thing instead of waiting or trying to make it perfect. Summer has already been hectic in the best and most unexpected way, and it’ll be fun to see what the next few months have in store for me.
