ok day one, and midnight in paris

one of the purported reasons I quit my job was to improve my creative life. So, let's take an inventory of goals and progress, on this day one.

1) Lose weight and stay healthy. Biked to yoga, did yoga, biked to Lis, biked home. Joined weight watchers and biked to meeting. Secretly gave thanks that center is moving up by sparkle target so I can walk there (or drive). No shame in my game--I like things up by me when I'm not working.

2) Save money. Packed a sack lunch and ate it at the beach. Read magazines and went for the last dip of the year (I imagine) in lady lake michigan. Thought a lot about schemes and dreams of how i can make a ton of $. Emailed some people about things.

3) Write more. Got up and did morning pages (artist's way, YO!), wrote a blog entry and thought about what class to take this fall.

4) Relax more. Had lunch with lis on her little deck. Sat on beach for at least 45 minutes until the flies bothered me too much to continue. Went and saw a movie after ww meeting.

5) Be in touch with your intimates. I talked to sister Beth, texted with brother Paul and spoke this weekend with sister Kitty. I owe mom and a few others a call (hello Kristin!) but am working on being able to chat more instead of running out the door.

6) Not obsess over laundry. But man, it PILES up so fast! Did a quick load today. Breathe.

Also, saw Midnight in Paris. My go-to critic who tells me how I should feel is Roger ebert. But, before I read him I'll say this---the movie seems to hate women. Rachel McAdams had NOTHING redeeming about her and i didn't buy owen wilson as the woody allen. Marion Cotillard was essentially a prostitute and we all knew he'd end up with the muriel hemingway look-alike in modern paris. And for real---Faulkner, too? But, what a charming idea, even if it was executed with little charm and humor I enjoyed the idea. Just not the final product.

Now's the fun part----I go see if Ebert agreed!

Yay Day one!

ps--would you read a blog about quitting a job? Or saving $? Or about Trackers that look like my tracker?