important things
I’ve been extremely busy lately, spending a lot of time with my girlfriend. It’s been very good for me for many reasons, one of which I want to go into here. With less time to do the things I’ve been doing, I’m finding out what I really consider to be important and what is ‘filler’.
Time always seems to be at a premium, and that has become even more so lately. I’ve discovered a few things that really matter to me, things that I want and find the time to do. I’m not talking about family, or the big things that go without saying. First on the list is martial arts. I think I will be on the mat for the rest of my life. It’s the one thing that has helped me stay sane, on more than one occasion. I love it, and I have no intention of giving it up any time soon. Second, my pets. I love my dog and my cats, the furry goofballs, so making some time to give them attention is important to me. Music matters to me too. Not so much playing, but listening. I can’t really imagine my life without it. It would certainly be much more boring without it. but there’s always the car for that, so I needn’t really make a special effort there. I will also add motorcycling to the list. Although my motorcycle has been broken down for a while now, I will be making it a priority to get it to the shop and get it fixed this year. I really miss it. Besides, with gas as expensive as it is, it’s more economical too. I can’t leave writing off that list. Although I’m still figuring out how to fit this in, I like writing my thoughts out in a coherent manner, even if only a few people actually read them from time to time.
Pretty much everything else has fallen by the wayside for the moment. I’m not reading as much, in fact, I’m currently only reading work related material, since finding a better paying job somewhere else is rapidly moving up the list of priorities. Most of the reading is about Linux programming, since I think that’s something that might interest me, and possibly get me out of where I am eventually. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
So that’s most of the stuff I consider important right now… I do miss my friends, I just haven’t figured that whole conundrum out either, so that’ll probably be the next big thing I try to figure out.