In a Western Place

It's July, already?

Hard to believe, especially in this part of the world. But I'll get into that on another post.

I started June in a bit of a funk. I'm happy to say that it didn't last long. Of the "goals" that I posted, I managed to complete most of them. Or modifications of some. And even added a few new things.

More notably:

You can get a spa mani/pedi in my neighborhood for only $26! (Every other shop is a bloody nail salon.) My hand and toenails look fabulous... and that makes me feel fabulous... which should make you feel fabulous.

I've joined a gym and I'm running, again, for reals. My body has certainly reaped the benefit of living on a really tall steep hill and I'm proud to say that the transition back into moving fast has been seamless. I'll say it, I'm in great shape! I'm meeting with a personal trainer next week to iron out a weight training routine. Here's hoping that I'll be in a 5K or 10K super soon. Perhaps that can be a July goal? Oh, and they have yoga.

I redesigned the Vitamin Party site, now I just have to build it. Thanks to some late Saturday night inebriation, I also signed on to redesign the website of a friend's bands up in Portland. Uff da. Like I don't do enough work on that dang Interweb as it is.

I've failed at arriving to work on time. Morning people can suck it.

We still eat out a lot, but we've been mixing it up by trying new places in other neighborhoods. I've started to bring my lunch into work -- which would be more cost effective if I didn't eat all natural, gluten-free. Alas, it's not. My grocery bill was close to $100 last week and most of the food is already gone. Egads.

As for the hikes, I'm disappointed to say that we didn't get around to it. But, we did go to the beach, and that's something I haven't done in a long time. My shins are still peeling from the sunburn. Gross.

Did I forget anything?

I have a 4-day weekend, starting tomorrow and we're leaving town on a mini roadtrip. I'm sure I'll have plenty of photos to share, in addition to the 4 months worth that I have yet to post to my Flickr. As always, stay tuned. Have a happy, and safe, 4th of July!