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Week 1 has come to a close. My first seven days of unemployment.. What a frenzy the days have gone by in! I hardly have had time to write on my dear blog.. But what a successful week it was..
Last Monday was MLK day. So I kicked of my first day of unemployment with going to the MLK day parade. I have always wanted to go and always been at work. I swam a mile at the gym.  I read emails that I never had a chance to get to when working.

It’s funny how many things you never get to do when you’re stuck  40 hours a week behind a desk. Well that burden was no longer upon me.. I was swinging into action.

Throughout the week I went and had lunch with a friend, we talked over tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I picked up some oil for my boyfriend when he returns from Alaska. He drives a diesel van which he converted to run on veggie oil. So my friend saved up some oil for him.

I spent Tuesday afternoon going to a matinée with my boyfriends mother. Her mother passed away the previous week and she was in need of a good laugh. I could have used one as well. So we spent the afternoon munching on buttery popcorn and dying laughing together watching It’s Complicated, a romantic comedy. I have a secret love for romantic comedies. This one was particularly good. (The critics don’t agree but what do they know..)

I began, what  is going to be  a massive project. PROJECT DOWNSIZING.. Basically I have years and years worth of crap. I am trying to get rid of what I do not need, minimize my possessions. I sometimes feel like I am on the verge of becoming a pack rat (some may argue that I am already there).  Plus as I grow older I realize that the value lies more within the quality of our days, the people we surround ourselves with, not the items that we feel we feel we must have. I must say I am quite proud of myself. To date… I have gotten rid of about 10 boxes of junk.. I have set aside another 5 boxes to go in a garage sale I am hosting in a few weeks….For more information on this massive de-junking project I am head deep in..Check out the category dedicated to the whirlwind of boxes being sorted through, the memories surfacing.. and my growing and learning to let go of things unnecessary…

I worked out five times last week. I love the gym. I love that I am getting more time to go there. I swam a mile, went to my favorite classes. This week I am shooting for six days at the gym. I figured I have to work up to only having one day off.

I went to the Vinoy for the first time since my arrival to Florida. Of course I have ridden my bike, walked my dog, and driven past the place a million times. But I have always felt a little out-of-place going there. It is where the élite of St Petersburg hang out. I met an old friend from the PREVIOUS work there. We had drinks. I got the tour. I saw the governor while I was there. Their drinks were good (I had two Cosmopolitians..I figured they were appropriate) as well as the complimentary nut mix.

Saturday was sweet. I went with a couple of friends to Ft. Desoto. One of my friends has two daughters, they went as well. It was fun hanging out with them. They insisted I sit in the backseat by them to and from the fort. They are really awesome girls.

All in all last week was very productive. It’s amazing. Whenever I am off of work, I quickly am reminded… I don’t know how I ever had time to get things done when I had a job!

Let’s see how week 2 goes..

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