First day on the blog

I don't want to publish a bunch of nonsense, but I don't want to sound like some sort of intellectual elitist either. I am one of those people with so many thoughts and interests pulling me in so many directions simultaneously, that I can't always focus on what it is that I really need to be doing. I think I should be getting a masters degree to broaden my marketability and get me out of a classroom that can be maddening at times. I think I should be writing more. I used to write such wonderful essays and poetry, but who has time anymore. I need to read intellectually stimulating things; I need to work on my abs; I need to cook more adventurous fare; I need to spend quality time with my dog; I need to wash my dog; I need to figure out how to fix the tension on my sewing machine; I need to do my nails; I need to read the New York Times more faithfully; I need to knit a hat to go with that scarf I finished; I need to start writing the final exams for my classes; I need to keep up with old friends; I need to get back to yoga; I need to travel more. How many of you feel like this?

I feel like I need to multitask all the time. I don't go to the movies much, because I feel it is a waste of time. If I watch something at home I can knit or iron at the same time. I cook while I watch The News Hour on PBS. I pluck my eyebrows while I drink my coffee in the morning. I do both while I get the morning news from CNN.

Thank goodness my husband bought me a bike for my birthday. It was on one of those rides when I decided to write this blog. I felt like it would be good for me. I used to try to keep a diary, but I wouldn't do it until I was curled up in bed and when things were particularly exhausting at school, I wouldn't do it. Then I would be hard on myself, because a diary is for daily writing and I had missed a day. I am very hard on myself. Plus, it was boring if I was the only one who was going to see it. This is more fun and I can invite people to tune in.

Well, I am off to shower and beautify myself. My husband and I are going to a Willie Nelson concert tonight. It is the last weekend of my spring break, so I have to make it worth it. Bye now.