there are certain events in life that one must eventually go through that cannot pass without leaving their mark on you. one of these is the first time you really come to terms with the reality of death. today marks the 10 year anniversary of a friends death. when i was 14, a childhood friend, neighbor and classmate of mine took his own life. it was the first time i had ever lost someone close to me, and the fact that it was a suicide made it even harder to understand and deal with. eventually the trauma passed, the grief receded and life went back to normal, but his death left a lasting impression on me and changed me in ways i am even to this day still discovering. i moved on from the loss as everyone eventually does, but i do make it a point to quietly mark the anniversary every year. not in memory of the loss, but in memory of a friend.
Archive for May, 2007
sink of mayo
well, no buy april is officially over. i admit that toward the end (as in the last 3 days or so) i started cheating big time. i not only bought dinner out on the last day of april but also a half-caf latte. i know. sinful.
all in all no buy april turned out really well. i saved a good chunk of money and felt like i did something productive and useful. now that we are in may i can once again begin to buy things, though i think i might actually be more cautious with my spending now that ive discovered just how many “necessities” i can really do without. so…aprils experiment was a success.
and for may? i think my challenge for myself in may is to be more healthy in my lifestyle choices. also, im going to do a detox diet for a few days. ive been feeling really sluggish and unhealthy recently, which could be attributed not only to my lapse in healthy eating habits but also to my lack of gym attendance. the last month or so has been particularly stressful for me and when i get stressed i have a tendency to become sloth-like, which is exactly the opposite of what i should be doing, so for may im going to try to get back onto the health horse and leave behind some of the stress ive been building up.
which leads me to the next point – the great hunt for housing! i officially have a contract in on a house in the city as of yesterday, which is really exciting. im supposed to close at the end of the month, so keep your fingers crossed for me that everything goes well and that this sale goes through. if it does, expect a blog post in about 2 – 4 weeks where i FREAK OUT over how much money i have just spent and responsibility i have just taken on.
and now im off to NY city for the weekend to celebrate my favorite college roomie reaching the monumental halfway! to! 50! mark.
happy birthday deeder!
