The Swing of Things

I WENT SWING DANCING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS!  IT WAS SO WONDERFUL I CAN SPEAK NO MORE OF IT FOR FEAR OF DYING OF HAPPINESS!!

Well, now that I've got that bit of news out of the way...

My days have taken on a certain undulation which, though it would make me hate my life if it went on for too long, is oddly comforting in light of its temporary nature and certain anxiety-inducing events on my rapidly-approaching horizon.  Here is how things go lately:

I wake up either at 7am or 9am, depending on my shift, and catch either the 8:25 or 11:25 bus to downtown Pittsburgh.

I work an 8-hour shift at Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, either 9-5 or 12-8.  Business is always slow, so I usually spend my time doing one of the following:

- reading all the "How to Be a Gentleman" books on display

- writing letters to my siblings

- chatting with the security guards

- staring into space

- straightening piles of shirts

- refolding things

- tucking tags

- untangling the phone cord

I drink about half of a 5-Hour Energy about an hour or two before my shift ends.  (By then I can barely keep my eyes open from a horrid combination of sleepiness and boredom, especially on rainy days!)

I catch the bus home and change into comfy clothes (I have to wear dressy office clothes at work. blech.) 

I eat food while I watch online TV.  Sometimes Skyping also happens at this time.

I do THINGS like a grown-up!  The other day I tidied up my whole room in an hour!  Woot!  I only do this if I'm not too tired to move, though.  (That's where the 5-Hour Energy comes in.)

At 10 or 11 or so (depending on when I have to wake up the next day), I climb into bed and read until I fall asleep.  Usually I only get in a few pages, 'cause standing all day is way more exhausting that you would think.  

Repeat.

Obviously there are variations to this when I go swing dancing or have babysitting gigs.  But this is the basic framework.  Like I said, this would drive me absolutely insane if it was a long-term thing.  But as things are it is ok.  The regularity is even a bit reassuring, 'cause thinking about going up to New York in less than two months sometimes freaks me out.  I have so much to do before then!  (June 22 is my official move-in date.  Yipe!)

And, in other news, I am taking a 12-day trip to Medugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina starting May 26.  Yep, that's a week from Thursday.  I have to organize and pack for that, too.  Che stress!!

So, that's the update.  I'll probably write again soon with details about my upcoming trip.