Janae Says...

This is yet another one of those weeks. I seriously can’t believe these keep happening to me. I feel like there was a point not too long ago where I watched a lot of TV episodes on Netflix because I had no other way to spend my evenings. Here’s what Janae’s life looks like: Monday -Work 7:15-3:45 -Gym 4:30-5:30 -Quickly throw two dozen cookies into the oven for Sub 4 Santa auction -Shower -Heat up some canned soup. Inhale it real fast. -Go to Family Home Evening to see how much my cookies go for -Stay for one hour of a ridiculously slow moving auction -Find out later my 24 cookies sold for $11! -Skype with a cute boy -Watch two episodes of Arrested Development instead of sleeping -Sleep 12-6 AM Tuesday -Work 7:20-3:20 -Drive 45 minutes to Orem for class -While driving, call supervisors to get Visiting Teaching reported for tomorrow -Grab a huge fountain Coke Zero at the gas station due to exhaustion -Class from 4:45-7:00 PM -Ice cream date in Orem at 7:30 -Drive...

I've lived in Utah for six years and three (almost four) months now--since August 2005. My parents and brothers came up for Thanksgiving and just left today.  My youngest brother said countless times, "I just don't know how you live in Utah." I think Utah and I have long since made peace and come to terms on our differences. For example: I like it hot. Utah likes it cold. Really, though, I have decided there are a lot of things I like about Utah. I frequently make mental note of all the things I'd miss if I left. Here are some of them... - Cafe Rio (I guess I could drive 30 minutes to it from Glendora) - Hole in the wall restaurants, big restaurants--so many options! (Nicolitalia, Tucano's, Hogi Yogi, Lone Star Taqueria, Red Ginger sushi, Happy Sumo, a million other sushi places, Guru's, Communal, Pizzeria 712, Vinto, Five Guys, Smashburger, Peiwei, Blue Lemon, Faustina, Einstein bagels, Mimi's Cafe, Noodles, Rumbi, etc.) - Dessert ...

With 11 days between posts, I think it's pretty obvious how crazy my life has been. Some of it has been good crazy, and some of it was continuing in the pattern of my last post, where I'm just doing too much play before work. That lifestyle really doesn't suit my overly responsible and highly anxious personality, but I kind of figure I should be taking advantage of all the random fun that comes at me while I can. It really is nice only worrying about myself and doing whatever I want to do. Obviously some nights get old, and I really want company and get tired of being so self-involved. But for the most part I enjoy living my life the way I do. Now, one of the activities that filled my time pretty recently was a "Why Not?" dinner through my ward at church. Granted, I put my own name in this box along with someone else's. But as a disclaimer, I was under the impression that it would be a small group of people. If you know me at all, you know I don't ...

I like being busy. I am a checklist girl. I organize my time, but this week has been just a little too much. The term ended... I spent all day Saturday and Sunday grading narratives. I got grades submitted on Sunday night. Monday I worked all day, went to the gym for half an hour, and went to Rachel's family's house for a little Halloween shindig--not getting home until late. Tuesday I worked all day, went to a school district novels committee meeting from 3-5, and did lesson plans until 8:30 at night. Wednesday I worked all day, went to the gym for an hour, and then went on a spur of the moment date to Macaroni Grill, then watched Benny & Joon. Instead of that stuff, I needed to do laundry and clean my apartment. Little things like that, that need to be done, really hang over my head and stress me out. Today I worked all day, went to the gym for an hour, read one chapter for my homework while on the elliptical, did dishes, have a load of laundry (that has taken t...