On Hiatus

When the super bowl rolled into town at the end of last month, I battened down the hatches determined to wait out the storm  (no, not the drizzle Seattle brought with them). It was the beginning of a hiatus.

I had a list of things to get done (writing wise) that was as long as my arm. And the only way I was going to chip away at it was by buckling down, focusing, and getting in some extra time each night. Because of that, my desire to lose some of the weight I’ve packed on in the last year, and the need to save up funds for some impending travel expenses… we’ve put our social life in a closet and locked the door (don’t worry, we left it a bowl of water and some kibble).

It’s been interesting so far, and not as difficult as I expected. Do we miss hanging out with our friends, yes. Will they still be there when we’re done with this? Also yes.

Is it helping with the weight loss? That has yet to be determined. Are we accruing more funds toward the trip? Invariably.  Have we been out to eat since going on hiatus? Yes. But far less than we would have had we not made the decision to cut back.

I've only got another week and my to do list gets longer even as I tick things off the sheet, but I'm happy we took the time.