Resources

After moving out of Arlington and before house sitting my aunt and uncle’s home in upper northwest D.C., I stayed at my parents’ house in Manassas. One-way commute times like 2:25 made me question whether it was worth three months of free rent. I had to decline social invitations because of exhaustion and transportation availability, thus breaking my “Accept All Social Invitations Because You Never Know What You'll Miss” life rule. On gym days, I arrived at the house 13.5 hours after leaving for work, only to wake up 10 hours later. When I finally moved to D.C. I realized I was far from most of my friends. “Oy, not really close to the metro, either,” Mimosa added. I’ll just have to make new friends, I thought, so I joined email blasts for several young professional Jewish groups. Mimosa helped me fix my OkCupid inadequacies and I dropped major dough to join JDate. My mom had offered to pay for this service many months ago and if not for free rent and turning 29 years old, I would have accepted. I joined a “social sports” table shuffleboard league that I’m probably far too old to be in, though thankfully still far too young to play with Floridians. My body fat containment system failed, so I stopped my weekly Cheat Meals and now reserve them for special occasions. But my aunt and uncle have an overwhelming quantity of junk food and my willpower was crushed on my first day there. One Cheat Meal was fine, but I can’t make it common, so I’m learning to m...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer Tags: living habits Source Type: blogs