The Summer of Melissa

Summer starts on Friday. As the solstice draws near I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my life. Running, dating, weight-loss, relationships, my finances, things like that. And I’ve made a BIG decision.

I’m declaring summer 2013 as The Summer of Melissa. I’m going to work on me. (Not that I haven’t been doing that for the past few years!) but I’m working on things that don’t just involve weight-loss. I’m going to be busy and don’t have time to waste.

Last week I started by getting my financial house in order. I’ve managed to rack up some decent credit card debt, so I applied for and got a personal loan! I’m paying off 2 of my credit cards, and have only a little bit left to pay off. I feel such a sense of relief and like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. The plan is to pay off my other card by the end of the year. That’s where my second job comes in. I’m working there as much as I can during the week to make extra cash. Every little bit helps, right?

Secondly, I’m taking a self-imposed dating break. I’m tired of stressing about it, I’m tired of worrying about things that I can’t control. It’s stressful and I need to just take a step back and re-evaluate. I went out with the friend of a friend that I met on Match 2 weeks ago. We had our second date. Two days after that date I texted him and I never heard back. I took that as a sign that I need to step back and spend some time on myself. When the right one comes along I will know. I will be in a better place mentally, financially, physically and spiritually to be with him.

Thirdly, I’m changing up my workout routine. I’ve been running without doing much else for 4ish years now. I’m going to bike more, do yoga, and I’ve started lifting weights. I’m up 5 pounds and that’s unacceptable to me. I feel squishy. And I don’t like it. Time to get leaner, stronger and faster. And I need to remind myself that I don’t need dessert every night!

The way I see it, I have 90 days to make some big changes in my life. I want the next 3 months to be ones of growth and change. I will still be me, but Melissa v.2.0 🙂

Welcome to the Summer Of Melissa friends! 🙂