Iron and Wine

Hello again, I thought I'd get on a bit earlier than I usually do of a night in view of getting to be nice and early. It occurs to me that I don't really get on that often, but usually it's fairly late when I do. Anyway, things have been going well. I've managed to stay off the booze for almost a whole month now, which has left me in a better frame of mind than I could have hoped for, and feeling better in body than I've felt in ages. I still realize that I like a drink but it's meant to be an occasional thing - I'm done with the hard yards for the time being. Going out every weekend is fun and all but when you're not out and engaging in the same pointless shit weekend in weekend out you feel like something is wrong when really there isn't.
I've been doing cardio every chance I get and again I have to say it's one of the best things I can think of for you - if you do it properly there's no downside and it leaves you feeling like you've done something constructive, and helps you look good and thusly feel good too. I hope I can get back to being at least near as slim as I used to be when I first arrived in this city. I don't feel like I've ever been that much to look at, and my present level of interest from the ladies would seem to support this, but I do enjoy having no major medical problems and a system that stands up to a lot of punishment, which I'm very thankful for (though haven't always been).
In other news, I've also been listening to a lot more music to go with my increased physical opportunity, which has been nice too. I think two other things I'd like to get back into would be getting back in touch with nature, and to this end I'm hoping to go camping once I get my lisense, and getting artistic as well. I enjoy painting, drawing (though I'm not very good at these things) and writing and filming things (which I'd like to think I'm kinda good at). I've realized that it's all just steps though, you can't expect to just jump in and suddenly be doing everything that you want to be doing, at least without the expense of money or responsibility.
Anyway the basic message here is that I'm feeling good and am in a positive frame of mind, which is an all round good thing. Interesting times to come, once I start to actually make progress with my fitness level and self esteem. Peace out.