Waiting to sleep.

There is 43 minutes left before my washing machine is finished its work, so I'm watching Law and Order SVU while looking around on the internet. I was reading Lisa's blog and it inspired me to write a bit, even though I don't think there's too much to write about. I've been careful what I write here, since I don't know who or when people are reading my blog. It's not that there are terrible things I want to say about anyone or any work, but I do value my privacy, and the longer my blog has been online, the more likely that people I didn't originally intend to read this has started checking it from time to time.

To update people back at home (and elsewhere in the world) about my life, I've been really tired lately. I'm not upset or unhappy, but it's been a while since I've felt completely emotionally healthy. That doesn't mean I'm sick per se, just that I need to take better care of myself. The state of my apartment is a mess, I've been running late for a lot of appointments, and my sleeping patterns are completely off kilter.

On the other hand, I've been pretty happy with how my classes are going, with my new apartment in general, with my lovely friends, with the pleasant weather, with everything in general. Sounds confusing? I guess so. I think the problem is that I'm not that good at being busy and living alone at the same time. Whenever I've lived alone successfully, I've always given myself a lot of time, left most of my work at work, had lots of time to clean, putz around, do yoga, etc. I've also had a lot of space and company over from time to time.

In Korea, my apartment is like my very own private cave. I rarely have company (if ever), I come here exhausted after work and social engagements, and I hardly have any time or energy left over to take care of this place. When I am at home, I'm usually recovering from sleep deprivation or winding down by playing video games or watching TV.

Or maybe I'm just lazy. ;) Strangely, there are some things I'm quite meticulous about. I keep the bathroom and kitchen clean... I can't stand it when those areas of the apartment are even remotely uncleanly. I also do my laundry at least once if not more times a week. I like my pillow cases, clothes, and towels as clean as possible.

In any case, here are some of my on goings lately:

Water color panda.

Water color Kogi.

Visiting my "in-laws."

I was one of 80,000 people at a free Psy concert at City Hall.

Looking up through the trees on campus.

Playing with Photowonder on my HTC.

Playing spatial reasoning games. ;)

Listening to the Sookmyung University Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Center.

Putting together new outfits.

Playing with every friendly cute dog I run into.

Making beef and beans taco mix.

Enjoying the beautiful fall weather.

Picnicking on Chuseok weekend.

Eating Lynn's delicious homemade cupcakes.

Taking pretty pictures of said cupcakes.

Playing with Kogi.

Incorporating Spongebob and Hermione into my courses.

Drooling over chocolate cake.

Checking out new chocolatiers.

Roasting chestnuts.

Taking photos with Brian's fisheye lens.

And finally...

Posting even more photos on tumblr.

Even though I do have a lot of anxieties and worries on my mind, I am overwhelmingly thankful for all these memories and experiences. I've got a lot I want to do and to learn and to improve, but all in due time. In the meantime, I can't let all these blessings pass me by. :)