Get Out of the House

From the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden

Here's the short version of how I ended up in Virginia: I Googled "Graduate Reading Program near Washington DC". 

I had been to DC a handful of times in my life and loved it. It made sense to go to school just outside the city. I figured it would be great. I'd go in all the time to check out the museums, monuments, speakers, events, etc. 

To date, I have made more trips to New Hampshire and New York than I have to DC since moving to a suburb of Washington DC.  

So this morning I took the train in. Wandered around the Mall. Popped my head into a couple of museums I'd never been to before (Sorry Air and Space. You are still my favorite, but today was not your day). And knocked my homework out of the way by reading on the train home. 

It's not just the city. After work I come right home and I tend not to leave again unless it is for something super glamorous like grocery shopping. Now might be a good time to challenge myself to get out a little more. Not everyday, just more. I don't want to look back at my time here and just think, "Wow. I took some really great naps when I lived there."


Today's other accomplishments:

• Watched a Ted Talk (specifically this one on doing nothing for 10 minutes a day. Wonder if that will make it to the list eventually) 
• Did some homework
• Read a book
• Prepped tomorrow's meals
• Prepped the coffee pot