Recovering Type-A

Every year around this time my back-to-school brain kicks in and I get uber type-A on life again. 

What?

Yes, at one point in my life (aka the 6 years of undergrad and grad school), I considered myself a type-A personality.  Just 2 years later, I am convinced that was just a phase.  I have become notoriously neglectful of some pretty important priorities, responsibilities, and goals that at one point I would have never ever dreamed of flaking out on.

Let's just say a Ph.D. is not in my future. 

But every year summer comes and goes, and even though I am not lacing up my school-shoes anymore these days, with the start of a new school year comes Amanda's Annual Reorganization of Life.

This year will be an epic one.

For some reason, the promise of fall still brings on the feeling of a fresh start and a clean slate for me.  I used to tell myself at the beginning of a new semester that I was starting out with a 4.0- all I had to do was maintain it.  As an adult, post-grad.  Sometimes I still try to take on that mentality. 

I've spent the last week doing some major purging.  The new shredder at the office has certainly been broken in, thanks to me.  I had IFSPs in there from last year... kids I discharged just prior to our wedding.  For shame!  I've shredded and purged and re-organized my work-life.  Up-next: the daunting task of re-organizing our little abode.   This is going to take some serious mental preparations, but I'm determined that we are going to git-r-done and soon.  Priorities. I'd like to have it all done by mid-October.  Goals. 

Wish me luck in this endeavor.  We've got about 1500 square feet of crap crammed into 729 square feet and 2 closets.  I'm going to need positive vibes, the power of prayer, some meditation, and a few bottles of wine to get me through this one.  But it's that time of year and I'm motivated.  

Sidenote:  the urge to purge isn't the only thing signifying the change of the seasons.  IT'S OKTOBERFEST TIME, YA'LL! 

Heaven in a bottle.  Behold.