Back in the habit, like Sister Act 2

Okay, so I really doubt that I will ever be in the habit of blogging. Since I have no real purpose for it it just feels narcissistic. But "back in the habit" popped into my head and then immediately the fact that it was the name of the sequel to Sister Act. And it was so good. Remember teenage Lauryn Hill?
Anyway... in the old days of livejournal, I blogged usually out of frustration. So maybe I'm reverting.
My life is great, but sometimes difficult.
-Dating a man with kids is hard. Luckily I love the lot of 'um, but having scheduled time with your boyfriend is kind of a pain in the ass. But that's what I signed up for. -Working in the hottest cafe ever can be a little trying. Sometimes if just feels like we aren't being taken care of. But it's still the best job I've ever had.
-Having an ex boyfriend who you still care about and worry for sucks. Because six months after the break up, he's still running his mouth and doesn't seem to be improving. And when you fear that you're the only person who can actually talk sense into him, no one wins.

But if those are my biggest complaints, I'm doing well.

Other note: I tried to post that thing that Sue and Lana did about fashion, with the "always, sometimes, never" deal, but could not get my pictures the same size and format it well so I got frustrated at quit. Maybe if I knew how to make cool blogs I would do it more often.

Welcome back, me

What I've been up to this spring/summer so far:

-Landed myself the sweetest, gentlest most understanding goofball of a boyfriend ever, Eric. Fell in love real quick.
-Went on Lexapro for anxiety and depression. It works! But makes me sleepy.
-Quit drinking due to meds and so many other good reasons. Lost some social ability and stopped getting invited out much. Oops.
-Worked one million hours at Rocket Cat, which I still love for the most part.
-Went on an impromptu trip to Atlantic City for the first time, with six people in a little car. We got drenched by a car driving through a puddle and subsequently did poorly at gambling. Ah well.
-Went on a beach trip with Eric and rode go-carts for the first time ever. I was a scared driver, like in real life.
-So much Memphis Taproom
-So much writing
-So much ex-boyfriend frustration. Living in community is hard.
-Played with Garage Band and made a dance hit with Eric.
-Lady dates
-Making Time? Bad idea, still.
-Bouffant Bangout? Good idea, always.
-Quit smoking!
-Shopped instead of drinking and smoking.
-Read soooo many books (goodreads)
-Danielle and Brian's wedding party!
-Had a picnic at Morris Arboretum for Eric's birthday. It was amazing.
-Felt like all of my friends went on vacation. Most of them did. Some of them just fell off of my planet without word. And I, subsequently, have fallen into my high school mindset of thinking no one really likes me. What a baby.

So that's so far. And technically we're only three days into summer.
This weekend Eric comes to CT with me to go to my friends' Matt and Natalie's wedding and he meets my parents. Whoo!
Then we go spend four days in rural Massachusetts dog-sitting at Tony's house on a lake. Yes please.

I hope this summer holds more day trips, more double-dates, more creativity, less drama that I can't control, more love and peace and acceptance and growth. So far, so good.