I Have To Make More Of An Effort

*A big sigh*

So I have lived in Dallas for about 4 months now. Job - great. General feeling about most things - great.

Apartment? There's really no reason to go in to a lot of detail because it can all be summed up here. In the short amount of time that I have lived in my current apartment, my air conditioner has broken twice, the air conditioner was replaced, I have been without hot water twice, the hot water heater has been replaced (twice), and a big leak in the refrigerator has been fixed. Trying to get the apartment and maintenance staff to fix the problems has been like pulling teeth. All that - not so great.

However, now that those major problems are behind me I am hoping to start fresh. I took a look around this weekend at all of these small, unfinished projects at home...even though I have been dealing with lots of things in the apartment, I'm hoping that I won't have any maintenance problems for a good while so that I can focus on living life at home.

Little things need to get done, everything needs to be put in order, so that I feel fully settled. Then, I plan on exploring this city a lot more.

I have a general feeling that I don't like Dallas...I don't think I've given it a very good chance at impressing me though. So I want to make more of an effort.

There's always something to work on, and my area of interest right now is home. Work life is great and I will be working on that during the day, but I would like the evenings to be a lot different.

I need inspiration, I need movement - organizing, cleaning, cooking, working out, relaxing, communicating with friends and family, reading, getting outside, exploring.

Maintaining is easier than fixing.