7, 8, 9....I didn't give up! Honest!

Can you believe I couldn't even make 7 straight days of blogging? Ridiculous. I've been quite busy with driving back and forth, bridal showering, renovating, and saying farewell to a friend who is off to England on Wednesday for an entire year! Needless to say, some things took precedence over blogging.

Which brings me to reason number 7 why being single is awesome - I don't need to apologize or ask forgiveness from anyone (except all you loyal blog readers!) for being busy. I can tend to my responsibilities and whims without offending anyone or having to consider their schedule.

On a similar yet marginally different note, reason number 8 being single is fantastic is being able to follow your passions with reckless abandon. I recently finished my masters degree and I can't even begin to imagine completing it while having the added responsibility of a significant other. I stayed up late working on research and papers, I talked about instructional design A LOT, the house was covered in books in articles for school, and I spent many weekends driving back and forth to Saskatoon for class. I never even stopped to consider how my hectic schedule would affect anyone else and I even used the fact that I am single to justify pursuing my third degree at such a young age. Could there be a better time to do it? I think not.

And last, number 9. While doing these renovations, I end up looking like a sweaty hobo most of the time. I'm 90% sure I smell bad most evenings, regularly have some kind of reno remnant stuck in my hair, and have developed fairly large circles under my eyes. Do I care? Not really. I'll admit, I at least try to pick the junk out of my hair if I have to run to the store or something but if I'm staying at the house, I embrace my inner hobo. There are times I don't even bother showering before bed...I just clean off the grimiest parts and climb into bed; I'm just going to get dirtier tomorrow, so why bother?