Time flies when... you have time?

It's hard to believe July is more than halfway over, and that in just another month, Todd will return from his summer with my parents, throwing us back into our everyday routine of work, school, after-school activities, and home. You know-- the stuff that kept us so busy that the weeks would fly by in the blink of an eye.

Ironically, these past several weeks have flown by faster than that. The truly strange thing is that during the week, the days seem to crawl by. It wasn't until summer started that Thursdays would roll around, and I'd mistakenly think it was already Friday. And yet the weeks themselves, as a whole, have gone by in the blink of an eye. There are so many things I wanted to catch up on doing-- mostly reading-- and it feels like I've barely lifted a finger and half the summer's already gone.

I think part of it is because of the activities I've undertaken now that I couldn't before:

-- I joined the gym, and have been going there several times a week. Most of the time, it's after work, and by the time I get done with the class, or the post-swim shower, it's late evening. Dark, even, at times.

-- I started a technical writing class that, on the whole, doesn't occupy a whole lot of time, but is still something that needs to be done now and then.

-- We started a Netflix subscription, and between the mailed DVDs of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" and the instant online streaming of "Bones" (not to mention the regular USA shows piling up in my Hulu queue), well... you can see why I invested in that laptop desk ;-)

-- Myspace renewed my annual karaoke subscription-- keeping the super awesome sale rate I was able to snag last year. What a pleasant surprise! So I figured I should make use of this continued subscription, especially since singing into my computer mic is hard to do when you're not alone!

-- I've been going out with friends a lot. Like a night of karaoke and a concert in the park. Stuff I wouldn't ordinarily be able to do because we've got a kid at home.

The one thing that we've been especially bad about lately is cooking. You'd figure that without a little kid dictating the eating timeline, we'd have more freedom and more time to cook and eat healthfully. But I think we've cooked as many times this past 7 weeks as we ordinarily do in 1 week during the school year. What gives!? Why is it that my first time back at the stove is today, when hubby's out of town and I'm cooking only for myself?

I really think that being out of the routine that Todd normally imposes on us has thrown us off. Sure, there's all the extra activities we're undertaking while we revel in our freedom, but there really is something to be said for knowing exactly what you're going to be doing at what time of the day, every day. Guess it just goes to show that we're really creatures of habit, eh :-P And while I'm still looking forward to enjoying as much of the summer as I can, a small part of me looks forward to the end of it, when order and routine will once again be restored in our household :-) And when that happens, the days AND weeks will both fly by... not just the weeks without the days... because that creates some really odd sensations!