Idle, not Idol

My idle state is starting to take its toll on me. I feel my mind turning to mush. I don't feel right when I'm not bettering my self or others, and really it's more of the latter. There are plenty of things I could be doing to fill the time that could be called self-improvement. Heck, look at Nims...in his free time he's learning Russian. Me? Well, I've been doing a lot of cleaning. I must have done a thorough cleaning of the kitchen at least 5 times in the last 8 days. True, we did have ants (not anymore!!), and true, I've been doing some elaborate cooking, but a lot of the cleaning has come out of sheer boredom. I don't feel like I should be putting all this time and effort into this house anymore. My tolerance for dirt/filth/clutter is not what it used to be...still pretty strong, but not as much.

Job prospects are rare but present. There are a couple of not-quite-full-time jobs in Wayzata that I've applied for, and a promising long-term sub job in Fridley that goes for the whole year. Dr. H knows someone there, so he's dropped my name with them. I have a feeling these might be the last 2 chances before I travel down to sub-land.

The official "move all my crap out of Eau Claire to St. Paul" date is August 12th. I wish it were sooner, but my lease starts on a Monday, and that's not a good day for anyone. I'm getting pretty excited about the move, and finally living in close proximity with my fiancee. I know that she is going to have a harder time with this than I am, so I am going to figure out how to not make it any worse than it will be.