As of May 30, I am now an Atlanta resident!! That's right, no more Athens for me. To be honest, it's really weird to not be in Athens anymore since it has been my residence since I was born. Even going back now I just don't feel like I live there anymore which is a bit sad for me. The hardest part is being away from my family for sure. I am so accustomed to calling up my mom or sister and planning something with them or going to see them and it only taking 10 minutes to get together. Now, there has to be a little more planning involved, but I am getting used to it. Luckily, they don't mind coming to Atlanta, and have actually already come to visit me! Come to think about it, everyone in my family has stayed with me in my new place except for my dad. Anyways, I am adjusting well and will be all settled in once I finally find a good gym to join. I am leaning more towards joining somewhere with workout classes since they seem to motivate me to workout more than just going on my own. If anyone in Midtown has any recommendations on a good gym in the area please shoot them my way!!
Speaking of Midtown, I begin my job there TOMORROW!!! I can't even begin to say how excited I am to start this new journey. I know most people dread starting their full time jobs after college, but I am actually extremely excited. I'm more or less just excited about the fact that there is no more homework or studying, and I am lucky to be working for a company with a wonderful work-life balance. Being my planning self, I have already made my morning commute to the office to gauge what time I will need to leave each day. I am happy to report it only took me 20 minutes to get there from my apartment. Praise the Lord! I'm sure the afternoon commute will be a different story, but we will cross that bridge when the time comes :). In true Leah fashion, I already have all of my clothes ironed and picked out for my first two weeks (I'm not joking).
So I'm sure everyone is curios what I have been doing with all of my free time the past two weeks while I have not been working and getting settled into my new place. Well, I wish I could say that I have been exercising twice a day and getting ready for the half marathon I'm running in Vegas later this year, but unfortunately that is not case. I have been exercising some, but not near as much as I wish. You see, my apartment gym is not the Omni Club, and I haven't found a good running route yet. BUT, what I have been doing a lot of is cooking and trying new recipes! I recreated an arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette similar to one Ben and I had at a local italian restaurant, began incorporating greens into my turkey burgers, made a delicious peanut butter cookie recipe that is both sugar and flour free, and last night I made a summer lentil soup by adding lemon zest and juice and cilantro. I can't wait to eat it for lunch today! I am happy to report that I have cooked dinner every weeknight while I haven't been working the past two weeks! If anyone is interested in any of the recipes I talked about above, please let me know and I will share them with you. Other than cooking, I have been doing a whole lot of cleaning and organizing of the new place. I have also done some reading while laying by the pool and exploring my new city. Sometimes it's nice to not have much of a schedule, but I am ready to be back on a schedule again. I am just so much more productive and smart with my time when I stay busy instead of having tons of free time to kill.
I think that about sums up my recent life, and I hope to stay on track updating friends and family with what is going on!
